Henkel ploughs £5m into Right Guard relaunch

Henkel is putting £5m behind a reworking of its Right Guard range in a bid to boost sales and steal market share from the UK's top deodorant manufacturer, Unilever, which owns the Lynx, Sure, Dove and Impulse brands.

The firm has simplified the range around four lines: Women, Men Classic, Active and Xtreme. Redesigned packaging will roll out this month to highlight the new brand structure.

TV and outdoor ads, created by DDB Dusseldorf, will break on 1 July, promoting the deodorants' effectiveness by focusing on the different personas a man takes on during a 24-hour period.

A website, created by Piranha Kid, and print activity in women's press will support the 24-hour theme.

Next year, Henkel plans to run ad activity teaching consumers the difference between anti-perspirants and body sprays. The work will target the teen to early-20s male market, and is likely to pit the brand against Lynx.

Henkel acquired Right Guard from Procter & Gamble for $275m last May, putting it behind only Unilever in the UK deodorant market.

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