P&G invokes Bollywood in toothpaste battle P&G using actor Madhuri Dixit-Nene to endorse Oral-B toothpaste that it launched in June Bloomberg First Published: Thu‚ Jul 04 2013. 10 58 AM IST P&G is betting Madhuri Dixit-Nene will help the company replicate the toothbrush market success in the toothpaste market as well. Updated: Fri‚ Jul 05 2013. 01 00 AM IST Mumbai: Procter and Gamble Co. (P&G) is betting on one of Bollywood’s most popular actors to help it break
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In recent years we’ve heard about corporate scandals involving big companies such as Firestone Tire and Rubber Company for the use of child labor‚ Southwest Airline’s violation of safety regulations‚ Fannie Mae’s underreporting of profit‚ Parmalat’s accounting scandal & mutual fund fraud‚ among others; but what do all these companies have in common? They failed to adhere to the basic ethical principles that should prevail in business activities. Business ethics dictates a set of standard principles
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Colgate-Palmolive Case Study Executive Summary Colgate-Palmolive (CP) plans to launch a new toothbrush in the US tentatively named The Precision Toothbrush. The Precision is expected to develop the super-premium market for CP as well as to reinforce and enhance CP’s brand image. Key recommendations conclude in this case study are as follow • Target therapeutic and cosmetic consumers • Position Precision in the super-premium segment and reposition to the mainstream market during its maturity
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Background * Crest Crest is a brand of toothpaste made by Procter & Gamble in Germany and in the United States of America and sold worldwide. Crest was introduced in the United States in 1955. The Crest brand has also been associated with about twenty brands of dental care products‚ including toothpaste‚ toothbrushes‚ mouthwash‚ dental floss‚ as well as a tooth-whitening product called Crest Whitestrips. Examples of toothpastes include Crest Pro Health‚ Crest 3D White‚ Crest Tartar Protection
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Mechanisms of Multicolored Striped Toothpaste Aree Witoelar Toothpastes often use two or more colors to form stripes. While not providing hygienic benefits‚ it has interesting appearance for the customer [1]. Here we investigate and discover two different mechanisms to achieve consistency of the color ratios. Two sample tubes of toothpaste are chosen randomly from the market‚ and labeled as A and P (Figure 1). The samples are cut across the toothpaste compartment (Figure 2). (not shown). The
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In the Chapter on Acids & Bases‚ we learned that Magnesium Hydroxide Mg(OH)2‚ an Basic Oxide is used to make toothpaste. After each meals‚ there will certainly be a significant amount of food substances that are stuck in-between our teeth. Overnight‚ bacteria in these food substances will secrete acids that will corrode our teeth and causes tooth decay. Magnesium Hydroxide(an Basic Oxide) has the basic properties and will neutralize the acids between the teeth to form neutral salt and water‚ which
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Simply White reached markets; a loss of (460 million)(.8-.37)= $197800000 million in revenue and .166*197800000=- $32834800 in profit. 2 Moves and Countermoves Colgate’s competitive advantage had been its association with whiter teeth: its whitening toothpaste had been the number one seller in the market. Now‚ not only had Procter and Gamble released a superior product for whitening‚ but the heavy capital investment in research and development had allowed for a scientific way to quantify the change that
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MARKETING STRATEGIES Colgate delights consumers around the world with an array of Oral Care‚ Personal Care‚ Home Care and Pet Nutrition products. Behind the success of Colgate’s brands are carefully developed business and marketing strategies. Known for having a long history of strong relationships with its retail trade partners. Small stores around the world are just as important to Colgate as large ones. Based on consumer and shopper insights‚ the Company works closely with local
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such as toothpastes‚ laundry soaps and coffee or snack items. Toothpaste SM Hypermarket Novaliches Observations: Supermarket • Class B and C • Age range 15-60 year old • Males and females • Families‚ couples and individuals Observations: Buyers • Individual buyers tend to know what they want and pick the medium to large tubes • Families and couples discuss amongst themselves on what to buy • Females deliberate on their own and compare brands • Some chose sachets over tubes Toothpaste • Male
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model of an oligopoly meaning that it is dominated by a small number of major firms such as Colgate-Palmolive‚ Procter and Gamble and GlaxoSmithKline(Aquafresh) (Industry structures 17. 2008.).The competition among the different companies have always been ferocious with companies launching new products with new features regularly be it whitening toothpaste‚ mouth fresheners toothpaste or economic toothpaste. This is just an example of how the competition is harsh and how the companies want to target
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