Cheetos created a lip balm flavored and scented like their cheese-flavored snack to satisfy people's desire for the taste and smell, but there was no need for such a product. It targeted children and teenagers with vibrant colors but also adults who love Cheetos. However, the Cheetos lip balm failed due to low sales, customers disliking it, poor quality, bad customer feedback, and unsuccessful marketing, and was removed from stores within a year of its 2005 launch.
Cheetos created a lip balm flavored and scented like their cheese-flavored snack to satisfy people's desire for the taste and smell, but there was no need for such a product. It targeted children and teenagers with vibrant colors but also adults who love Cheetos. However, the Cheetos lip balm failed due to low sales, customers disliking it, poor quality, bad customer feedback, and unsuccessful marketing, and was removed from stores within a year of its 2005 launch.
Cheetos created a lip balm flavored and scented like their cheese-flavored snack to satisfy people's desire for the taste and smell, but there was no need for such a product. It targeted children and teenagers with vibrant colors but also adults who love Cheetos. However, the Cheetos lip balm failed due to low sales, customers disliking it, poor quality, bad customer feedback, and unsuccessful marketing, and was removed from stores within a year of its 2005 launch.
Cheetos lip balm invention attempted to solve the problem of dry and chapped lips, while also satisfying people’s desire for a constant Cheetos taste and smell. However, there was no societal need for a Cheetos flavored and scented lip balm. Item Description Target Market The target audience was probably children and teenagers due to the lip balm’s vibrant colors, but it could have also included adults since Cheetos are universally loved by people of all ages. • Not enough sales. • Customers did not like it. • Quality of product was not as good as expected. • Bad customer feedback. • The marketing of the product was not successful.
5 Reasons Why It Failed
Time Period
Cheetos lip balm was
introduced in 2005. It was officially taken off the market a year later in 2006.