In November 2004‚ Jim Kilts called A.G. Lafley at P&G’s Cincinnati headquarters. Kilts‚ who had been Chairman and CEO of Gillette for 4 years‚ was seeking a buyer of the global Boston-based company. Lafley‚ who had been Chairman and CEO of P&G for over 4 years‚ was out of the office and had to call him back‚ unaware of what Kilts was about to propose. Lafley questioned Kilts on three topics. First‚ what was Gillette’s price? Kilts said he wanted a fair offer. Not $60 per share‚ but not
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define video and web conferencing (use in text referencing or specific author reference - not part of word count) Pros and Cons (points to consider: closing sales‚ costs‚ globalisation‚ time zones‚ availabilty‚ technological improvement‚ IT skills‚ videoconferenecing etiquette‚ size of company‚ locations‚ etc.) Agree or disagree based on the evidence above Mel P - consider also cultural pressures‚ the value of meeting in person‚ availability of compatible technology‚ necessity of
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Biotherm is a European brand that launched in 1950 by Mrs. Jeanine Marissal. Its brand name is meaningful‚ which is integrated by two words. “Bio” drives at bio chemical technology and “therm” drives at spa‚ which means the perfect fusion of technology and natural to nurse people’s skin back to health and strong. Biotherm builds up with several strengths but also some weaknesses and it is facing some opportunities and threats‚ which I will analysis below. To start with‚ strengths are internal
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Brand Management (MKT – 423) Assignment On Process of Developing Consumer Based Brand Equity Of [pic] Aarong Bangladesh 1.1 Introduction 1.1.1 Origin of the Report The report on “Consumer Decision Making Process of Aarong’s Customers” was prepared as assigned by the Course Instructor Mrs. Syeda Shaharbanu Shahbazi Ahmed in the course Brand Management (MKT 423) and submitted on 14th August 2007. 1.1.2 Objective To prepare a written report after conducting a study of the brand
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history Olay is an American skin care line. It is one of Procter & Gamble’s multi-billion dollar brands. For the 2009 fiscal year ended June 30‚ Olay accounted for an estimated $2.8 billion of P&G’s $79 billion in revenue. Olay originated in South Africa as Oil of Olay. Graham Wulff (1916-2008)‚[1] an ex-Unilever chemist from Durban‚ started it in 1949. The name "Oil of Olay" was chosen by Wulff as a spin on the word "lanolin"‚ a key ingredient. It was unique in the early days because it was a
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Karen Machleit Pampers Jia‚ Shuai Liang‚ Yaqi Meyer‚ Amanda Motaghed‚ Hoda Taylor‚ Corey Zhang‚ Jingjue Background Pampers was founded in the 1950’s by Victor Mills. Mills was an American chemical engineer who worked for Proctor and Gamble; he was looking for an easier way to diaper his grandson. In the 1960’s Pampers made it to the department stores‚ supermarkets‚ and drug stores. The product was so unique that worker’s didn’t know exactly where to stock them. In the 1970’s Pampers
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For marketing students at IIM Ahmedabad‚ 9th of January‚ 2011‚ is anything but a typical Sunday. They have resisted the temptation to join their batchmates in a lazy basketball game and appear oblivious to the cheerful riotous frenzy of the kite festival on the banks of the Sabarmati. Instead they have been pitted against each other all morning in a brand exercise organised and masterminded by P&G. The prize? A dinner date for the teams with a man responsible for running the marketing function
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Value Chain Analysis of Procter and Gamble case study Value Chain Analysis describes the activities that take place in a business and relates them to an analysis of the competitive strength of the business. Value Chain Analysis is one way of identifying which activities are best undertaken by a business and which are best outsourced. It suggests that the activities of a business could be grouped under two headings: primary activities and supporting activities. 1. Primary Activities - those that
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Editor’s note: Dennis Crowley is president and CEO of Brand Engineers‚ a Teaneck‚ N.J.‚ research firm. He can be reached at 201-530-5360. This article appeared in the March 28‚ 2011‚ edition of Quirk’s e-newsletter. conic brands are in the enviable position of having developed long‚ meaningful emotional bonds with consumers. However‚ like in any lasting relationship‚ you have to constantly work on adapting to change as you grow. Every marketer plans to have their brand and target audience evolve
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DISTRIBUTION Nike has infiltrated its product globally for years. There are countless places to find the brand‚ not only in Brazil and Australia but in 200 other countries as well. Nike is trying to remain competitive in being one of the largest sporting goods manufacturers globally. Distributing products is one of the main concerns to keeping them in the lead. DEFINITION OF DISTRIBUTION Distribution is transferring of the ownership of a product from a manufacturer to a consumer. In case
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