Note: Solve any 4 Cases Study’s CASE: I Playing to a new beat: marketing in the music industry Good old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll could be dead. If a mobile phone ringtone in the shape of the vocalizations of the animated Crazy Frog dominates the billboard charts for months on end‚ then it could well signal the death knell for the industry‚ and how it operates. If this ubiquitous amphibian’s aurally annoying song‚ converted from a mobile phone ringtone‚ outsold even mainstay acts such as Oasis
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History Unilever was founded on 1 January 1930 by Antonius Johannes Jurgens‚ Samuel van den Bergh and William Hulme Lever‚ 2nd Viscount Leverhulme. 1930s : Business grew and new ventures were launched in Africa and Latin America. 1969 : The Company consolidated its African businesses under Unilever SA‚ with the following operating subsidiaries. 1972 : Unilever purchased A&W Restaurants’ Canadian division 1987 : Unilever strengthened its position in the world skin care market by acquiring
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General process information Detergents are manufactured using a synthetic surfactant in place of the metal fatty acid salts that are used in soaps. Most of the powder detergents have soap in their mixture of ingredients‚ however it generally functions more as a foam depressant than as a surfactant. Powder detergents are manufactured using various processes‚ such as spray drying‚ agglomeration‚ dry mixing or a combination of these. Spray Drying Process The different stages / operations performed
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Decade of Organizational Change at Unilever What did Unilever’s decentralized organizational structure make sense from the 1950s through the 1970s? Why did this structure start to create problems for the company in the 1980s. Discussion Question # 1 What was Unilever trying to do when it introduced a new structure based on business groups in the mid-1990s? Why do you think that this structure failed to cure Unilever’s ills? Discussion Question #2 In the 2000s Unilever has switched to a structure based
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Ariel is a marketing line of laundry detergents made by Procter & Gamble. It is the flagship brand in Procter & Gamble’s European‚ Mexican‚ Japanese‚ Brazilian‚ Peruvian‚ Turkish‚ Filipino‚ Colombian‚ Chilean and Venezuelan portfolios. In some U.S. stores‚ Mexican Ariel is available. History Ariel first appeared on the UK market in 1967 and was the first detergent with stain-removing enzymes. It was a high-sudsing powder designed for twin-tub and top-loading washing machines. With the rise
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Marketing Mix OUTLINE o INTRODUCTION o UNILEVER AT A GLANCE o STP STRATEGY Segmentation Targeting Positioning • 4 Ps o CONCLUSION UNILEVER AT A GLANCE Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods. UNILEVER was founded in 1930 190 countries in which their products are sold 171‚000 employees at the end of the year 2011 €1 billion invested in R&D worldwide in 2011 CUSTOMER PARTNERSHIPS o Unilever has products for three markets: • FOOD • PERSONAL CARE
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DCITATION: http://www.epa.gov/dfe/pubs/laundry/techfact/keychar.htm Surfactants * Positive Environmental Characteristic: Biodegrade readily to compounds with low toxicity. Example: Straight carbon chain compounds like linear alcohol ethoxylates or betaine esters. * Key Characteristics of Concern: Toxicity to aquatic organisms‚ like fish (vertebrates)‚ daphnids (invertebrates) and algae; persistence in the environment; toxicity of biodegradation byproducts. * Example: Alkylphenol ethoxylates--biodegrade
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Marketing strategy of OMO detergent from 2002 to now INTRODUCTION Today’s Vietnam has opened integration with the international economy so consumers have more choices. The competition between brands is increasingly fierce. Therefore‚ companies are adopting new methodologies in order to market their products and services to a contemporary market. However‚ one of the brands lies in the heart of numerous customers in Vietnam and perhaps no one do not know about OMO detergent of Unilever. It has very good
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Introduction Detergent is a material intended to assist cleaning. The term is sometimes used to differentiate between soap and other surfactants used for cleaning. The term detergent by itself is sometimes used to refer specifically to clothing detergent‚ as opposed to hand soap or other types of cleaning agents. Bangladesh has a detergent market of about 8.8 billion taka of which Unilever occupies a share of 48% making it the market leader. The major competitor brands in the detergent market for RIN
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Analysis on Detergents The Detergent Market is one of the segments of the FMCG market in India that has high growth potential. The detergent based segment is divided into two broad categories - oil-based laundry soaps and synthetic detergents‚ including bars‚ powder‚ and liquids. The detergent market is mainly concentrated in the urban areas but the level of penetration in the rural for the past few years has been good. Market segmentation Detergent market
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