Sunday, January 26, 2014

We are facing a XEROX situation?

Had the most interesting opportunity to work on one of the leading BackHoe Loader (BHL)manufacturers of India . While doing the primary and secondary about the market and brands ...the findings gave us a shock. 
My fellow servicing team member said " brother..we are facing a XEROX situation" 

BHL = JCB 

At the moment you read the word JCB you might have visualized the yellow color heavy vehicle with a dozer and hand shaped like tail of the scorpion. When My client said " we are into Backhoe Loader business" I indeed asked him the question  " so you are launching a New JCB". 

Even non-consumers and people not at all associated to construction field..can associate  BHL as JCB and they remember the YELLOW COLOR JCB...


why yellow ? 

the color yellow  broke the ice ...so we researched again" why construction equipment are yellow in color?" here is the piece information we came across in the net.

 "  The intensity of the message is determined by the intensity of Yellow used. For example, caution signs, taxi cabs, emergency service vehicles and heavy construction equipment are usually painted in a strong yellow colour because they need to be seen." 

yellow is the strongest colour, psychologically. The right yellow will lift our spirits and our self-esteem; it is the colour of confidence and optimism."