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  Dabur - dedicated
Dabur.com
dedicated
October 11, 2004

Over its 120 years of existence, the Dabur brand has stood for goodness through a natural lifestyle. An umbrella name for a variety of products, ranging from hair care to honey, Dabur has consistently ranked among India’s top brands. Its brands are built on the foundation of trust that a Dabur offering will never cause one harm.

The trust levels that this brand enjoys are phenomenally high.

 
While Ries and Trout may ask “What does Dabur stand for—shampoo or digestive tablets?” The answer is fairly simple, it stands for India’s fourth largest fast moving consumer goods company that both consumers and trade respect and trust unequivocally, and which has an annual turnover of Rs 12 billion (US$ 262M).

The company has kept an eye on new generations of customers with a range of products that cater to a modern lifestyle, while managing not to alienate earlier generations of loyal customers.

 
 
Dabur - dedicated Dabur.com is similarly smart. Information is conveyed clearly and in a friendly manner to various constituents from investors to the media. The site is well-structured with logical navigation and an amazing amount of information from stock quotes to news (and the news really is new, not out of date). Still despite all the content, one doesn’t feel overwhelmed. The site has the tone of an easy conversationalist, which sets the reader in a receptive frame of mind and shows a customer friendly attitude.

The sections explaining Ayurveda expands category knowledge and reinforce Dabur’s leadership stance. Dabur is the world’s largest manufacturer of Ayurvedic medicines and sells in over 50 countries. The section Know Your Body Profile provides a personalized feel of Ayurveda and involves the site visitor who may be curious to understand where Ayurveda fits in an individual context.

Similarly, Ask Our Expert engages the reader and forms a meaningful relationship with the customer. Many brands might be tempted to charge for this service.

There is an amazingly good search facility on the site where a visitor can search for medicine by name, product category, alphabet, system or condition. This shows the brand’s customer-focused attitude. If there is a flaw it is in the Retailer Location application that throws up more blanks than actually providing information.

Dabur is an investor friendly brand as its financial performance shows. There is an abundance of information for its investors and prospective information including a daily update on the share price (something that very few Indian brands do). There’s a great sense of responsibility for investors’ funds on view. This is a direct extension of Dabur’s philosophy of taking care of its constituents and it adds to the sense of trust for the brand overall.

About Dabur reflects the modesty of this hugely successful organization; there’s no hint of bragging, only facts. Information about the family behind the brand is a bit vague, but the statement of brand intent and the brand values are made strongly and unequivocally.

The Dabur site answers visitors’ questions and builds involvement in a simple non-intrusive manner. The only noticeable side effects are good.

 
*Due to the constantly changing environment of websites, some reviews may no longer reflect the current website for this brand.
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