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3M Moves to a Customer Focus Using a Global Data Warehouse Dale Goodhue‚ University of Georgia Barbara Wixom‚ University of Virginia Introduction In 1995‚ 3M Chairman and CEO L. D. DeSimone along with his top management team recognized that the focus of 3M had to change. For nearly 100 years‚ 3M manufactured products to make life easier‚ safer‚ healthier‚ and more productive for people in nearly 200 countries. In the excitement of creating innovative products‚ however‚ 3M was ignoring its
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Cultures. 3M tries to make a difference Russia Should 3M export its American ethical standards to Russia? 1. If 3M doesn’t like the way things are done in Russia‚ it shouldn’t do business there. Explain your rationale. I do not agree with this statement. From my marketing perspective‚ it is a challenge of 3M in order to go worldwide‚ and this is a challenge they should take. Russia is booming in oil and gas‚ mining‚ construction‚ IT‚ retail‚ and service sectors. (Klumov‚ 2006). 3M should realize
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competitors begin to use some more advanced variation of the product or if industries in which W.L. Gore is present begin using better technology. Another weakness is the company’s size as compared to its competitors. Additional research outside of the article indicated some of its competitors are companies like Worthington Industries and 3M‚ both of which are many times larger than W.L. Gore. This may limit its ability to compete effectively at some point. Opportunities An area for opportunity
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3M Questions 1. How can 3M hold on to the notion of accepting failures to achieve the winners during recessionary times and shorter product life cycles (PLC)? 2. What changes would you make in the 3M marketing strategy if it became apparent that generic competitors were consistently able to copy the innovative 3M products? 3. How well has 3M applied the marketing concepts discussed in the text chapter? Suggested Responses 1. With its vaunted positive attitude toward accepting
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3M’s Sports and Leisure Products business unit took an existing technology‚ 3M’s “micro-replication” and applied it to a golf glove. 3M has enjoyed great success from combining the “micro-replication” with high quality Cabretta sheep leather to create a high quality golfing glove that is second to none being offered on the market. Since the introduction of the 3M Greptile Grip golf glove there has been a large influx of competitors who offer a similar technology in the golf market. Although the
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Trade secret By definition‚ a trade secret may consist of any formula‚ pattern‚ device or compilation of information which is used in a business‚ and which may give an advantage over competitors who do not know the trade secret. A trade secret may be a formula for a chemical compound‚ a process of manufacturing‚ treating or preserving materials‚ a pattern for a machine or other device‚ or even a list of customers. Trade Secret Vs Everyday Secrets Trade secrets are different from other business
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References: Diversity at 3M (2008). Retrieved on December 17‚ 2008 from http://solutions.3m.com/ wps/portal/3M/en_US/us-diversity/diversity/ Hodgetts‚ R.‚ Luthans‚ F.‚ Doh‚ J. (2005). International management: culture‚ Strategy‚ and Behavior. The McGraw-Hill companies. Orfield‚ K. (2006). Go east young executive. Retrieved
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move faster which was a definite strength. Weaknesses: Ironically‚ their strategy also seems to be their biggest weakness. As Yoffie (2001) said‚ "By investing over time in specific skills and strengths‚ you create opportunities that perceptive rivals can exploit. In other words‚ you risk becoming the target of another and possibly better judo strategist" (p. 62). Another weakness was the slowing pace of innovation and the lack of coordination between marketing and production at Palm. Marketing
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played a leading role in the development of technology standards for next generation home networking products. Strategic alliances The company has strong alliance with some of the well known companies of the world. Some of its alliances include 3M‚ DuPont‚ Best Buy‚ Nortel‚ General Electrical‚ Toyota‚ Matsushita‚ Phillips‚ and Microsoft. Moreover in 2007‚ company formed an alliance with two of the world’s largest internet brand including Yahoo and Google. LG Electronics has been able to enhance
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