Procter and Gamble Case Study An insight on why P&Gs logo change in the 1980s was the right move [pic] By: Anvesh Saxena-02 Sameer- 04 Rajat Aggarwal-06 Alex K-08 Arun Chopra-10 Section B-PGDM General 2011-13 The case in brief • Rumours of P&G involvement in Satanism emerge in the 1970s. • Came in two cycles. 1981-82 and 1984-85 • Rumours surfaced immediately after P&G introduced the tool free no. system to address customer complaints • First rumour claimed
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Decision Making: The CEO and Organizational Culture Profile Proctor and Gamble: Leadership and Organizational Behavior/BUS 520 January 31‚ 2014 Dr. Jelena Vucetic Proctor & Gamble or P&G for short was formed in 1837 in Cincinnati‚ Ohio by two brothers in law who were originally makers of soap and candles. Proctor & Gamble is a global‚ publicly traded Fortune 500 company. They operate in over 180 countries. Proctor and Gamble has 50 leadership brands including Tide‚ Charmin‚ Joy and Gain. P&G
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Proctor and Gamble MKT/421 This paper will describe the four elements of the marketing mix (product‚ place‚ price‚ promotion). In addition‚ it will describe how each element is implemented within a specific organization and how the four elements relate to that organizations marketing strategy. The company used in this example is both a product and service driven company and is in business for profit. The company chosen to demonstrate the marketing mix has been a leader
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English 202 P&G Marketing Strategy Proctor and Gamble ’s marketing strategy on social networks is taking a targeted approach to distributing materials. While doing so P&G provides personalized replies to inquiries‚ aided by having a dedicated team covering the best way to attract the crowd of young consumers‚ while at the same time creating new innovations. Proctor and Gamble has come a long way from soap opera to social media. P&G itself has a history of evolving and adapting
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Innovation Strategy Innovation Strategy Proctor and Gamble (P&G) is an innovative organization that is a household name recognized by millions of families worldwide. The company is a purpose driven organization that creates products of quality and value to help improve the lives of its current consumers and future generations (Proctor & Gamble‚ 2013). The firm markets its products in numerous countries and its reputation is based on the company’s purpose and its social and ethical responsibilities
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Creating an HR that has the ability to recruit and select the right people and the ability to effectively socialize and train employees will allow multinational companies to excel in all business aspects. In this paper we have chosen to explore Procter and Gamble (P&G)‚ a multinational corporation which has lead the way in creating one of the best human resource management systems to date. By using P&G‚ we are seeking to provide an example of how current multinational companies make decisions to manage
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Case #16 Proctor & Gamble: Selling Through Customer Business Development Questions for Discussion: 1.Which of the sales force structures discussed in the text best describes P&G’s CBD structure? In the 80’s‚ manufacturers began to spend money to better understand consumers‚ and P&G more than anyone. However‚ they never really asked‚ if these needs were the same in retailers. It was the period when P&G decided‚ to change the sales department into a more strategic department named Customer Business
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success: strategic vision of the business‚ leadership of the management team‚ innovation capability‚ spot-on position and marketing‚ consistent good quality of the products‚ just to name a few. One organization that clearly exemplifies this is Procter & Gamble. With a few annotations and comments‚ the core of them is outlined below: First‚ P&G boasts an enviable stable of successful products. With a clear focus to capture its market share‚ each brand
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Case: Procter & Gamble: Organization 2005 1.Why did the US organizational structure shift from product grouping in the 1950s to a matrix in the 1980s? Why did the European organizational structure shift from geographic grouping in the 1950s to category management in the 1980s? Why were the two structures integrated into a global cube in the 1990s? As mentioned in the article‚ the US market is a large homogenous one‚ which is characterized by buyers with similar needs and wants
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Proctor & Gamble 1. In our opinion‚ we think the answer about product life cycle is not absolutely correct. It is depend on product’s characteristic. 3C product such as eeepc (asus’s product‚ netbook) have quite short product life cycle; Rolex watch have been established more than 200 years. So if marketers want to extend product life cycle‚ they have to do more afford on survey to realize consumer behavior and satisfy their really needs and wants. When the product’s sales shows that it is
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