It’s common knowledge that international corporations use different slogans and sometimes different product names to sell the same items in different countries. Procter & Gamble’s femcare products provide many good illustrations of this; as we noted some time ago, the Always pad is known as Whisper in Asian markets. The same pad goes by the Always name in African nations, but P&G announced a new slogan for marketing the product in Nigeria: “Up to 8 hours, no check no stain“.
Explaining the slogan at the launch, at St. Mary’s Senior High School, Accra, Madam Patricia Obozuwa, Head of Corporate Communication and Brands Public Relations, said the “Always Care programme” offer superior feminine protection for eight hours, which eliminates the need for women to constantly check and change their pads during menstruation.
In the U.S., the giant Always maxi pads are advertised with the slogan, “Works Like Magic“.
I’m still mulling over what that indicates about how these corporate marketers view these two markets.
