Colgate Palmolive Precision Toothbrush Case Study Basil Faruqui After developing a new the Precision toothbrush Colgate Palmolive is evaluating how to position it. The two options being considered for Precision’s positioning are a mainstream toothbrush‚ where they already have another toothbrush‚ or a super premium niche position where they don’t have any offerings. Other decisions that will follow the positioning decision would be price‚ distribution channels‚ advertising and promotion planning
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I. Problem. In 1991 and 1992 Colgate-Palmolive (CP) been a dominant force in the Oral Care industry‚ mainly in the toothbrush segment. CP has been an successful company since the introduction of Colgate Plus‚ a toothbrush with a diamond-shaped head‚ in 1985. CP has consistently continued with research and development since the Colgate Plus breakthrough. However‚ when Aim entered the market in 1987‚ they focused on comfort‚ which made Colgate’s market share suffer. CP has a unique toothbrush that
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COLGATE PALMOLIVE PRECISION TOOTH BRUSH Synopsis :- The analysis of the two different launch strategies 1. Introduction and Company Background. Colgate Palmolive was the global leader in household and personal products‚ with sales of $6.06 billion and gross profit of $2.76 billion‚ as in 1991. The company was also the No. 1 in US retail tooth brush market with 23.3% of volume share. The company had 43% of the world’s tooth paste market and 16% of the world tooth brush market. In 1991 there was
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Colgate Palmolive Case Analysis “Position Niche vs. Mainstream: In Respect to Sales Cannibalization” Analysis of the marketing strategic for Colgate-Palmolive’s (CP) new product launch of “Precision by Colgate” Toothbrush. How we would recommend to position (niche vs. mainstream)‚ brand‚ and communicate the product in respect to sales cannibalization of the existing Colgate-Palmolive product “Colgate Plus” to ensure achieving the highest possible return. Positioning: Consider Appendix 1.
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A Case study on Colgate Palmolive. Even as India once more self-declares its “arrival on the world stage” with a symbol for the Indian rupee‚ a global assessment presents a depressing picture of India’s actual economic performance. In a study whose conclusions were to be expected‚ the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHDI) has revealed that an appropriate index of poverty (and deprivation) finds its incidence in India and elsewhere to be much greater than estimated by the controversy-dogged
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Colgate Palmolive With a continuous expansion in it’s product line‚ Colgate-Palmolive is taking on the look of one of the most stable stocks on the exchange. Colgate has a wide variety of products sold around the globe including‚ Colgate Toothpastes‚ Speed Stick Deodorants‚ Ajax Surface Cleaner‚ and Hill’s Science Diet foods for house pets. Colgate was founded in 1806 in New York City on Dutch Street by William Colgate as a starch‚ soap and candle business. Colgate produced soaps and
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Colgate Palmolive With a continuous expansion in it ’s product line‚ Colgate-Palmolive is taking on the look of one of the most stable stocks on the exchange. Colgate has a wide variety of products sold around the globe including‚ Colgate Toothpastes‚ Speed Stick Deodorants‚ Ajax Surface Cleaner‚ and Hill ’s Science Diet foods for house pets. Colgate was founded in 1806 in New York City on Dutch Street by William Colgate as a starch‚ soap and candle business. Colgate produced soaps and perfumes
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The CP Case Study In the early 1990’s‚ the toothbrush industry was experiencing major growth; in fact‚ “in 1992 dollar sales increased by 21% in value and 18% in volume” (Quelch & Laidler‚ 2000‚ p. 48). The increase in sales was greatly due to a huge influx of new products‚ advertising‚ new technologies‚ and an increase in consumer concern for oral health. During this time‚ the Colgate-Palmolive (CP) company was not only a major player in the oral care industry‚ but also “CP was a global leader
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Issues Hawley & Hazel (H&H) is a company who have sold pharmaceutical product in Asia and by 1985; it was bought at 50% by Colgate Palmolive‚ an important US manufacturer of personal hygiene products. Indeed‚ Colgate wanted to acquire overseas assets and tap into the growing Asian market. Besides‚ H&H imposed a “silent management” within the partnership. Therefore‚ Colgate signed an agreement which assure no management right. The most popular product of H&H called “Darkie”‚ toothpaste used a
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COLGATE PALMOLIVE - THE PRECISION TOOTHBRUSH CASE ANALYSIS QUESTIONS 1. List and briefly discuss the changes occurring in the toothbrush category and Colgate Palmolive’s competitive position. The greatest change happening is the move of the consumers from value segment to the professional segment. Their professional brush market has increased. They are now trying to introduce a new toothbrush to the market which should be in a segment of its own. This toothbrush should get them in the super premium
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