Executive Summary Gillette is a world known multinational company in shaving products market and holds more than 70% market share (Hartline 2007) in this segment. Since its very inception in 1901‚ Gillette has always been envied for delivering the finest shaving care products both for men and women. Besides‚ it has also diversified its product lines extending it to toothbrushes‚ toiletries‚ stationeries‚ cosmetics and other household appliances. Originated in Boston‚ Gillette has been dominating
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Case Analysis for Gillette: Product and Marketing Innovation 9/11/2012 Abstract Gillette is seeking means to retain dominance in market share they have lead for the last century. Along with sustaining market share Gillette has continued focus on expanding worldwide into less saturated markets. In this analysis multiple alternatives will be explored in order to make a recommendation on steps that would favor Gillette’s organization in meeting their aspirations. Situation Analysis
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1. Should Gillette enter the cassette market at all? Gillette Safety Razor Division (SRD) would be foolish to not enter the cassette market at this time in the game. With the established and well-trusted brand name on it’s side‚ Gillette will be able to exploit the undeveloped marketed to it’s fullest potential. The way that Gillette can accomplish this is by utilizing some of it’s biggest and strongest assets to overcome what the consultants believe are the three major problems in the industry:
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Introduction This case details the success of Gillette over the history of the company‚ from its inception in 1901 to the present day. The ups and downs that the company went through over the years and the obstacles it had to overcome to stay at the top of the market in not only the U.S. but worldwide. The company as a whole has faced new competition that sparked a battle that many still remember to this day. Innovative History In 1901‚ during its year of inception Gillette cornered the market
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[2007] Group 6 Section B Gillette India Ltd MAK – II Project Abhishek Anand Abhishek Tiwari Nishit Jalan N P Easwaran Venkata Bhargava Talasila Wasi Rizvi Sec B Group 6 IIM Indore IIM Indore Group 6 Section B 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2. INTRODUCTION OF PROJECT 3. HISTORY OF GILLETTE 3.1. FOUNDATION OF GILLETTE INDIA 3.2. GILLETTE’S STRATEGY IN INDIA 3.3. SALES 3.4. STRUCTURE 3.5. PRODUCT DETAILS 4. ANALYSIS OF GILLETTE 4.1. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 4.2. VISION AND FUTURE GROWTH 4.3. EXTERNAL
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Greg Runco Gillette Case Study‚ “I never knew my Fusion had a Precision Trimmer on the back” – 11.5.2012 It has been empirically proven that having too many options makes decision-making harder. In fact‚ some studies show that having to make too many decisions can leave people tired‚ mentally drained and more dissatisfied with their purchases. If you look at the major development milestones of Gillette‚ they occurred in 1903 // 1971 (68 years later) // 1990 (19 years later) // 1995 (5 years
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Gillette Cassette Case Study‚ 1/9/11 In 1970 Gillette Razors was dominating the manufacturing and distribution of men’s and women’s razors‚ blades and other toiletries. Their distribution to 500‚000 retail outlets in the US and the strong relationships of their sales team with chain retailers and wholesale distributors made them well-positioned to enter the emerging market of blank cassettes. Based on the research they received from their consultants‚ Gillette was smart to seriously consider
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are lower‚ this variance is known as favourable. If sales are lower or costs are higher than expected‚ this variance is known as adverse. Firms spend money making their products. These are called costs. There are two types of costs involved in breakeven‚ these are variable costs and fixed costs. Variable costs are costs that change according to output. These costs change directly according to how many products are made. Fixed costs are costs that do not change‚ regardless of the number of goods
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Division A Group 5 Gillette’s Marketing Strategy for Indonesia Executive summary The analysis has been done to achieve the country manager‚ Chester Allan’s objective to increase the market share by 19% through identifying the new customer segments‚ and increase brand loyalty. The problems faced while achieving the objective are as follows: * The rural population in Indonesia is unaware of the modern shaving trends and therefore do not add to the total sales of the company. With time‚ when
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Gillette Safety Razor Division: Blank Cassette Project 1. What are your decisions about the quality level(s)‚ prices and advertising expenditures to offer for blank cassettes? After calculating the options for all three quality levels‚ it makes the most sense to enter the market with standard quality blank tapes to be sold at a retail value of $1.95 ($0.97 sales price to the retailer). This decision came primarily as I compared the break-even quantities for each product quality level in comparison
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