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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Economists are of the view that the social responsibility of business should be limited to its economic duty. Discuss. In broad terms‚ social responsibility is an ethical theory that an entity‚ be it a company or an individual has an obligation to conduct its activities to benefit society at large. Carroll‚ in his 1991 article "The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility‚ identifies four areas that make up a corporate social responsibility pyramid: legal‚ economic‚ ethical and philanthropic
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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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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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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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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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KEY EXTERNAL FACTORS |WEIGHT |RATING |WEIGHTED SCORE | | |Opportunities | | | | |1. Population of children had increase. |0.05 |3 |0.15 | |2. Standard of socialization has increase. |0.20 |4 |0.80 | |3. Career opportunity.
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Consumer products in China (Colgate Toothpaste) Marketing on regional markets Table of context Introduction 4 PEST Analysis 5 POLITICAL AND LEGAL 5 ECONOMIC 6 SOCIAL 8 TECHNOLOGICAL 9 Consumer Survey China 10 The growing importance of regional differences 10 Cluster map – from city tiers to city clusters 12 Position of Brands 14 Increased Demand for Premium Products 14 Brand loyalty 16 Trust in Big Brands 17 Importance of focus on the Right brand attitudes 17 Customer communication
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Compulsory Licensing: The Indian Scenario- Patent v/s Patient ABSTRACT: Compulsory licenses are involuntary contracts between willing buyer and unwilling seller imposed or enforced by the state. A compulsory license is a legal instrument designed to force intellectual property owners to license out their statutorily granted right to interested third parties capable of manufacturing the patented product at cheaper prices. Countries such as Brazil‚ Thailand and India have used the policy to procure
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