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Surf: Surf's Up - Or how likeable advertising in the laundry category washed up dazzling results
Surf: Surf's Up - Or how likeable advertising in the laundry category washed up dazzling results
Surf: Surf's Up - Or how likeable advertising in the laundry category washed up dazzling results
This paper demontrates how Surf was turned around in 5 years. In 1994 Surf was de-listed by Sainsbury's and had just a 2% share of the detergent market. Yet by 1999 Surf had reached 7% share and was the fastest growing washing powder brand in the UK. The Surf brand was given a personality, the ads entertained rather than patronised. Surf was conveyed as the smart choice, not the cheap one. NPD / brand extensions included a new lemon variant and tablets. The revitalisation of the brand led to more credibility with consumers and retailers. Surf had become a 'power brand'. In 1999 Surf delivered more than £8 million bottom-line profit. Without the advertising there would have been no brand to extend