ABSTRACT

This research is on the impact of Television advertisement of Always on consumers choice of sanitary towel (A study of federal polytechnic Oko). This study is designed to find out how the consumers of this product react to the television advertisement of ‘Always’ whether it affects their choice of sanitary towel. The presumption of the research was that television advertisement affects this consumers choice of sanitary towel greatly because of its uniqueness of combing sight and sound as well as demonstration. But the researcher base was on the staff  and students of federal polytechnic Oko Orumba North L.G.A. the intention was to find out what extent does television advertisement influences them to change their buying decision, it has been observed that students have time to watch television adverts and filter media message to the best of their knowledge. Therefore, this study found out whether they are unfounded or bases on facts.

CHAPTER ONE

1.0      INTRODUCTION

Advertising can be defined as any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, gods and services by an indentified sponsor.

        Television Advertisement can be defined as the demonstration of products on usual form. It is a known fact that sanitary towel products are numerous and at a point in time it will be of interest to the public to know the impact of television Advertisement especially “Always” which is daily advertised on NTA television. This study gives account of how consumers of “Always” react after watching the advert of “Always”.

        Television Advertisement permits our ladily lives. It has come to be credited by most people as being the savior of certain companies at the state time, the execution of others sometimes, people view it positively and other times, they curse it, some of it are said to inform, persuade or entertain while deceive or insult. These characteristics make it incumbent on any marketer wishing to sell goods to properly create and maintain a market product. A product can be ideally projected and yet fail to achieve desired success by not winning customers acceptance for the following reasons:

i. When the product cannot be obtained conveniently

ii. When the potential customers are not acquainted with the benefit of the product.

iii. When the marketers could not convince the customers that their need for the product.

        A marketer in this situation tries to find some means of communicating effectively with potential customers for the dual purpose of acquainting them  with the characteristics possessed by the product and informing them as the subject of advertising which is most accessible means employed by marketers to present promotional messages.

According to American impact Association. “Advertising is any paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods and services by an identified sponsor”.

        It is in this view that an attempt is being made to ascertain properly the impact advertising plays on the consumers choice of sanitary towel with special reference to “Always”.

        Television is the fastest growing mass medium. However, the most important of all is the distinct advantage that television can convey as both eyes and ears. The impact is enormous as a matter of fact, in winker et al in their book advertising uphold their views in their own words.

        As significant advert medium Television is about Forty five years old, but it has proven itself capable of reaching and holding large audience comprising simultaneously many different demographic groups winker et al in a book captioned “marketing and the function of Advertising with” it ported that commercial television became a powerful and intense medium immediately and developed into pre-eminent advertising medium for many classes of fast moving packaged goods.

        He further states that:

        Television provides the most significant way in which at one or time. A product stormy can be presented in the most drastic way or television with the aid of live performance and appropriate settings. It has a fat acting medium specifically for a new product or an already well known products.

        The impact of television adverts is further made clear and manifest in the role it has assumed in some other areas politics and election.

        Precisely, with television, you have at your command both sight and sound, with bonus of movement. These qualities make television very powerful. The development of commercial television in 1955 served as an ample opportunity in Britain for the first time: the ability to go right into various homes of their prospect consumers and demonstrate their products with all the  persuasive of door to door sale man.

        Therefore, the reaction of the audience towards television advertisement is the frame work of the project.

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY.

“Sanitary napkins is a relatively new business for P & a, but it already is an important business, and future is bright” .Larry Dare of the operation committee, June 1990. “Always” began in the test market in Minneapolis, Minnesota in January,1983 at that time 3pads types were introduced maxi pads, mini pads, and pant liners. The ongoing market share objective was 25% share; year 1 was 18.9%.

        The target audience was women 12-49. Test market results indicated Always could achieve a 22.5% going share nationally.

        Competition at the time was intense Johnson and John was the market leader. Competitive response included new products line extensions, product improvements and heavy competitive promotional spending. “Always “also spentvery heavily at the time consumer awareness of the product was low; consumer who tied “Always” liked it, except  for the size of the pad.

        By 1984, “Always” was in national distribution at the time there were 4pads types; maxi pads, mini pads, then mini pads and pant liners. National expansion results were mixed: market share was 14.8% is the 16% objective. Key issues included in market distribution and out of shock problems to meet the original 22.5% objectives. Additionally, awareness among pad using women was 82% compared to test market at 80%. Television advertising started 7/2/84 and sample were mailed including a coupon.

        “Always’’ pricing objective was to maintain an average retail price equal to key competitors this was the same as the test market strategy to introduce “Always” at partly carload pricing  (per cartons & per pads) vs j && stay free care free brands. At the time Always was the only brand with both a regular and attain maxi pad.

        In 1986, Always plus was introduced into the U.S presenting the first line of feminine hygiene pads with panty protectors on the side, referred to as ‘wings’ the wings wrap around the panty to offer additional protection on the side were leakage is most often likely to occur.

        In 1991, ‘Always’ ultra was introduced onto the U.S market the ultra pad in corporate a novel super sober technology for feminine hygiene protection. In Europe, the general expansion of the full ‘Always’ product line, including ‘Always’ ultra and pant liners also began.

        ‘Always’ was available throughout Europe and a number in the middle East.