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different regions (say, Middle East, China, etc) started coming in. It was also
during this period that Lux went in for brand extension and launched its range
of Rich shampoos, shower gels and creams.
The 2000s: By now, Lux had expanded so far and wide, that the other
end was not visible from one end. This decade saw the focus of the campaigns
and the product shift from specific functional benefits of usage to the
emotional factor associated with the soaps. By this time, modelling and
fashion industry had drawn a lot of dreams in the eyes of millions of women.
Cashing in on this, Lux tried to bridge up those aspiring models and the
existing stars of the industry. Notable was the “Lux Haute Pink”
advertisement, with the woman in the bath tub, flying over the world in a hot
air balloon and spreading the beauty by blowing down bubbles from her tub.
It focused not only on beauty but the confidence that beauty generates in a
woman. Versions like Crystal Shine, Festive Glow, Sunscreen, Almond Extracts,
Orchid extracts, etc. Came in during this time.
The 2010s: Today, the focus is back on beauty – which has been the
roots of the product. The fruit versions of the soap – Strawberry and cream,
Peach and cream are quite popular. New variants – Purple lotus and cream,
and Aqua Sparkle had been launched at reality shows on televisions which is a
new development in the basket of marketing strategies of the soap.
Lux has always had the most beautiful women in the film industry
endorsing the brands. If we see internationally, there have been Marilyn
Monroe, Sophia Loren, Raquel Welch, Cheryl Ladd, Demi Moore, Brigitte
Bargot, Natalie Wood, Sandra Dee, Diana Rig, Samantha Eggar, Sarah Jessica
Parker, Catherine Zeta Jones, etc. If we see in India, then the first print ad of
Lux came starring Leela Chitnis. After that there have been a string of leading
ladies – Madhubala, Nargis, Meena Kumari, Mala Sinha, Sharmila Tagore,
Waheeda Rehman, Saira Banu, Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Juhi Chawla,
Madhuri Dixit, Sridevi, ashwarya Rai, Karishma Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor,
Babita, Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif, Mahima Choudhry, etc. In fact, Lux
would be perhaps the only women’s beauty soap brand which has had male
models endorsing it. This came when Paul Newman (internationally) and Shah
Rukh Khan and Abhishek Bachchan (Indian) endorsed the brand. It can thus
be said, that the USP of Lux advertising is the presence of popular movie stars
in it. The positioning of the brand can be said to be according to the Reference