Proctor & Gamble 1. What is Proctor & Gamble’s corporate strategy? Do the company’s businesses seem to be related or unrelated? Are Gillette’s businesses closely related to P&G’s 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
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Team Research Paper Case # 22 Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Professor – Dr. Lisa Eshbach By Andrea West Inderjit Gill Rajiv Shah Company Information [pic] Procter & Gamble Co. One Procter & Gamble Plaza Cincinnati‚ OH 45202 United States Phone: 513-983-1100 Fax: 513-983-4381 http://www.pg.com [pic] Synopsis – Procter & Gamble ’s Acquisition of Gillette Where would the world be without Procter & Gamble? No Ivory soap‚ no Oil of Olay‚ no Jif peanut
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been Chairman and CEO of Gillette for 4 years‚ was seeking a buyer of the global Boston-based company. Lafley‚ who had been Chairman and CEO of P&G for over 4 years‚ was out of the office and had to call him back‚ unaware of what Kilts was about to propose. Lafley questioned Kilts on three topics. First‚ what was Gillette’s price? Kilts said he wanted a fair offer. Not $60 per share‚ but not $50. ”Jim‚” Lafley responded‚ “I can do the math. Are you thinking Gillette holdings into P&G stock
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Procter & Gamble ------------------------------------------------- ADMN 404: Assignment #2 Leah Cohen EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Procter & Gamble started in 1837 with William Procter and James Gamble coming together to make and sell candles and soaps. This simple business has since transformed into a global manufacturing‚ distribution and marketing company providing over 300 brands to consumers. Today‚ Procter & Gamble is the world’s biggest consumer products company with more than $80
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CASE ANALYSIS “Leadership‚ Innovation and Change at Procter and Gamble” Procter and Gamble has capitalized on innovation and creativity to lead the consumer and household product industry. This paper will explore some strengths and weaknesses‚ as well as opportunities and threats that Procter and Gamble had utilized to sustain its success and competitiveness. This case study will also explore some characteristics of innovative organizations and why they have chosen to be innovative. I. Situation
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2 Procter & Gamble Case Study Contributors: Kyla Porter‚ Gladys Moreno‚ Jennifer Peters‚ Jessica M. Hernandez. California State University San Marcos 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Company Summary Business Description Company Timeline Company Analysis Business Developments- A Review Discussion of Business Strategies 1. Expanding Their Portfolio 2. Developing Adjacencies 3. Entering New Categories With Disruptive Innovation 4. Growing Share 5. Growing Markets SWOT Analysis Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities
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William Procter and James Gamble formed Procter & Gamble (P&G) to manufacture and sell candles and soap. Being that Cincinnati was booming from its hog butchering trade the suggestion for the partnership apparently came from their mutual father-in-law‚ Alexander Norris‚ who pointed out that Gamble’s trade‚ soap making‚ and Procter’s trade‚ candle making‚ both required use of lye‚ which was made from animal fat and wood ashes. P&G began operations out of a small storeroom with Procter running
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Procter and Gamble Case Project Assignment 1 Company Overview For our company we have chosen Procter and Gamble. Procter and Gamble’s primary source of income is through branded consumer packaged goods such as Tide‚ Dawn and Gillette. Since their founding they have had three core elements that have remained intact since the foundation of the company. These elements are: purpose‚ values and principles. The first element is purpose and this is basically their mission statement.
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Background of the Company The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) boasts dozens of billion-dollar brands for home‚ hair‚ and health. The world’s largest maker of consumer packaged goods divides its business into two global units: Beauty and Grooming and Household Care. The company also makes pet food‚ water filters‚ and over-the-counter acid-reflux medication. About two dozen of P&G’s brands are billion-dollar sellers‚ including Always‚ Braun‚ Crest‚ Fusion‚ Gillette‚ Head & Shoulders‚ Mach3
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PROCTER AND GAMBLE (P&G) 1. Company Profiles The name P&G combines William Procter with James Gamble - Procter & Gamble. On April 12‚ 1837‚ they started producing and selling their soap and candles. On August 22‚ they formalized their business relationship by pledging $3‚596.47 a piece. The formal partnership agreement is signed on October 31‚ 1837 what began in 1850 as a small‚ family-operated Soap and Candle Company now provides personal care of superior quality and value to consumers
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