Colgate-Palmolive (CP)‚ the leading retail toothbrush manufacturer in the United-States is looking to expand its market share by entering into the competitive high-end toothbrush market segment with the introduction of its technologically innovative Precision. Though the product ’s introduction promised highly profitable returns‚ it also presented Colgate with a number of challenges including a significant financial investment‚ fierce competition‚ manufacturing limitations‚ and potential cannibalization
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WAC for Colgate-Palmolive "The Precision Toothbrush" Introduction Colgate-Palmolive (CP) is a global leader in household and personal care products‚ with over $6.06 billion in sales and a gross profit of $2.76 billion. CP’s five-year plan emphasizes new product launches and entry into new geographic markets and a continuing focus on core consumer products. Although international sales remained CP’s strong suit‚ accounting for 64% of sales and 67% of profits in 1991‚ the company faced tough competition
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many uncertainties about the marketing environment of that country. Colgate-Palmolive is a good example of the companies which are successful in international marketing and its success is a result of its expansion strategy which emphasizes on all these essential facts. Colgate-Palmolive Co. was founded in 1806 by William Colgate‚ and today the company sells its well-known products in more than 150 countries. Colgate-Palmolive is in a very desirable position‚ which many other firms can only dream
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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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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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Company Introduction Colgate-Palmolive is one of the largest Fast-moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) producers in the world. The company markets its products in over 200 countries and territories which consist of four core global businesses: Oral Care‚ Personal Care‚ Home Care and Pet Nutrition. In 2011‚ the company has hit net sales of US$ 16.7b in worldwide which consistently rose at 7.5% to an all-time record level. (source: Colgate 2011 financial report) By focusing in Oral Care‚ the world’s largest
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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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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 in household and personal care products” (Quelch & Laidler‚ 2000‚ p. 47). Management at CP understood consumer concerns and the need for advances
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WS1 Case Study Paper Indiana Wesleyan University WS1 Case Study Paper Colgate-Palmolive Company While many companies provide a similar product there aren’t any that share the same perspective when it comes to the sincere appreciation and willingness to provide like that of Colgate-Palmolive. Their mission statement is unique to them and simply states the following: "As a company that strives to be the best truly global consumer product company‚ we are committed to doing business with integrity
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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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