...attendance of our stockholders at annual meetings over the years has been very helpful in maintaining good communication. For information on how to attend the Annual Meeting, or listen to the live webcast, please read ‘‘Annual Meeting Admission’’ on page 1 of the accompanying Proxy Statement. Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please vote as soon as possible. You may vote your proxy on the Internet, by telephone, or, if this Proxy Statement was mailed to you, by completing and mailing the enclosed traditional proxy card. Please review the instructions on the proxy card or the electronic proxy material delivery notice regarding each of these voting options. Thank you for your ongoing support of 3M. Sincerely, 7MAR201222590816 2015 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS NOTICE OF 2015 ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS Notice of 2015 Annual Meeting of...
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...encouraging innovation for improvement of the processes, products and the services rendered to customers. The primary step of analyzing this fact is to identify the methods utilized to encourage, capture and manage ideas until successful implementation. The methods available and the inadequacy of methods employed are discussed in Task 01. To analyze the effectiveness further, a survey was carried out involving a sample of employees in different levels of the organization. A questionnaire was furnished which included aspects such as organization climate, current performance, policies and procedures adopted and the cognitive skills of the employees in encouraging innovation. The results of the survey are broadly analyzed in the Innovation Audit under the four criteria and are summarized in Task 02. The theory of analysis is taken from the teachings of Drummond and Ensor (1999). Best practices adopted by other companies who are best innovators in the world to be considered with regard to the innovation being the key driver for their business success. Innovative...
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...The Marketing Audit Comes Of Age Philip Kotler, William Gregor and William Rogers Comparing the marketing strategies and tactics of business units today versus ten years ago, the most striking impression is one of marketing strategy obsolescence. Ten years ago US, automobile companies were gearing up for their second postwar race to produce the largest car with the highest horsepower. Today companies are selling increasing numbers of small and medium-size cars and fuel economy is a major selling point. Ten years ago computer companies were introducing ever-more powerful hardware for more sophisticated uses. Today they emphasize mini and microcomputers and software. It is not even necessary to take a ten-year-period to show the rapid obsolescence of marketing strategies. The growth economy of 1950-1970 has been superseded by a volatile economy which produces new strategic surprises almost monthly. Competitors launch new products, customers switch their business, distributors lose their effectiveness, advertising costs skyrocket, government regulations are announced, and consumer groups attack. These changes represent both opportunities and problems and may demand periodic reorientations of the company’s marketing operations. Many companies feel that their marketing operations need regular reviews and overhauls but do not know how to proceed. Some companies simply make many small changes that are economically and politically feasible, but fail to get to the heart of the matter...
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...12759665 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN MARKETING | THE PRICE IS RIGHT | PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN MARKETING | THE PRICE IS RIGHT | ANALYSIS OF 3M’S PRICING APPROACH 3M being a multinational reputed for its innovativeness adopts a premium pricing strategy usually targeting higher tier customers as it is believed 80% of the wealth is possessed by 20% of the population and vice versa. However, in terms of volume based sales it is evident that the lower tiers of the income pyramid opt for low cost substitutes due to the price barrier. On a more practical note it is the executive that is more likely to require vehicle detailing on a comparatively regular basis. 3M CLIENTELE 3M CLIENTELE 3M Car detailing is yet to reach its maturity in the product life cycle and in this growth phase instead of a premium pricing strategy a penetration pricing strategy or a more affordable product portfolio would be instrumental in generating sales at this crucial point in the product life cycle. From the above analysis of 3M Car Care’s growth it can be derived that the product is not performing up to its full potential and can risk a premature decline. In order to alter this trend for the better there has to be a change in the current marketing mix put into effect. ISSUES ARISING AS A RESULT OF A HIGH PRICE * Restricted demand from individual customers and channel partners Demand is restricted across the entire range of car detailing...
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...------------------------------------------------- 3M Environmental ANALYSIS and report Project Report 3M COMPANY Environmental & SWOT Analysis of 3M Strategy | AN AMERICAN MULTINATIONAL CONGLOMERATE TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Introduction/Executive Summary………………….. 2. Industry Environment Analysis&External Audit……………………………………......... 3.1. Demographic Environment………………… 3.2. Economic Environment………………… ………… 3.3. Political and legal environment…………………………………. 3.4. Technical environment………………………………………………….. 3.5. Social environment………………………………………………………….. 3.6. Global environment………………………………………………………………. 3.7. Industry environment…………………………………………………………….. 3.8. Competitive landscape………………………………………………………. 3. Internal Environment Audit &Analysisof 3M company ……………………. 4. SWOT Analysis……………………………………………………….. 5. Risk factors & future interpretation………………. 6. Conclusions&Interpretation........................................................................ 7. References 1. Company Profile Introduction 3M is an American multinational, multi industry, diversified conglomerate company incorporated in 1929as per laws of State of Delaware, in order to continue operations of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing that began in 1902.It is headquartered in St. Paul suburb of Maplewood ,Minnesota in United States. It...
