Unilever Brazil: Case Write-Up on Marketing Strategies for Low-Income Consumers Questions 1.Should Unilever target the NE segment? Is the segment attractive and can Unilever compete? What are the pro’s and con’s? According to the Unilever Brazil case‚ Unilever already had an 81% share of the Brazil detergent market which far exceeds than its strong competitor Procter& Gamble’s 15% share. However‚ it is facing a real threat that P&G Brazil may draw on worldwide R&D and marketing
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Introduction to Unilever Unilever is a British–Dutch multinational consumer goods company. Its products include foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. It is the world’s third-largest consumer goods company measured by 2011 revenues (after Procter & Gamble and Nestlé) and the world’s largest maker of ice cream. Unilever is a dual-listed company consisting of Unilever N.V. in Rotterdam‚ Netherlands and Unilever PLC in London‚ United Kingdom. Both Unilever companies have the
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Case report Unilever in Brazil‚ Part II (1997-2007) Marketing Strategies to conquer North Eastern market Group: NAKED Members: Nico Schwendinger Alexandra Klopf Konstanze Horak Elif Kurtulus David Muhr Date: 28 November 2009 Table of contents 1 Introduction 3 2 Problem Statement 3 3 Alternatives 3 3.1 Turn something old into something special 3 3.2 Mix & Mingle to form something new 4 3.3 Keep it simple! 5 4 Issues 5 4.1 How does the
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Unilever Bangladesh conducted their Corporate Social Responsibility activities as Lever Brothers Bangladesh in past. And they mainly focus their voluntary activities in three different segments. These are ‘Health-nutrition-hygiene’‚ ‘Education’ and ‘Women Empowerment’. They do some activities in climate change issues also. They said these activities as sustainability and responsible business practice. They conducted some movement about health care and launched ‘Lifeboy Friendship Hospital’
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Hindustan Unilever Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is an Indian consumer goods company based in Mumbai‚ Maharashtra. It is owned by Anglo-Dutch company Unilever which owns a 67% controlling share in HUL. HUL’s products include foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. HUL was established in 1933 as Lever Brothers and‚ in 1956‚ became known as Hindustan Lever Limited‚ as a result of a merger between Lever Brothers‚ Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Ltd. and United Traders Ltd
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1. What are the key features of Shakti? What are its positive aspects and what are its drawbacks? Key features of Shakti are: • Shakti is an initiative which empowers women in rural India to become capable of earning livelihood and contribute to their family well being • Shakti involves woman to do door to door selling of the branded products • Shakti enabled large conglomerate to penetrate into the untapped rural market of India. • It involved women/entrepreneur to build relationship with customers
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Unilever is a solid leader in the Brazilian detergent powder market with an 81% market share. Laercio Cardoso must decide: (1) whether Unilever should divert money from its premium brands to target the lower-margin segment of low-income consumers; (2) whether Unilever can reposition or extend one of its existing brands to avoid launching a new brand; and (3) what price‚ product‚ promotion‚ and distribution strategy would allow Unilever to deliver value to low-income consumers without cannibalizing
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The following report pertains to Unilever Company. This report is an analysis of the internal and external factors of Unilever. This analysis will give an overview of the industry intensity and the profitability by using The Porter’s Five Forces approach. Overview Unilever was created in 1930 through the merger of Margarine Unie‚ a Dutch margarine company and British based Lever Brothers‚ a soap and detergent company. Over the next decades‚ Unilever continued acquiring companies and brands
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DISCUSS THE CAUSES AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PRINCIPAL AGENCY PROBLEM (10) Principal agency problem refers to a conflict arising when people appointed (agents) and entrusted to look after the interests of others (principals) use the authority‚ power or resources for their own benefit instead. It is a pervasive problem and exists in practically every organisation whether a business‚ church‚ club or government. Organisations try to solve it by instituting measures such as tough screening processes
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A review of techniques to analyze the environment and an assessment of their suitability The analysis of the environment in which the business operates is very important. It is very crucial for the business to ensure survival‚ differentiation and competitive advantage. There are three levels in which the environment of the business can be broken which are as follows: The Macro environment The model that is most commonly used to analyze the macro environment of the business is called PESTLE
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