THE INFLUENCE OF PACKAGING ON THE MARKETING PERFORMANCE OF COSMETICS GOODS MANUFACTURERS IN ABIA STATE(A CASE STUDY OF ZAN COSMETIC AND INTERNATIONAL EQUITABLE ASSOCIATES (IEA) ABA, ABIA STATE)

 ABSTRACT

 The topic of this research work is the influence of packaging on the marketing performance of cosmetic goods manufacturers in Aba, Abia State was carried out to investigate the influence of packaging on marketing performance of cosmetic goods. To achieve the purpose of this study, the quasi-experimental research design was adopted to study three selected forms of cosmetic goods manufacturers. The primary data was collected from the respondents using the questionnaire. After a critical analysis of the data collected, the hypothesis were tested using analysis of variance (ANOVA) with the aid of statistical product and service solution (SPSS) packaging and the following findings were realized: There is a relationship between product packaging and the marketing performance of cosmetic goods manufacturers, moderating factors do regulate the relationship between packaging and marketing performance of business firm, based on these findings the following were recommended: packaging should be looked upon as a profit builder or sales innovator rather than as a cost cutting tool or a production problem.

Again,  cosmetics manufacturers should liase with use  of their products package so as to enable them know when there is need for improvement.

Table of content

Title page-      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –       -i

Approval page –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –       -ii

Dedication-     –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –       -iii

Acknowledgement-  –      –      –      –      –      –      –       -iv

Abstract- –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –       -v

Table of content-     –      –      –      –      –      –      –       -vi

Chapter one

1.0   Introduction-   –      –      –      –      –      –      –       –

1.1   Background of the study-       –      –      –      –       –      –

1.2   Statement of the problem-     –      –      –      –       –

1.3   Objectives of the study-  –      –      –      –      –       –

1.4   Research Questions-       –      –      –      –      –       –

1.5   Statement of Hypothesis-       –      –      –      –       –

1.6   Significance of the study-       –      –      –      –       –      –

1.7   Scope of the study- –      –      –      –      –      –       –

1.8   Limitation of the study-   –      –      –      –      –       –

1.9   Definition of Terms- –      –      –      –      –      –       –

Chapter two

2.0   Literature Review-  –      –      –      –      –      –       –

2.1   Introduction –  –      –      –      –      –      –      –       –

2.2   The Concept of packaging-     –      –      –      –       –

2.3   Importance of packaging as a marketing tool-       –      –

2.4 Basic packaging functions-       –      –      –      –       –      –

2.4.1 The promotional functions-    –      –      –      –       –

2.4.2 The Protective functions-      –      –      –      –       –

2.4.3 The distributors requirements-      –      –      –       –

2.4.4 Consumer requirements-      –      –      –      –       –

2.4.5 The Legal Requirements –     –      –      –      –       –

2.5   Problems of Packaging– –      –      –      –      –       –

2.6   Criticism of packaging-   –      –      –      –      –       –

Reference

Chapter three

3.0   Research methodology-  –      –      –      –      –       –

3.1   Introduction-   –      –      –      –      –      –      –       –

3.2   Research design-    –      –      –      –      –      –       –

3.3   Sources/Methods of data collection-       –      –       –

3.4   Population and sample size-   –      –      –      –       –

3.5   Sample techniques- –      –      –      –      –      –       –

3.6   Validity and reliability of measuring instrument-     –

3.7   Method of data Analysis

Chapter four

4.0   Presentation and Analysis of data

4.1   Introduction-   –      –      –      –      –      –      –       –

4.2   Presentation of data-      –      –      –      –      –       –

4.3 Analysis of data-       –      –      –      –      –      –       –

4.4 Test of hypothesis-   –      –      –      –      –      –       –

4.5   Interpretation of Result (s)-   –      –      –      –       –

Chapter five

5.0   Summary, conclusion and recommendation – –       –

5.1   introduction –  –      –      –      –      –      –      –       –

5.2   Summary of findings-     –      –      –      –      –       –

5.3   Conclusion-     –      –      –      –      –      –      –       –

5.4   recommendations-  –      –      –      –      –      –       –

References-     –      –      –      –      –      –      –      –       –

Appendix (ces)

CHAPTER ONE

1.0  INTRODUCTION

Historically, management has considered packaging significantly only for the purpose of containing the product and had assigned the sole responsibility of packaging to the production department. However, modern managers regard packaging as a supplementary, promotional tool for their product. It has been  shown that in self service stores, it is packaging that does the selling. No wonder it is after regarded as the silent salesman.

