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Feminine Alcoholic Drinks

Shotoku Shuzo Makes Sake for Women

— September 20, 2010 — Lifestyle
Japanese sake company 'Shotoku Shuzo' came up with a creative way to market Japan's most famous alcoholic drink "sake" towards the female gender.

By creating a bottle that can double as a vase, 'Shotoku Shuzo' hopes to attract women with these intricate designs. With flower arrangements being highly popular in Japan, this interesting concept is definitely a successful means to draw more female attention to this drink.

Implications - This Shotoku Shuzo branding example illustrates just how important a product's packaging is to the overall customer experience as the packaging alone can persuade or dissuade a consumer from trying a product. Corporations can consider gender-specific marketing if they're finding that one gender demographic isn't purchasing their products as much as the other.
Trend Themes
1. Gender-specific Marketing - Corporations can use gender-specific marketing strategies to attract underrepresented gender demographics, as Shotoku Shuzo did with their female-oriented sake packaging.
2. Creative Packaging - Packaging plays a significant role in a product's overall customer experience, as demonstrated by Shotoku Shuzo's successful use of intricate and feminine bottle designs to attract women to sake.
3. Cultural Adaptation - Recognizing and catering to cultural preferences, such as Japan's affinity for flower arrangements, can be an innovative approach to increase sales and attract a wider demographic.
Industry Implications
1. Alcohol - The alcoholic beverage industry can explore gender-specific marketing and creative packaging as potential disruptive innovation opportunities to increase sales and attract new customers.
2. Packaging - The packaging industry can innovate by exploring gender-oriented packaging designs that appeal to underrepresented demographics and enhance the overall customer experience.
3. Culture - Industries can focus on understanding and adapting to different cultural preferences as an innovative approach to increase sales and attract a wider demographic, as demonstrated by Shotoku Shuzo's use of flower-inspired packaging for sake.
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