Case #16 Proctor & Gamble: Selling Through Customer Business Development Questions for Discussion: 1.Which of the sales force structures discussed in the text best describes P&G’s CBD structure? In the 80’s‚ manufacturers began to spend money to better understand consumers‚ and P&G more than anyone. However‚ they never really asked‚ if these needs were the same in retailers. It was the period when P&G decided‚ to change the sales department into a more strategic department named Customer Business
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The Importance of Supply Chain Management Supply chain management (SCM) is very important and effective to all companies. David Simchi-Levi‚ Philip Kaminsky‚ and Edith Simchi-Levi defines supply chain management as “a set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate suppliers‚ manufacturers‚ warehouses‚ and stores‚ so that merchandise is produced and distributed at the right quantities‚ to the right locations‚ and at the right time‚ in order to minimize systemwide costs while satisfying service
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TITLE: CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT Table of Content Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Effective Distribution Networks 4 Effective Network Design 5 Effective Global Supply Chain Networks 5 Planned Demand and Supply 7 Managed Uncertainty (Safety Inventories) 7 Optimal Product Availability 7 Designed and Planned Transportation
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Proctor and Gamble (DRAFT) Case Discussion Questions What strategy was Proctor and Gamble pursuing when it first entered foreign markets in the period up until the 1980’s? • In 1915 opened a plant in Canada to produce Ivory Soap and Crisco • In the 1970’s P&G entered Japan and other Asian Nations. • Strategy- P&G entered a nation by acquiring an established competitor and its brands. i.e. case of Great Britain and Japan. • Strategy- the Company developed new products in Cincinnati and then
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Proctor and Gamble MKT/421 This paper will describe the four elements of the marketing mix (product‚ place‚ price‚ promotion). In addition‚ it will describe how each element is implemented within a specific organization and how the four elements relate to that organizations marketing strategy. The company used in this example is both a product and service driven company and is in business for profit. The company chosen to demonstrate the marketing mix has been a leader
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English 202 P&G Marketing Strategy Proctor and Gamble ’s marketing strategy on social networks is taking a targeted approach to distributing materials. While doing so P&G provides personalized replies to inquiries‚ aided by having a dedicated team covering the best way to attract the crowd of young consumers‚ while at the same time creating new innovations. Proctor and Gamble has come a long way from soap opera to social media. P&G itself has a history of evolving and adapting
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Decision Making: The CEO and 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
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Introduction In today ’s global business environment‚ managing diversity in human resources has become a very important and crucial issue. Human resources management has a lot to deal with managing workers/employees from different countries and nationalities. Managing multinational human resources becomes an issue not only in the multinational corporations‚ having their offices or plants in different countries‚ but also in the domestic companies‚ with domestic workforce becoming more and more diverse
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Innovation Strategy Innovation Strategy Proctor and Gamble (P&G) is an innovative organization that is a household name recognized by millions of families worldwide. The company is a purpose driven organization that creates products of quality and value to help improve the lives of its current consumers and future generations (Proctor & Gamble‚ 2013). The firm markets its products in numerous countries and its reputation is based on the company’s purpose and its social and ethical responsibilities
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Proctor & Gamble 1. In our opinion‚ we think the answer about product life cycle is not absolutely correct. It is depend on product’s characteristic. 3C product such as eeepc (asus’s product‚ netbook) have quite short product life cycle; Rolex watch have been established more than 200 years. So if marketers want to extend product life cycle‚ they have to do more afford on survey to realize consumer behavior and satisfy their really needs and wants. When the product’s sales shows that it is
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