Packaging involves enclosing merchandize container for marketing display, sanitation, convenient in handling and use safety and preservation. Sincelites when industry has grown steadly with period of  rapid expansion occurring intermittently. The major revolution merchandizing era when mass-production teaching we were inaugurated and individual sealed packages replaced bulk merchandise.

The most commonly used packaging materials includes: corks, asbestos, robber, plastics, paper and several types of strong materials such as lead and glass. Packaging has gone all the way back to the dawn of history when primitives’ societies carry berries (fruits) and other goods from the forest to the case using animal skin, grass on thatch baskets, palm frosts, etc. as containers for centuries packaging primary role was to hold, protect and transport goods from the manufacturers to the users of industrial goods. A packaging therefore keeps a product intact and available to the final users in its original states. Protecting the quality of the product from physical damage which was the traditional purpose (Stanton 1981).

• BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Kotler (1984) defined packaging as the activities of designing and producing the container for a product. He added that the container is called the package, and it might include three levels, the primary (that contain the contents) the secondary (that covers the primary container) and the tertiary (that protects the entire product during haulage). The type an level of package adopted depends on the type of product  marketed. Promotion on the other hand, represents all those activities embarked upon by the company to communicate its products merits and to persuade  target customers to buy them. That was what Zan cosmetics and TEA did.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

In the last ten years, the packaging industry in Nigeria has grown remarkably making significant penetration into the markets of more conventional packaging materials such as glass, paper, metal and plastics. Traditionally, packaging was used for protection and preservation, but modern managers have discovered new use for packaging –safety, convenient, sanitation and marketing display. This shows the reason behind the rapid growth and increase expenditure recorded in the past few years.

As more firms are becoming aware of the importance of packaging in marketing their products, the cosmetics companies in Nigeria are not left out as new and innovative packages are seen on display all around revealing the intense rivalry existing in the industry.

Nevertheless, organizations have resources that ensure their products and packagings are the best. In achieving this task, firms are confronted with challenges such as high cost of packaging, legal requirement, technological challenges, distributional requirement, consumer requirement and management objectives which affect their packaging effectiveness.

As such, this study is concern with investigating the extent to which product packaging (cost) structure, material, shape, design, style, size, colour and promotional information) affects the marketing performance of small scale cosmetic firms in Aba, Abia State.

• OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The objectives of carrying out this study is to ascertain the effect of product packaging (cost structure, materials, design, shape, style, size, colour and promotional information) on the marketing performance of cosmetics manufacturers in Aba, Abia State.

1. To determine the extent to which the cost structure of packaging affects the marketing performance of cosmetic firms.
2. To find out whether the choice of packaging material affects the marketing growth of cosmetic firms.
3. To know the relevant of colour in the marketing of cosmetics.
4. To understand how the promotional information/ label contributes to the marketing objectives of the cosmetic industry.
5. To determine role of packaging design, shape, style and size in the marketing of cosmetics.
6. To investigate whether moderating factors (government policies, technology, competition distributors and consumers requirements) affect the marketing performance of cosmetic manufacturers.

 INFLUENCE OF PACKAGING ON THE MARKETING PERFORMANCE OF COSMETICS GOODSS MANUFACTURERS IN ABIA STATE(A CASE STUDY OF ZAN COSMETIC AND INTERNATIONAL EQUITABLE ASSOCIATES (IEA) ABA, ABIA STATE)