P&G-Gillette Introduction On January 28th 2005 P&G agreed to buy Gillette for $57bn (£30). Gillette was the number 1 in razor accessories and proctor gamble was number 1 in consumer products‚ a marriage of the best in their respective industries. The merger of the two companies created “the world’s largest consumer products conglomerate.” Gillette was a leader in its category of razors and batteries‚ merging with P&G provided it access to P&G’s technology and marketing skills
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HISTORY The history of product innovation can be divided into three stages‚ beginning with the product-oriented or technology-pushed stage. In the post-World War II era Americans were coming off wartime shortages and were in the mood to buy the many goods that manufacturers produced. Engineers‚ who were more product-oriented than consumer oriented‚ designed new products that might or might not find places in consumers’ hearts and minds. This was a product-oriented process in which the market was
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businesses? How will a merger with Gillette provide a 1 + 1 = 3 effect for P&G? Proctor and Gamble recently completed large restructuring‚ put new management in place‚ and cut capital spending needs. Since then they are now focused on increasing top and bottom line results after shifting business mix toward higher margin‚ less capital-intensive health and beauty care sectors and also gearing towards developing markets and lower-income consumers. Most of the company’s products are closely related in the
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Did the innovation change “the rules of the game”? Was there another parallel innovation/development that “enabled” this innovation to take root? Did it lead to the displacement of some competitors‚ with their positions being assumed by newer players in the industry? How have customers responded to the innovation? Trace the genesis of the innovation. What lead to it? Was necessity the mother of the innovation or was it serendipity? How has the innovation affected the market dynamics
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Case study discussion – Gillette loses face This is a deceptively simple-looking case. The lazy student will simply adopt the critical line on the company’s strategy being fed to him or her by Jeremy Kahn‚ the author of the article. In fact‚ things are by no means so clear-cut‚ students need to do some careful analysis‚ particularly in the area of Gillette’s corporate-level strategy‚ before this becomes plain. They have to be prepared to think hard about the success factors in the different businesses
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Gillette Indonesia – What marketing plan would be appropriate for Gillette Indonesia? Situational Analysis Gillette is a well-known manufacturer of personal care products around the world. Blades and razors are the main revenue drivers accounting for 40% of total company revenue. * Strengths: Strong brand awareness‚ increasing incidences of shaving‚ market share of 50% expected in 1996. Consistent growth over last 5 years. * Weaknesses: Plant expansion delayed to 1997 – pressure
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To a large extent‚ I agree with this statement. Many companies’ owners claimed that the success of business depend on its profitability. However‚ many multinational companies embed business ethic into their operations. The truth is a business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business‚ since it may lead to bad reputation of the company‚ violation of law and poor employee performance. Good reputation is vital for companies‚ since customers and investors ought to purchase goods and
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Innovation Innovation is the conversion of new knowledge into new products and services. Innovation is the process of making changes‚ large and small‚ radical and incremental‚ to products‚ processes‚ and services that results in the introduction of something new for the organization that adds value to customers and contributes to the knowledge store of the organization. It is the ability to apply solutions to problems and opportunities to enhance or to enrich people’s lives. Innovation is a process
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Bibliography on Innovation A.G.Lafley & R. Charan.The Game Changer: How Every Leader Can Drive Everyday Innovation. London: Profile Books. This book explains the importance of continuous innovation and cautioning how a unique product can turn into commodity if not continuously innovated. The noticeable strong meaning of innovation as foundation for controlling destiny is quoted. The importance of innovating based on customer feedback rather than technology driven as implemented by Procter & Gamble has been
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CASE: “The Success of the iPod and iPhone raises the licensing question for Apple…. Again” 1. Use the Cyclic Innovation Model figure to illustrate the innovation process in this case and provide a brief description? Apple started in 1977 when it’s first personal computer was designed by Steven Jobs and Steven Wozniak. The thing that was different about the Apple Macintosh personal computer was that it used a mouse driven operating system‚ which was not being used by other computers at the
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