MGTC05 Case Analysis Colgate-Palmolive Company: The Precision Toothbrush Problem Definition Colgate-Precision (CP) held the number one position in the US retail toothbrush with 23.3% volume share in 1991; they are a global leader in household and personal care products. They currently have 2 toothbrush products in the market‚ but have been working on a three-year project in developing a technologically superior toothbrush into the market. This product‚ tentatively named Colgate Precision will be
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Summative Case Study 2 Ethics in the Workplace Tom’s of Maine: Doing Good while Doing Business Tom’s of Maine represents one of the first natural health care companies to distribute their product beyond the normal channels of health food stores. While it continues to grow‚ the owners‚ Tom and Katie Chappell‚ continue to emphasize the values that got them started over 28 years ago. The question becomes‚ can a small firm stay true to its founding principles and continue to grow in
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Assignment # 2 MARK 301 Question 1: The five most important strengths that should be included in a Highlighted SWOT are: * The Colgate Precision Toothbrush is the most efficient in Plaque removing (up to 35% more efficient than any other toothbrush on the market) if used usually. * Thanks to its conception‚ it is the most efficient of the market to access the spaces between the teeth and the front and back teeth. * There is only one models with bristles of three different length and
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I. Problem Definition Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate) needs to determine how Precision should be positioned in the tooth brush market. Colgate must decide what segment of the market to target and how Precision should be marketed to its target market. II. Solution Possibilities Colgate’s objective is to position and market Precision to fully utilize the products potential. To accomplish this objective‚ Colgate must determine what segment Precision should target‚ the super premium niche or the
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Colgate Precision Case In the early 1990s competition among dental hygiene companies started to increase tremendously as information about dental hygiene grew. Each company promised the most effective toothbrush on the market. As a response to the growing toothbrush market‚ Colgate Palmolive decided to launch its most effective‚ healthy‚ and innovative toothbrush yet‚ the Colgate Precision Toothbrush. As with every new product that gets launched‚ the firm must analyze the market. Colgate realized
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about Colgate toothpaste – perhaps you’ve even used it. But what would you think of Colgate aspirin or Colgate antacid? How about Colgate laxative or Colgate dandruff shampoo? That’s exactly what Colgate-Palmolive wants to know. To find out how consumers would react to such products sold under the Colgate brand‚ the massive packaged-goods company has quietly established a test market in Peoria‚ Illinois‚ to test a line of ten over-the-counter (OTC) health-care products‚ all using the Colgate name
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performance and its potentials. The model analyses the individual product portfolios of a particular company on its market shares and its potential to grow in the market. It divides the product lines into four categories; stars‚ cash cows‚ question marks and dogs‚ categories in which indicates the effectiveness of the individual marketing mix for each product lines. It helps a company to understand the performance and act on it; to invest‚ to hold‚ to harvest or to divest. To further
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Market Segmentation A marketing term referring to the aggregating of prospective buyers into groups (segments) that have common needs and will respond similarly to a marketing action. Market segmentation enables companies to target different categories of consumers who perceive the full value of certain products and services differently from one another. Branding The process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the consumers’ mind‚ mainly through advertising campaigns
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COLGATE - PALMOLIVE CO. FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND OF COLGATE Colgate was founded as a small business which mainly in New York in 1806‚ Colgate Palmolive (CL) never stops its step on developing and improving its business‚ at the same time‚ the exploration of Colgate has ever never stopped as well. Through acquisition and expansion strategies‚ according to Forbes‚ Colgate has become the 65th largest company in the world
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Marketing planning Task 1: Changes in the marketing perspective over the period of time In this era marketing is of great importance. In the past people and mostly organizations used to believe that marketing like any other element is a part of business which helps to increase the sales but with changing time importance of marketing was realized. Today‚ marketing has a true and vast meaning. Now marketing is basically about satisfaction of the customers. With time marketers have learnt the true
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