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Transformational                                                                                                                #MAK
Branding of Retailer
Shops                                                                                                                                 Know more at www.bharatpetroleum.in

In the Lubes Bazaar market, the            This initiative has been well received     ’ ’Myview
  Retailer or Counter Shops are the        in the market and rendered many
point at which the customer directly       advantages to the business:                “MAK has given me boards, painting & merchandize
comes in contact with the brand.                                                         - a new face to my shop, which is great. What’s
Retailers typically stock a large               Creates awareness for the MAK
number of brands, and for our product           brand at the Point of Purchase         even greater is that it has done the same for all my
(MAK) to stand out, we need to have                                                  mechanics and premium customers. MAK has become
strong brand visibility at this point.          Visible information and
Shops are typically cluttered, with a           communication regarding MAK                               the talk of the town.”
number of Lube OMCs putting up Flex             availability at the Retailer shop .                           -Rakeshji,
Boards, Point of Sale Units, Display
Racks etc.                                      Provides for a professional image                         Pal Auto, Manpur
                                                of MAK
To create an impact at the point of                                                   Expected rub-off :
purchase to the target segment, it is           Serves as an advertisement of our      From branding of
necessary to communicate visually at            product even if customers are not     Retailer shops
the Retailer shops. In a highly cluttered       purchasing lubricants at that time
market segment where multiple                                                          CImproving sales from that
players are there trying to garner each         The reach and impact is
and every bit of space available in the         extremely widespread in the area        counter and also creating a pull for
retailer shop, it was necessary for us                                                  the brand and thereby increase in
to do something differently so that we          Helps in establishing our               sales across the counters in that
get the desired level of brand visibility       presence in the highly influential      vicinity.
at the ground level. In line with this          mechanic / garage segment
thought, complete transformation of                                                    CCreating a value proposition for
the entire shop in to an exclusive MAK          It gives an impression of a
Lube Shop was piloted. This broke the           company authorized and                  the Retailers and there by getting
clutter and gave the desired level of           exclusive MAK Lube shop                 more retailers enrolled for 2nd
impact for the brand not only in that                                                   level branding and marketing of
shop but also in the catchment area             This is a cost effective, long term     MAK brand from their counters.
where the shop was located, thereby             brand communication
creating immense awareness for the                                                     CCreating a long term relationship
brand.
                                                                                        with the Retailers and thereby
                                                                                        creating a sustainable business
                                                                                        model for MAK.

Key results of the                         MAK                                       The initiative is being replicated across
                                           #1 brand in                               all Lubes Territories in the country.
                 eover                     NASHIK                                    This would surely contribute towards
                                                                                     reinforcing the MAK brand in our
           Growth in     Growth            Growth                                    customer’s minds, breaking through
           Automotive    in Bazaar         in Key                                    the clutter of normal Lubes on-ground
           Distributors  Channel           Brands                                    advertising and enabling us to get
                                                                                     excellent mileage and visibility.
Additional
margin                                                                               Find your MAK : www.maklubes.com
earnings

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