Bork (company)
Private | |
Industry | Home appliances |
Founded | 2001 |
Headquarters | Moscow, Russia |
Website | www.bork.ru |
Bork is a manufacturer of home appliances, trading in Russia, CIS countries and Poland. It is a significant producer of household appliances in Russia, in particular, its share of the Russian market of home juicers in 2009 has been estimated as 30-40%.[1] Registered as German company, operates mostly in Moscow, Russia. The company outsources manufacturing in Hungary, Germany, South Korea, China, Italy and France.[1]
Bork's product range includes electrical kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaners, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electric fans, irons, hair dryers, and sports equipment.
History
In more recent times, Bork is spending 3-4 million dollars developing a network of monobrand flagship and boutique stores in prestigious areas of Moscow. Seven stores are currently being operated, with more to come in the future.[1][2]
Marketing Policy and Sponsorship
Bork marketing strategy is unique for the home appliances industry and is focused on supporting premium positioning of the product. Bork actively develops mono-branded flagship stores and boutiques; offers premium customer service including free delivery of products on Merсedes-Benz mini vans;[3] uses high impact highly visible billboards for outdoor advertisement; sponsors well known culinary-entertainment programs on TV ("SMAK"[4][5] on First Channel, "Eat at Home”,[6] “Breakfast with Julia Vusytskaya"). Bork was an official sponsor of the 2006 World Football Championship.[7] .[8]
Awards
In 2007 Bork won “Brand of The Year” award in the category of Household Appliances and recognized as a top 100 brand in Russia according to the World Brand Academy Rating[9]
Bork also won 'Article of the Year in Electronics' in the Retail Grand Prix '08.[10]
Interesting Facts
The Company officially sponsored the World Football Championship broadcast in 2006. [11]
On August 24, 2008, an official record in Russia was set for the largest volume of fresh apple juice prepared using a Bork juicer. During 9.5 hours of continuous juicing, 750 kg of apples were processed into 376 liters of juice. 6 people operated the juicer. This event was recorded in the Book of Russian records, which was certified with a relevant diploma. Discovery Channel crew recorded the entire event for a later national broadcast.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Kungurov, Denis. "Squeeze the juice from the prestige of". Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ↑ "The company "Bork Elektronik GmbH". Reference". Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ↑ http://www.bork.ru/buy/
- ↑ http://www.pr-files.ru/items/index.php?id=1033
- ↑ http://www.1tv.ru/sprojects_edition/si23/fi11774
- ↑ http://www.rwr.ru/news/btl/btl_4908.html
- ↑ "BORK. Play to the last drop!". The Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ↑ http://brand-academy.ru/rus/society.htm
- ↑ "Best Russian Brands Awards". World Brand Academy. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ↑ "Retail Grand Prix '08 - Highlights". Retrieved 26 November 2011.
- ↑ "officially sponsored the World Football Championship". Federacia.