Bounty (brand)
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| Product type | Paper Towel |
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| Owner | Procter & Gamble |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1965 |
| Tagline | The Quicker Picker Upper |
| Website | www |
Bounty is an American paper towel product manufactured by Procter & Gamble (P&G) in the United States. It was introduced in 1965.
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History[edit]
Bounty, who's tag line, “the quicker-picker-upper!” came about through the acquisition of Charmin in 1957 by Procter & Gamble (P&G), its first consumer-paper products business. Charmin Towels was the successful predecessor to Bounty, which led to P&G's strategic investment in research and development of the innovative Bounty. While most paper towels were being marketed promoting their strengh or softness, P&G found consumers primarily preferred absorbency. With this new idea for marketing, Bounty replaced Charmin towels in 1965, and introduced a new 2-ply towel which was thicker, softer, and more absorbent than on the market.[1]
Advertising[edit]
From the 1960s to the 1990s, veteran character actress Nancy Walker appeared in a long-running series of popular commercials in the US, in which Walker played Rosie, a waitress in a diner, who used Bounty to clean up spills made by the diner's patrons and demonstrating its better absorption, compared to other brands. The original tag-line, "the quick picker-upper," was soon changed to "the quicker picker-upper", which became a common catchphrase, (with variations) long after Walker ceased appearing in Bounty ads.
In the UK, they had a campaign featuring 2 large, stubbly men wearing wigs and dresses referred to as Brenda and Audrey performing household tasks that require a paper towel and comparing them to other products.
Product[edit]
Consumer Reports reported (2014) the best paper towel was Bounty DuraTowel, followe by the next two on the list also being Bounty products.[2]
In 1998, Bounty started selling napkins.[3]
Sale of British rights[edit]
In 2007, P&G sold its European business that also produced "Bounty" to SCA, and the product was then rebranded to Plenty in the UK.
In popular culture[edit]
- In Season 9 Episode 1 (Road Rage) of the American documentary series Forensic Files, a homicide case was solved with forensic evidence that included Bounty paper towels.
References[edit]
- ^ {https://bountytowels.com/en-us/discover Article in "Bounty paper towels website"}
- ^ "Paper towels". Consumer Reports. EBSCOhost. January 2014.
- ^ Neff, Jack (28 September 1998). "Bounty extends brand via test of paper napkin". Advertising Age. 69 (39): 12.
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