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muscle is be<strong>in</strong>g used to br<strong>in</strong>g such products as Vitam<strong>in</strong> Water to the attention of the consum<strong>in</strong>g<br />

public.<br />

Another reason for <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g consumer attention is the maverick use of advertis<strong>in</strong>g by Vitam<strong>in</strong><br />

Water. The labels, packag<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> advertis<strong>in</strong>g for Vitam<strong>in</strong> Water are highly enterta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g. Us<strong>in</strong>g<br />

celebrity endorsements, humor, <strong>and</strong> provocative visuals <strong>in</strong> advertis<strong>in</strong>g is a somewhat unusual<br />

strategy for a producer <strong>in</strong> this product category. To learn more about Vitam<strong>in</strong> Water advertis<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

visit the Vitam<strong>in</strong> Water Web site at http://www.vitam<strong>in</strong>water.com.<br />

Assume that a large public university was the target for Glacéau’s Vitam<strong>in</strong> Water launch<br />

<strong>in</strong>troduction <strong>in</strong> the Midwest. What target<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong> position<strong>in</strong>g strategies would you recommend to<br />

Glacéau? Expla<strong>in</strong> the rationale for your recommendation <strong>and</strong> any assumptions you have made. Be<br />

sure to consider competitors that you might encounter dur<strong>in</strong>g your campus launch.<br />

DIGITAL NATIVES<br />

As <strong>in</strong>dicated <strong>in</strong> the chapter, one of the ways to conduct psychographic segmentation research is to use SRI<br />

International’s VALS2 to create <strong>and</strong> group market segments. Accord<strong>in</strong>g to SRI International, “VALS<br />

reflects a real-world pattern that expla<strong>in</strong>s the relationship between personality traits <strong>and</strong> consumer<br />

behavior. VALS uses psychology to analyze the dynamic underly<strong>in</strong>g consumer behavior preferences <strong>and</strong><br />

choices.” [1] To learn more about VALS2 <strong>and</strong> other SRI International products <strong>and</strong> services,<br />

visit http://www.sric-bi.com/VALS/.<br />

Your assignment is to take the VALS survey mentioned <strong>in</strong> SRI International’s Web site. Once you have<br />

completed the survey, pr<strong>in</strong>t the detailed summary results that will categorize you <strong>in</strong>to two of the eight<br />

VALS2 categories. Review the summary provided to you <strong>and</strong> the VALS2 Segments list described on the<br />

Web site. Do you agree with the VALS2 assessment? Expla<strong>in</strong>. Given the <strong>in</strong>formation you have reviewed,<br />

write three advertis<strong>in</strong>g themes that might be used to reach you (<strong>and</strong> others like you) based on your<br />

VALS2 categories. If possible, compare your thoughts <strong>and</strong> ideas to others <strong>in</strong> the course.<br />

AD-VICE<br />

Saylor URL: http://www.saylor.org/books<br />

Saylor.org<br />

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