DISCLAIMER Notes to the Annual Report on Form 20-F This PDF version of the Unilever Annual Report on Form 20-F 2012 is an exact copy of the document filed with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Certain sections of the Unilever Annual Report on Form 20-F 2012 have been audited. These are where indicated on pages 23 to 29. The Annual Report on Form 20-F 2012 references the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2012. The sections of the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2012 that have been audited are set out on pages
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The goal of Unilever Brazil is to target the low income consumers‚ in order to gain market share among this segment they should develop an extension of Minerva brand with a small packaging and a cheaper formulation that maintains a good quality. The low income consumers are the most discerning consumers‚ and when spending from a limited budget they cannot afford to waste money on products they do not trust to be effective . This segment values price‚ effectiveness and fragrance‚ and wash manually
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Unilever‚ the company. Unilever was founded in 1930 as result of the merger of the Dutch company Margarine Unie and the English company dedicated to the manufacture of soaps‚ Lever Brothers. The Unilever business grew and new ventures were launched in Latin America. In April 2000 it bought both Ben & Jerry ’s and Slim Fast. The company is multinational with operating companies and factories on every continent (except Antarctica) and research laboratories. The company is said to promote sustainability
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Executive Summary Unilever is assessing whether to enter the low-income NE market. Our analysis shows that there is a profitable opportunity to offer detergent powder to low-income customers living in Northeast Brazil and capture market share in a high-margin‚ high-growth market. We recommend that the firm keeps the existing brands but deploy a horizontal extension of the Campeiro brand - adding better scent / softness and utilizing specialty distribution network‚ thereby marginalizing Invicto
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Overview Consumer behaviour is the process individuals or groups go through to select‚ purchase‚ use and dispose of goods‚ services‚ ideas or experiences to satisfy their needs and desires. Unilever had decided to launch detergents in Brazil basically targeting the low-income consumers living in the NorthEast of Brazil. So the Head of Unilever’s Home Care‚ Robert Davidson appointed Laercio Cardoso for this project as he was from the same country which would be an advantage with respect to knowing
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Pest Analysis On Unilever - December 2nd‚ 2010 ________________________________________ Unilever is an Anglo-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world’s consumer product brands in foods‚ beverages‚ cleaning agents and personal care products. Unilever is a dual-listed company consisting of Unilever N.V. in Rotterdam‚ The Netherlands and Unilever PLC in London‚ United Kingdom. This arrangement is similar to those of Reed Elsevier and Royal Dutch Shell prior to their unified
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development requires new consumers and new partners in new market environment. Of course‚ Unilever also need to make an effort to understand culture differences in India so that company can make a success in new market. Next‚ the report continue to analysis India’s market by focus on India’s language‚ religion‚ and ethical traditions. There is no doubt that language can have an important influence on the Unilever to expand new market in India. It is well know that Hindi is a standard official language
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs In the most basic sense‚ Maslow’s hierarchy identifies five primary areas of needs experienced by most humans. Beginning with physiological‚ or basic life survival‚ needs‚ the model progresses in subsequent steps through safety and security‚ love and belongingness‚ self-esteem and finally self-actualization. Maslow postulated that as man meets the needs at the first level‚ he moves toward the next‚ then the next and so on. More recent studies have added levels to the
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wide-ranging restructuring of operations and businesses. This move received a mixed reaction from the analysts and observers‚ as many questioned the huge organization’s ability to carry out the divestment successfully. (ICMR‚ 2004) To accomplish the PGS Unilever focused on: • Change the present organizational structure • Concentrate on leading brands • Sustain these principal brands with well-organized research and development and focused marketing plan • Downsize the supply chain
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29 10.5.1 THE INITIAL MAGNUM LAUNCH 29 CHAPTER 11: SALES PERFORMANCE 31 11.1 SELLING POLICIES AND PRACTISES 31 11.2 SALES SEASONALITY 31 LEVER BROTHERS PAKISTAN They are the largest consumers Products Company in Pakistan; and belong to Unilever group of companies‚ which makes up one of the largest global companies in the world. LBPA was incorporated in Pakistan
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