Skore condoms

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Skore condoms
OwnerTTK Group
Country India
Introduced2012;11 years ago (2012)
Website skorecondoms.com

Skore condoms is India's second largest condom brand. [1] Launched in 2012, Skore is manufactured by TTK Group. [1]

History and marketing

After losing brands Kohinoor and Durex, TTK Group launched Skore condoms. [2] With branding and marketing support from McCann, Skore was positioned as a pre-marital pleasure enhancer. This campaign was named one of ten most successful launches in Nielsen's 2016 evaluation of 16,000 brand launches in India. [3] Skore went from being a ₹40 crore brand in 2013 to a ₹70 crore brand in 2015. [2]

In 2014, Skore launched a mobile app to help locate pharmacies in a city [4] and order them discretely. [5] By 2015, Skore was the third largest condom brand in India, and by 2018, it became the second largest condom brand in the country. [1] In 2016, Skore roped in West Indies cricketers Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle as brand ambassadors. [6] [7] In 2019, Skore ventured into other products of sexual wellness including lubricant gel, and pheromone spray. [8] [9]

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References

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