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Term Paper on The Energy Drink TZINGA

Manas Ajit Kumar- 2010SMF6836

Company Background
Hector Beverages Private Limited Gurgaon based company Bottling plant in Manesar Opened by 2 Wharton school alumni and 1 IIM C alumnus Only product Tzinga Before Tzinga the company did distribution of some other beverages in order to develop a network Started commercial operations in 2011 Initially started with lemon mint flavour Is Currently available in two more flavours Started with NCR region with gradually moving to other parts of the country

Industry structure
Beverages segment, energy drink segment Austria-based Red Bull is the world-wide market leader with an approximate market-share of 65% the market for energy drinks in India was estimated at Rs. 499.2 crore in the year 2008 and growing at the rate of 50% Brands in the Energy Drink market are Red Bull, Cloud 9, SJ XXX, Power Horse, Rock star, Burn, SoBe and Amway

Product description/category
Only product Tzinga drink that give the consumer the desired energy boost, yet is completely healthy and have no side effects associated with other drinks Tzinga contains Water, Sugar, Lemon Juice, Taurine, Caffeine, Vitamin C, Inositol, Ginseng Extract, and Guarana Extract Available in three flavors Price of Rs 20(for 200 ml pack) Lies in the category of energy drink(contains caffeine ) Target customer( 12-35) age group, who is seeking a drink that will give him energy boost but at the same time is also healthy and cheap Competitors
At the price level all the soft drinks At the product level- all the energy drinks

Budget
During peak season most of the budget is spent in sampling Giving sponsorship to college fests Some amount is also on posters, danglers, other display items Sponsoring prizes for quizzes etc conducted on social networking sites Being in initial years budget is very high as compared to revenue

Advertising campaigns and Rollout


Sampling
It spreads Word of mouth and creates awareness. It makes product visible and increases sales. It doesnt require huge amount of money. Consumers reaction can be known easily and accurately. Since it is free consumers take interest in it

Counter display in shops Use of posters and danglers Participating in college fests Use of social media(facebook etc.) T-shirts and caps distributed to shopkeepers and distributors No advertisement in tv, newspaper, radio (dont have enough budget)

outcome
Good response from most parts of the country Specially becoming popular among students Able to get desired recognition in the consumer age bracket 12-35 Increase in loyalty of sellers and distributors Increased sales

Gaps
Unable to reach many target consumers due to lack of advertising funds Dont have any scheme for shopkeepers as such apart from margin on product(20%-25%) No promotion schemes during off season Core advertisement limited to stores

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