SNICKERS
Target market
Target market -- the Asian-American market for Snickers
The chocolate bar 'Snickers' is an American candy icon. Snickers' combination of salty and sweet flavors is what makes the candy so desirable. "Peanuts are also a key part of a marketing pitch that touts an energy boost…It's almost like a de facto energy bar, like a PowerBar…It's a candy bar, but the peanut element is important" (Williams 2012). It is, as its advertising campaign proclaims, 'satisfying' as well as sugary. Snickers is seeking to enhance its marketing to Asian-Americans and positioning the product in distribution channels accessed by this demographic is essential.
Candy is a 'fun' purchase, rather than one which is deliberately sought out and researched like a durable good. Convenience stores, supermarkets, and other locations where people make impulse buys are the most common venues for purchasing candy, meaning that other types of distribution (such as direct mail or using salespersons directly targeting the consumer) are less valuable than retail shelf space. Snickers must craft an eye-catching presence in stores trafficked by the target market -- the need to have a presence in stores with heavy foot traffic is particularly important. Exclusive relationships with retailers when selling candy bars is very uncommon, although it is not unusual to have specific agreements with certain...
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