Standardization versus Adaptation There has been much debate over implementing a standardization strategy versus an adaptation approach across international markets. There are numerous factors to consider‚ along with pros and cons of both marketing plans. While standardization is equated with brand consistency‚ lower advertising costs‚ and overall synergy‚ adaptation is often required to address cultural differences for more effective communication and proves that cutting costs does not always
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A Report On Rural Marketing Strategy by Colgate By:- Pulkit Garg (F019) Rohit Ginoria (F022) Sakshi Goyal (F026) Siddharth Pandey (F039) Raina Shah (F050) Shrutkirti Vashisht (F055) INTRODUCTION From a modest start in 1937‚ when hand-carts were used to distribute Colgate Dental Cream Toothpaste‚ Colgate-Palmolive (India) today has one of the widest distribution networks in India – a logistical marvel that makes Colgate available in almost 4.93 million retail outlets across
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Standardization of a NaOH Solution with Potassium Hydrogen Phthlate (KHP) Name:________________________________________________________________ Period:_____ Prelab 1. A 0.8234-g sample of "KHP" required 38.76 mL of NaOH for titration to the phenolphthalein endpoint. What is the exact molarity of the NaOH solution? 2. A 25.00-mL aliquot of an unstandardized HCl solution is titrated with the previously standardized NaOH solution from #1 above. If 32.55 mL of NaOH titrant
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For over 400million years sharks have been adapting themselves perfectly for life in the ocean. Their varied habitats‚ diets and physiology has meant that for many of them‚ these adaptions have been slightly different. The key adaptions are those that enable the shark to swim‚ breath‚ feed and reproduce. Large squalene filled livers negates the need for a shark to have a swim bladder. The liver‚ up to 25% of the overall body weight‚ counteracts the weight of the dermal denticles‚ teeth and
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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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Standardization versus Adaptation in International Marketing Introduction The most challenging decision that a company may face in internationalization is the degree of standardization or adaptation in its operations. The question of standardization or adaptation affects all avenues of a business’ operations‚ such as R&D‚ finance‚ production‚ organizational structure‚ procurement‚ and the marketing mix. Whether a company chooses to standardize or adapt its operations depends on its attitudes
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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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PANAMERICANA ECEE INTERNATIONAL APPLIED MARKETING “FINAL PROJECT INTERNATIONAL COMPANY: COLGATE” TEACHER: MIB. ALEJANDRA TENORIO NOGUEZ TEAM: ALEJANDRO ARRIOLA PRIETO 0110839 SAMUEL ÁVILA ROBLES 0149603 JONATHAN ARMANDO BELTRÁN DE LEÓN 0152133 JOSÉ ANTONIO RODRÍGUEZ GARCÍA 0147021 HASSAN ALEJANDRO SILVA VARELA 0151929 ALEJANDRO VARGAS TARACENA 0141442 MAY 13‚ 2012 I. Colgate a. Reasons for choosing the company. Colgate is known as a worldwide company‚ which promotes
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Summarize the standardization/customization debate in global marketing * Identify factors which promote standardization * Identify factors which promote customization * To what extent are consumers buying habits converging? * Illustrate your answer with examples of markets and brands based on your own research * Give full citation of sources in Harvard format ____________________________________________________________ _____________________ Standardization: Achieving
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F&N is amongst the region’s and Malaysia’s oldest companies and its brand enjoys the rare distinction of being a market leader and household name in many categories. A well loved brand in Malaysia‚ today‚ F&N has spread its wings to more than 20 countries worldwide and established itself as a regional player. From purveyors of carbonated soft drinks‚ the F&N Group is one of Malaysia’s diversified blue chip companies with leadership of the nation’s beverages and dairy products.The Group
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