Case Study - Brand Amul The Taste of India

AMUL- The Taste of India

Born: 1946, christened in 1955n 1955
History: Originally marketed by the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Uni
on, Anand, it was taken over by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federatio
n (GCMMF) in 1973

Status: Has a 15% market share in the Rs15,000 crore milk category, and a 37% sh
are in the Rs900 crore organized ice-cream segment.
Starting with milk and milk powder, the Amul brand today covers a range of dairy
products from chocolates to cheese and, of course, butter
Brand story: If a brand s value is to be judged by the ease with which it can be r
ecalled, then Amul s marketing campaign wins hands down.
With its clever use of topical events, Amul s utterly butterly campaign it has the d
istinction of entering the Guinness World Records as the longest running campaig
n has won the brand several accolades.
Playing the role of a social observer, its weekly comments have tickled India s fu
nny bone since 1967, when Sylvester Da Cunha s irrepressible Amul girl first had h
er say.
But what s kept the brand going all these years? We have changed the packag ing, ou
r technology and our approach to mar keting based on the changing taste buds of
our
consumers.
However, the only thing that has helped us sail smoothly is that we have not cha
nged our core values give the best quality product to the consumer, and the best p
ossible price. It holds true in any era, says B.M. Vyas, managing director, GCMMF
.
In fact, it is not just the core values at Amul that have remained the same; the
core team associated with the brand is still the same. Even the advertising age
ncy hasn t changed, and Da Cunha and FCB Ulka, have played a pivotal role in the g
rowth of Amul.
This has helped us maintain consistency in our communication. Our strategy of umb
rella branding has also helped establish our brand firmly in people s minds. This,
despite the fact that we do not spend more than 1% of our turnover for marketin
g, compared with 7-8% (spent) by most of the food and consumer product companies
, R.S. Sodhi, head of marketing, GCMMF, says.
From Utterly butterly delicious Amul to The Taste of India, Amul continues to be
the toast of the country.