Colgate Palmolive Case Analysis “Position Niche vs. Mainstream: In Respect to Sales Cannibalization” Analysis of the marketing strategic for Colgate-Palmolive’s (CP) new product launch of “Precision by Colgate” Toothbrush. How we would recommend to position (niche vs. mainstream)‚ brand‚ and communicate the product in respect to sales cannibalization of the existing Colgate-Palmolive product “Colgate Plus” to ensure achieving the highest possible return. Positioning: Consider Appendix 1.
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Issues Hawley & Hazel (H&H) is a company who have sold pharmaceutical product in Asia and by 1985; it was bought at 50% by Colgate Palmolive‚ an important US manufacturer of personal hygiene products. Indeed‚ Colgate wanted to acquire overseas assets and tap into the growing Asian market. Besides‚ H&H imposed a “silent management” within the partnership. Therefore‚ Colgate signed an agreement which assure no management right. The most popular product of H&H called “Darkie”‚ toothpaste used a
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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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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 in household and personal care products” (Quelch & Laidler‚ 2000‚ p. 47). Management at CP understood consumer concerns and the need for advances
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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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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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Project Report A STUDY ON MARKETING STRATEGIES OF COLGATE PALMOLIVE LTD. Submitted to: Dr. D.K. Agarwal Submitted by: DINESH CHAUHAN [62014] VIVEK DHAR [62066] FORE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT NEW DELHI Contents ❖ Introduction 1 ❖ Objective 2 ❖ Methodology 3 ❖ Company Profile 4 ❖ Company Strategy 6 ❖ Marketing Mix 15 ❖ SWOT Analysis 26 ❖ Survey Findings 28 ❖ Retailers Survey 34 ❖ Conclusion 37 ❖ Suggestions 39 ❖ Consumer Questionnaire ❖ Retailer Questionnaire ❖ Bibliography
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Colgate is a player in the $7.5 billion market of oral hygiene in the United States. This market includes products that cleanse‚ disinfect‚ freshens breath and whitens teeth and Colgate has a share of that market for all these products. The competition in this market makes being innovative practically a requirement since it is difficult to encroach upon your competitors. Knowing this information‚ companies must also ensure that they maintain a good balance of products in this industry. While
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Introduction 3 2. Internationalization Strategy of Colgate-Palmolive 3 2.1 The assesment of the internationalisation of the company 3 2.2 The assessment of geographical characteristics of internationalisation 5 2.3 The outline of the main foreign market entry modes employed by the company 5 2.4 The overview of the enterprise structures and controls used by the company 6 3. Evaluation of academic strategy frameworks for Colgate-Palmolive 8 3.1 Overview of the Bartlett and Ghoshal’s generic
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report is to analyze the two different launch strategies (as a niche or a mainstream product) for Colgate Palmolive ’s new toothbrush‚ Precision‚ and choose the one that is the most suitable in the face of the market competition and consumer needs. The report also aims to make recommendations for the positioning‚ branding‚ communication and promotion of the product under the chosen strategy. Situation Analysis Company: In 1991‚ CP held 43% of the world toothpaste market and 16% of the world toothbrush
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