Gain (detergent)
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 Laundry detergent | |
| Product type | Heavy-duty synthetic detergent |
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| Owner | Procter & Gamble |
| Country | United States |
| Introduced | 1969[1] |
| Markets | United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, India, Israel, Morocco, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Vietnam |
| Website | ilovegain.com |
Gain is a brand of detergent made by Procter & Gamble.
History
Gain was introduced in 1969 as a powerful, stain-removing detergent. In 1981, the brand's focus was re-positioned to market Gain as a detergent offering a unique, fresh scent.
About
Gain has acquired more than $1 billion in sales and is Procter & Gamble's 8th largest brand in dollar sales in the United States. Procter & Gamble also expanded the Gain line with a variety of scents with their detergent line in both powder and liquid. Gain liquid fabric softener, dryer sheets, dryer bars and in-wash scent booster were also introduced to the market. Gain also offers a dishwashing liquid. The scents of Gain became so popular that P&G offers Gain scents with their other popular products including Febreze, Mr. Clean, Swiffer and Cascade products.[2]
Advertisement
Gain has branched out into the advertising by using Wanda Sykes and their official Scent Matchmaker. Sykes is also creating YouTube videos to interact with consumers and help match them with scents that fit them best.[3] They have also been a sponsor in NASCAR, being a part of Jeff Burton's Roush Racing Busch Series team during the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
Gain's Million Dollar Video Contest
In the summer of 2011, Gain detergent sponsored the "I Use Gain and I Smell Like a Million Bucks" video contest. A grand prize of $1 million, paid out in annuity form of 20 annual installments at $50,000 each before taxes, or a lump-sum equivalent, was offered which was the largest guaranteed prize in video contest history. After several weeks of voting on Facebook, Lance Merkley of Richmond, Washington, was declared the winner of the public votes and the $1 million prize.[4]
References
- ^ "Procter & Gamble Company". us.pg.com.
- ^ "Black consumers drive P&G's Gain detergent to billion dollar status". Target Market News. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ "Gain Teams up with Comedian and Actress Wanda Sykes to Match People With Their Perfect Scent". P&G. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ Gain's "Smell Like a Million Bucks" winner is revealed VideoContestNews.com August 2nd, 2011
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