Procter and Gamble Case Study An insight on why P&Gs logo change in the 1980s was the right move [pic] By: Anvesh Saxena-02 Sameer- 04 Rajat Aggarwal-06 Alex K-08 Arun Chopra-10 Section B-PGDM General 2011-13 The case in brief • Rumours of P&G involvement in Satanism emerge in the 1970s. • Came in two cycles. 1981-82 and 1984-85 • Rumours surfaced immediately after P&G introduced the tool free no. system to address customer complaints • First rumour claimed
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Procter & Gamble: Organization 2005 (A) [Piskorski & Spadini‚ 2007] September 25‚ 2012 Case Discussion Questions These questions are mainly for class discussion. However‚ they will also be quite helpful in preparing for the quiz. The possible essay questions for the exam have already been sent in the guidelines for the first exam. U.S. Divisional Structure in 1955 (Diagram 1) 1. What are the benefits of organizing by product rather than function? By using the product strategy
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Advertising & Promotion Spring 2009 Procter & Gamble (B) Light Duty Liquid Detergents May 16‚ 2009 Amanda Barraza Ted Chiang Olga Shipilo Clare Tan 1.What factors and policies guide promotion planning for the LDL’s? i)Budget Allocation: The LDL managers of Ivory Liquid‚ Dawn‚ and Joy spend about half of their marketing budget in advertising and with a lower share on promotion. This is different from the strategy of Colgate & Lever‚ who spends a higher percentage on promotion
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The consumer goods market is a global one and extremely competitive. Giant corporations such as Procter & Gamble‚ Colgate Palmolive‚ Unilever‚ Nestle‚ and The Coca-Cola company are competing on hundreds of products‚ ranging from toothpaste to baby diapers to beverages. To survive‚ these companies must constantly research the markets‚ develop new products‚ and advertise‚ advertise‚ advertise. Market research and advertising budgets can amount to as much as 20 percent of sales‚ thus reducing profits
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Organizational Culture Profile Proctor and Gamble: Leadership and Organizational Behavior/BUS 520 January 31‚ 2014 Dr. Jelena Vucetic Proctor & Gamble or P&G for short was formed in 1837 in Cincinnati‚ Ohio by two brothers in law who were originally makers of soap and candles. Proctor & Gamble is a global‚ publicly traded Fortune 500 company. They operate in over 180 countries. Proctor and Gamble has 50 leadership brands including Tide‚ Charmin‚ Joy and Gain. P&G brands are among the world’s best
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SWOT ANALYSIS P&G is the world ’s largest consumer goods company that markets more than 300 brands in over 180 countries. Many of its products are non-discretionary; however‚ some are considered premium purchases and their sales suffered during the recession as cheaper‚ generic purchases rose. P&G has some of the strongest brands in the world that usually provide it a significant competitve advantage. It cut prices up to 10% on a wide swath of products to blunt any potential loss of market share
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| Case 5: P&G | | ------------------------------------------------- Company Background Porter and Gamble (P&G)‚ founded in 1837‚ is one of the biggest consumer goods company over the world. P&G sells shampoos‚ baby care products‚ medicine and food etc. It not only diversified the product range but also the product width. Therefore‚ P&G has several brands under one single category but aimed with different customer segments. P&G is also famous for its innovative and
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1Barney and Hesterly (2006)‚ describe the VRIO framework as a good tool to examine the internal environment of a firm. They state that VRIO “stands for four questions one must ask about a resource or capability to determine its competitive potential: 1. The Question of Value: Does a resource enable a firm to exploit an environmental opportunity‚ and/or neutralize an environmental threat? 2. The Question of Rarity: Is a resource currently controlled by only a small number of competing firms
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READING: P&G JAPAN: THE SK-II GLOBALIZATION PROJECT CASE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. I believe it is extremely beneficial for DeCesare to do the necessary research to determine why the expansion idea would fail and why it would succeed and discuss the associated risks. I would see how past companies have done in the area and pay close attention to companies currently doing well in the area. The order of 5 forces model would provide a clear understanding of how lucrative it would be to go into another
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Smiles for the Masses----Colgate vs. P&G [pic] [pic] BY: ZHUANG Lingzhi ( Erin ) 52373176 Individual Case Analysis The Procter &Gamble Company (P&G) was the first one to launch the over-the-counter tooth-whitening product‚ Crest Whitestrips‚ which is able to be used at home to the market. After two years‚ Colgate followed to launch the rival product‚ Simply White‚ and snatched big part of the market share from P&G. The market share of Whitestrips dropped
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