Currently a Unilever brand can be found in one out of every two households in the world. Yeti t is remarkable to see that the corporate image of a company whose brands are so well known‚ and whose operations are so widespread‚ is so indistinct. There were times between the 1960s and 1990 when Unilever appeared amorphous. It was not merely that the corporate name was not found on any brands or local companies. It was also the sheer spread of businesses it owned beyond packaged consumer products‚ including
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Marketing Strategies in the Competition between Branded and Generic Antibiotics (A) Clamoxyl in 1996 02/2007-5057 This case was prepared by Pierre Chandon‚ Assistant Professor of Marketing at INSEAD‚ Olivier Kovarski‚ Professor of Marketing at ESC Normandie‚ Jacques Lendrevie‚ Professor of Marketing at HEC‚ Sarah Spargo‚ Research Associate at INSEAD‚ and Marc Vanhuele‚ Associate Professor of Marketing at HEC‚ as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective
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are operating in India have business models that are tailor-made to local markets and customs. After the economic liberalization of 1991‚ many MNCs have entered India. Today‚ global companies having subsidiaries in India include Unilever‚ Nestle‚ BATA‚ Colgate Palmolive‚ Procter & Gamble‚ General Electric‚ General Motors‚ Ford‚ Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Historically‚ the main reason for the entry of MNCs into India was to jump the tariff wall. High import duties ruled out the option
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of Michael Porter’s Generic Strategies in the Romanian Hotel Industry Ovidiu N. Bordean‚ Anca I. Borza‚ Răzvan L. Nistor and Cătălina S. Mitra‚ Abstract— Porter’s generic strategies remain one of the most widely accepted typology of strategic options for businesses. Using a survey a sample of 69 hotel managers from the Nord-West part of Romania was questioned about their current strategic practices. A factor analysis revealed that hotels are pursuing only two strategies that can be identified
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* Identify the generic strategy adopted by a product or division of your firm and also a major competitor. Attempt to justify your answer by comparing with the industry average benchmarks (Price and Cost data). * Draw a value chain of your firm‚ mentioning key points of functional fit/ misfit with the above generic strategy. E.g. how will Operations /marketing support the identified strategy. Make recommendations for any change needed. ------------------------------------------------- 1a
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period the brand portfolio of Unilever was characterized by major vertical and horizontal integration processes. The production of low-cost consumer goods required significant control over raw materials. Moreover‚ the production of some goods (e.g. soap) served as a basis for a new business development (chemicals) and related diversification was the managerial decisions. At that time Unilever was also a huge packaging and shipping company. End of 1980s A “core strategy” was adopted. The restructuring
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falls under 3 base strategies of Cost leadership‚ Differentiation and Focus. With the use of his generic strategy model‚ a firm‚ understanding where its competitive advantage lies‚ can then formulate and implement an effective business strategy geared towards the sustainability of this advantage. The 3 bases‚ formed 5 generic strategies : Cost Leadership‚ strongly speaks towards the production of a lower price product. It appeals to consumers because of low cost. Type 1 strategy is Cost Leadership
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Generic strategy The three generic strategies identified by Michael Porter‚ namely cost leadership‚ differentiation and focus are all options available to small businesses. cost leadership requires a tight set of interrelated tactics that include aggressive construction of efficient-scale facilities; vigorous pursuit of cost reductions from experience; tight cost and overhead control; avoidances of marginal customer accounts; cost minimization in all activities in the firms value chain. Differentiation
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leading brands like Head & Shoulder‚ Gillette‚ Oral B‚ Fabrics‚ Pampers and many more. Touching more than 4 billion consumers worldwide every day‚ the company sales volume as of fiscal year ending June 30‚ 2013 was more than 80 billion in sales. The Strategy – Unique Value According to Michael Porter‚ He argued that organizations that focus solely on operation effectiveness is not enough‚ they will only be successful if they are able to provide a unique value that is sustainable for a long term. Organizations
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and syndicating it. You can see our video on the Yahoo home page and never leave that site." Unilever is a European global giant that markets some 400 brands in 14 different categories to consumers. Its brands include Axe‚ Dove‚ Pond’s‚ and Vaseline in the personal care market; Comfort‚ Sunlight‚ and Surf in the home care market; and Bertoli‚ Hellman’s‚ Knorr‚ and Lipton in the foods market. Unilever is also a company that has an enlightened view of the use of media for advertising – and it’s worth
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