Gillette is a company that has been known to the public for many years for innovation and marketing strategy. They hold a commanding market share in a razor and blade industry that is rapidly growing new companies and competitors. However‚ their innovativeness has not been the same since 2006 when they created the fusion 5‚ and their ability to market to people who do not want to pay the price for razors has caused them to look at new ways to maintain or increase its market share. Gillette was founded
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Overview In 1972‚ Du Pont found itself in a fortunate position as it was faced with the following two options: 1. Continue with its existing strategy and maintain its current revenue stream; or 2. Modify its strategy and invest additional capital to increase its revenue stream in the future. As one can imagine‚ multi-million dollar investment decisions such as these are not easily made and require a tremendous amount of due diligence to include financial forecasting‚ labor ramifications‚
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Question 1 : Evaluate product innovation at Gillette throughout its history. Gillette has invented the first safety razor with disposable blades in year 1901 which is one of the new-to-the-world products. This safety razor serves as a basic product‚ for the market segment of men who shave regularly‚ providing them high quality shaving experience. The safety razor differentiates itself from the razor used at that period of time-- the straight razor with an open blade‚ with its cover over the two
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This case details the success of Gillette over the history of the company‚ from its inception in 1901 to the present day. The ups and downs that the company went through over the years and the obstacles it had to overcome to stay at the top of the market in not only the U.S. but worldwide. The company as a whole has faced new competition that sparked a battle that many still remember to this day. Innovative History In 1901‚ during its year of inception Gillette cornered the market for being the
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Case Analysis for Gillette: Product and Marketing Innovation 9/11/2012 Abstract Gillette is seeking means to retain dominance in market share they have lead for the last century. Along with sustaining market share Gillette has continued focus on expanding worldwide into less saturated markets. In this analysis multiple alternatives will be explored in order to make a recommendation on steps that would favor Gillette’s organization in meeting their aspirations. Situation Analysis
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Greg Runco Gillette Case Study‚ “I never knew my Fusion had a Precision Trimmer on the back” – 11.5.2012 It has been empirically proven that having too many options makes decision-making harder. In fact‚ some studies show that having to make too many decisions can leave people tired‚ mentally drained and more dissatisfied with their purchases. If you look at the major development milestones of Gillette‚ they occurred in 1903 // 1971 (68 years later) // 1990 (19 years later) // 1995 (5 years
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GILLETTE INDONESIAN Given the information and the projections for 1996 behavior of the Indonesian market‚ Should Chester Allan implement his strategy based on increase only sales‚ instead of focusing efforts on market development (marketing‚ promotion‚ supply chain) aside of sales‚ just as Rigoberto Effio suggests? BACKGROUND GILLETE Since its creation in 1901‚ Gillette has established a solid worldwide leadership as a producer of razors and blades‚ as well as other consumer product categories
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ANALYSIS I. Statement of the Problem How can Gillette Company maintain and improve its profitability? II. Objective 1. To reinvigorate the blade-and-razor system market while keeping the lead in the disposable razor market. 2. To develop strategies that will continue to sustain and increase the market share. 3. To maximize the profitability of the company. III. Analysis of Case Facts/SWOT Analysis Strengths 1. Gillette invented the blade-and-razor system. 2. Has always
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introduction Gillette know men in their grooming needs but not for woman. Men have been scraping their beards and moustaches off since the invention of dating‚ and had been using a variety of single edged razors‚ including the so-called "safety razor"‚ which had been introduced by Gillette in 1901. A mere 70 years would pass before the Gillette people could improve on things with the introduction of the Trac II razor‚ the first two-bladed cartridge. The theory was‚ that the first blade would
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Gillette is going to choose a strategic option for Fusion and Fusion Power‚ its new breakthrough offering‚ which are following the MACH3‚ the former successful exiting offering‚ in order to increase sales of Fusion and Fusion Power of which sales are flat 10.6% in 1st quarter to 10.8% in 2nd quarter‚ which is little bit disappointing‚ compared to the MACH3 (See the Exhibit 1.) Decision I strongly recommend that Gillette should launch new advertising campaign with a promotion campaign‚ in order
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