The Origin Of Kit-Kat: The Hershey Company

1110 Words3 Pages

The origin of Kit-Kat are known as “Kit-Kat” as a brand back in year 1911when Rowntree’s confectionery company which is based on the United Kingdom. The brand has also trademarked the terms of “Kit-Cat” and also “Kit-Kat”. In year 1988, Nestle has bought over Rowntree with the exception of United States where it is made under the license by The Hershey Company. Kit Kat is wafer biscuit bar confection which is covered by chocolate. Kit-Kat is now owned by nestle in almost every country but except in the United States due to the license registered but The Hershey Company.

In most of the success company, an integrated marketing communication will help to lead the company into success. Nestle’s Kit-Kat are also one of the company that involved IMC tools. The IMC tools that Nestle Kit-Kat are using the social media network such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instragrams to promote on their product. (Josh Harmit 2012) Besides that, they also involved the broadcast media such as television and also in radio advertising. In TV advertisement Kit-Kat always used the concept of reminding people to take a break with Kit Kat. By using these IMC tools, people will get more attention on the advertisement and will lead to sales promotion that people will consume Kit Kat because they know well of this product and immediately will know when there are a event or any campaign happening.

The main competitor of Kit Kat is Mars which both are also producing chocolate bar. One of the IMC tools that used by Mars brand are is broadcasting advertisement. In 2012, the TV advertising has shows that a person with only a bite of his Mars Bar can do things that not usually been done. Besides that, Mars is giving away 100,000 "official special edition" En...

... middle of paper ...

...it, you will achieve double on later. Therefore Chupa Chups should continue on it in order to get more people’s attention.

In the conclusion, IMC tools have different ways to advertise a brands and one of the main reason of doing it, that is to increase the brand reputation. Compared to all direct competitor and indirect competitor, Nestle’s Kit Kat should follow the footsteps of other competitors. In the same time Kit Kat should also implement more communication tool that should learn from other competitor mistake and also to be more better in doing advertisement. However, in all the effective tool there will be also some tool that are not that effective when it is been used in a certain situation. Therefore, it will be important for a marketer to identify and select which is the best IMC tool to be used to maximize the outcome of the IMC tool and also the profit.

More about The Origin Of Kit-Kat: The Hershey Company

Open Document