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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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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Harleen Parmar Gillette Indonesia Chester Allan‚ Gillette’s country manager of Indonesia‚ needs to decide whether increasing spending in marketing beyond 12% of sales will cause a 20-25% increase in blade sales in 1996. Despite the high market share of 48% and 97% brand awareness (See Exhibit 1) of Gillette-brand blades‚ the company needs to target several factors that hinder its growth by switching rural population to lower priced Gillette blades; targeting 48% of the urban male population
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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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1. Should Gillette enter the cassette market at all? Gillette Safety Razor Division (SRD) would be foolish to not enter the cassette market at this time in the game. With the established and well-trusted brand name on it’s side‚ Gillette will be able to exploit the undeveloped marketed to it’s fullest potential. The way that Gillette can accomplish this is by utilizing some of it’s biggest and strongest assets to overcome what the consultants believe are the three major problems in the industry:
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Executive Summary Gillette is a world known multinational company in shaving products market and holds more than 70% market share (Hartline 2007) in this segment. Since its very inception in 1901‚ Gillette has always been envied for delivering the finest shaving care products both for men and women. Besides‚ it has also diversified its product lines extending it to toothbrushes‚ toiletries‚ stationeries‚ cosmetics and other household appliances. Originated in Boston‚ Gillette has been dominating
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Identity Prism 8 2.2.3 Brand personality 9 3. Positioning 10 3.1 Possible positioning statements 11 3.1.1 Comparisons 12 3.1.2 Contrast between two statements 12 4. Celebrity endorsement 13 4.1 David Beckham and Gillette 14 4.2 Other Gillette celebrity endorsers 15 4.3 Match-up hypothesis 16 4.4 Future Endorsement 17 5. Retail Environment 17 Appendices Bibliography Appendices Appendix 1 – Marketing Week Article Appendix 2 – Questionnaires Appendix 3
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Simple Stimulus Learning Lauren N. Jones Psychology 550 February 28‚ 2011 Dr. Rachel Needle Simple Stimulus Learning “Stimulus learning is a relatively permanent change in behavior‚ or behavior repertoire which occurs as a result of experience” (Terry‚ 2009). Since there is no possible way to observe knowledge itself‚ behaviors are our only source of observing what has taken place concerning learning. Learning is an inclusion of the potential for change in behavior. This change in behavior
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Simple Stimulus Learning In the following analysis of various forms of simple stimulus learning‚ the concept of habituation‚ including many examples will be studied and explained. Three factors that affect perceptual learning will be analyzed. Those factors include presenting contrasting stimuli‚ transfer from easy to difficult stimuli‚ and attention and feedback. The following effects of stimulus exposure will be examined: Preference for familiar stimuli‚ priming facilitation‚ and potentiated
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