RSM251 SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS Note: The following is designed to give you a sense of the types of questions you will encounter in your mid-term and final exams. Since this course is taught in multiple sections over the academic year‚ the exams are restricted and hence I cannot post entire past exams. When you read through this exam‚ keep in mind that cases‚ in-class slides and articles change from year to year‚ so you may see some questions about cases and materials that we will not cover this
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glass jars since 1873‚ Colgate is almost synonymous with toothpaste in the market. It is accepted well both in the rural and urban areas. A new product launched by Colgate sensitive pro relief toothpaste 50g product now available in just $2.60.The product does contain fluoride‚ at a lower concentration so that it poses less of a hazard to children. The product was recently awarded a best new product award for ’Best toothpaste’ as well as the ’Best in Show’. In Auckland ‚Colgate main target market
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Executive Summary Colgate Palmolive is a well-reputed company with a large series of its well-known products having different varieties in terms of flavour. Colgate Palmolive is the world leader in oral care industry. They cater the need of different segments by offering innovative products. The main objectives of this study is to analyse the existing channel strategies‚ physical distribution‚ sales force design and marketing strategies of Colgate Palmolive in India and recommend the improvement
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Colgate Toothpaste MARKETING MIX ANALYSIS “Stronger Say Bhe Strong Mera COLGATE” Introduction: Marketing strategies serve as the fundamental underpinning of marketing plans designed to reach marketing objectives. It is important that these objectives have measurable results. They are also influenced by a range of microenvironmental factors. Marketing strategies are dynamic and interactive. They are partially planned and partially unplanned. In our point of view Colgate management is using very
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Colgate=s Distasteful Toothpaste Colgate is a very well known company in the United States remembered for its toothpaste. It not only specializes in personal care but in household care as well. The New York based company also included Ajax‚ Fab‚ and Hill pet foods. Even though Colgate is one of the largest toothpaste brands in United States‚ they still have to be careful about the decisions they make overseas. Colgate is well known in other countries such as Australia‚ Latin America‚ Canada
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Colgate-Hawley Colgate’s Distasteful Toothpaste This case discusses the implications Colgate faced when partnering with Hawley and Hazel in August 1985 (Luthans & Doh‚ 2012). The case presents “Darkie”‚ an objectionable toothpaste product being sold in the Asian market by Hawley and Hazel for almost 65 years. “Darkie” toothpaste featured a black-faced man on the packaging; modeled after entertainer‚ Al Jolson. Once Colgate partnered with Hawley and Hazel ethical issues began to arise as
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The mission statement for Colgate is “Our three fundamental values – Caring‚ Global Teamwork and Continuous Improvement – are part of everything we do.” (“Colgate world of‚” 2011). Colgate presents products in the line of household and personal care such as laundry detergents‚ health care products and Hill pet food. The case‚ Colgate ’s Distasteful Toothpaste‚ deals with ethical issues associated with Colgate’s repugnant toothpaste brand named Darkie. The term ethics refers to accepted
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Identify the major strategic and ethical issues faced by Colgate in its partnership with Hawley and Hazel. Colgate’s had no right to make decision in management. Colgate had fifty percent in its partnership with Hawley and Hazel in the Asian market without having its own production plant. They had sales and profits issues. The use of Darkie logo was criticized in America and it tarnished African American. These are the major strategic issues Colgate faced. The “Darkie” logo was customer welcomed in the
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1. Identify the major strategic and ethical issues faced by Colgate in its partnership with Hawley and Hazel. In August 1985‚ Colgate bought a 50 percent partnership in the Hawley and Hazel group‚ an Asian company leading the toothpaste markets of China‚ Taiwan‚ Hong Kong‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia and Thailand. This strategic move was initiated because Colgate already had a strong presence on foreign markets and notably in Europe‚ so it decided to enter the Asian markets with a partnership with a strong
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decision. Consumers can become very confused about Crest and Colgate because there are so many different products to choose from. Some people would say that it is good to have many flavors to choose from‚ but Crest and Colgate are confusing consumers. Some examples of Colgate toothpastes are: Colgate Tarter Control‚ Colgate Sparkling White‚ Colgate Platinum Whitening‚ Colgate Total Plus Whitening‚ Colgate Sensitive Plus Whitening and Colgate Control Plus Whitening. When a consumer goes in the store
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