TOOTHPASTE: CATEGORY
AND BRAND INVOLVEMENT
IN AN EMERGING MARKET
CASE STUDY
Section F - Group 2
Apoorv Misra
Arihant Jain
Dharna Chauhan
Isha Dwivedi
Manoj Kumar
Pratyush Banka
Tuhin Anand
As per the data given 32% of the consumers exhibit high involvement and 68% of the
consumers exhibit low or medium involvement in the oral care category
The high and low cognitive and affective associations with regard to each of the brands is as
below
Cognitive Beliefs by segment
Segment
Low
cognitive
belief
consumers
Segment
Strong
Affective
belief
consumers
Low
Affective
belief
consumers
Freshness 64%
36%
Freshness
60%
40%
Herbal
64%
36%
Herbal
44%
56%
Overall
Oral Care
56%
44%
64%
Strong
Cognitive
belief
consumers
Niche
92%
8%
Niche
72%
28%
As shown in the table the Freshness segment 64% of the consumers have strong cognitive
beliefs which shows their high involvement level. Similarly , it can be interpreted for the rest
Low involvement consumers are the ones who buy the products as a mere routine
and they are not concerned with the functional benefits of the brand
As per the exhibit 6,the percentage of customers who have both strong cognitive
and affective beliefs are greatly influenced by the brand advertisements
Advertisements play major role in the development of attitude towards a brand
because if the advertisement does not connect and communicate the message
properly ,the consumers can develop a negative brand attitude
The instances where brand attitude overwhelms category involvement for Oral
Care is shown below and similarly it can be located for the other categories also
Oral care (Brand)
Oral care
(Toothpaste)
Fresh breath
3.38
3.29
3.26
3.35
Germ fighting
3.35
3.23
Fight cavities
3.42
3.48
3.35
3.26
Healthy gums
3.26
3.38
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