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Red Bull Essay

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1. A brief history of the brand: origins, key stages in its growth , etc.

Dietrich Mateschitz was a marketing exspert and on a business trip he came up with the idea for Red Bull. The idea was that it would be a drink that would cure jet lag. He put a team together to see if there was a market for this kind of product. His team returned with market research and said that there is no market for that kind of drink in the market place. His team also said that it would to difficult to go up against Coke and Pepsi. He decided not to listen to the Research and lanched the product. Between 1987 -1992 Red Bull was available only in Austria. Consumers in countries like Germany and Hungary who had not been to Austria heard about the product …show more content…

Initially the Red Bull’s slogan was “Red Bull gives you wings”. Later on as the taste changed with the change of its ingredients. Earlier it was an energy drink and later it was functional energy drink. Mateschitz devised the brand positioning that Red Bull “Revitalizes Body and Mind” This phrase conveyed the tangible benefit of the product in an easy grasping manner. It meant that Red Bull can be drunk any time whether it was morning, noon, or night. Thus Red Bulls consumption was not limited to any occasion or activities.

2. Identify all of the relevant brand elements (names, URL’s, logos, symbols, characters, spokespeople, slogans, jingles, packages, and signage).

Red Bull has every brand element covered their name is a household name, Their logo is simple and unforgettable, They have numerous easy of communication whether it is though Television, movies, and sporting events. They use social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and youtube. They even have their own brand of music and magazine. All of these marketing elements allows Red Bull to reach their target audience on a mass sale and with social media make every interaction more personal. Red Bull Sponsers over 680 athletes, and host almost 1200 events a year. They have multiple slogans but the two most popular slogans are “ Red bull Gives you wings”, which was changed to “Red Bull Gives you wings” because of a class-action lawsuit, which began in January

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