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...Harvard Business School 9-395-016 January 3, 1995 3M: Profile of an Innovating Company As a perennial winner in Fortune magazine’s annual poll of American CEOs to determine “The Ten Most Admired Corporations,” 3M was almost universally recognized as one of the world’s most consistently innovative companies. Indeed, Fortune described it as “a kind of corporate petri dish that fosters a culture of innovation.” In an era when large companies were struggling to reignite employees’ entrepreneurial spark, 3M was the benchmarking standard. Yet, in November 1991, as “Desi” DeSimone assumed the job of CEO in the midst of a worldwide recession, he was more focused on 3M’s uncertain future than on its glorious past. Beyond the stagnating sales and declining margins he knew would be reflected in his first annual report (see Exhibit 1), DeSimone was aware that the company faced some longer term challenges. With a portfolio of over 100 core technologies being leveraged into some 60,000 products which it sold in 200 countries, some observers were beginning to ask whether this $14 billion giant with over 88,000 employees could continue its extraordinary innovation-powered growth and expansion. It was a question that the new CEO knew he would have to confront honestly. A lot more than the continued admiration of his Fortune 500 peers depended on it. The Beginning: Foundations of 3M’s Values In 1902, on the basis of a report that deposits of corundum, an abrasive mineral, had been found...
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...Marketing The slogan "More saving. More doing." was introduced by The Home Depot in the March 18, 2009 circular, replacing "You can do it. We can help." which had been used since 2003. Other slogans used in the past 25 years include "The Home Depot, Low prices are just the beginning" in the early 1990s and "When you're at the Home Depot, You'll feel right at home" in the late 1990s and "The Home Depot: First In Home Improvement!" from 1999-2003 RISK FACTORS BEHIND CORPORATE FAILURE 1 LACK OF BOARD EFFECTIVENESS Ineffective boards suffered from limitations on skills and competence, as well as on the nonexecutive directors’ (NED) ability to monitor and control senior executives effectively. For instance, the board director who was responsible for refining at BP at the time of the Texas City refinery explosion had no refining experience. Independent Insurance’s NEDs did not have insurance industry expertise. 2 BOARDS' RISK BLINDNESS This is characterised by a board’s failure to engage with important risks, such as risks to reputation and “licence to operate”, to the same degree that they engage with reward and opportunity. For example, Railtrack’s licence to operate depended on the UK government, but the company outsourced track maintenance, despite the fact that this was one of its core responsibilities to its customers. 3 POOR LEADERSHIP ON ETHOS AND CULTURE Double standards were perceived in cases such as Maclaren’s dealing with its US and UK push-chair (baby stroller)...
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...challenges and once again delivered strong results. George W. Buckley Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Despite all this turbulence, full-year sales increased 11 percent to $29.6 billion, with double-digit growth in Industrial and Transportation; Safety, Security and Protection Services; and Health Care. Operating margins were 20.9 percent for the company, and all businesses delivered margins of 20 percent or higher, which is an amazing feat of consistency. Inge G. Thulin named President and Chief Executive Officer, 3M Company, Feb. 24, 2012 Inge G. Thulin, 58, was named president and chief executive officer of 3M Company effective Feb. 24, 2012. A 32-year veteran of 3M, he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of 3M since May of 2011, after having served as executive vice president, 3M International Operations since 2003. Mr. Thulin joined 3M Sweden in 1979, working in sales and marketing, and subsequently assumed...
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...challenges and once again delivered strong results. George W. Buckley Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Despite all this turbulence, full-year sales increased 11 percent to $29.6 billion, with double-digit growth in Industrial and Transportation; Safety, Security and Protection Services; and Health Care. Operating margins were 20.9 percent for the company, and all businesses delivered margins of 20 percent or higher, which is an amazing feat of consistency. Inge G. Thulin named President and Chief Executive Officer, 3M Company, Feb. 24, 2012 Inge G. Thulin, 58, was named president and chief executive officer of 3M Company effective Feb. 24, 2012. A 32-year veteran of 3M, he served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of 3M since May of 2011, after having served as executive vice president, 3M International Operations since 2003. Mr. Thulin joined 3M Sweden in 1979, working in sales and marketing, and subsequently assumed levels of...
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...A Sigma Medical Technologies Offering TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 3 Problem Statement 4 Introduction 6 Analysis of the Facts 8 Expeditionary Marketing Tools 19 Summary of the Facts 27 Alternatives 30 Recommendations 35 I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Founded in 2015, Sigma Medical Technologies (SIGMA) is located in the SE region of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the Sandia Industrial Park area east of Kirtland Air Force Base on Eubank Blvd. SIGMA, owned by Dr. Remy and Mr. Bob Sachs (of TEAM Technologies), serves as the patent holder and developer of “Ozone”. UNM Anderson has been contracted to provide an expeditionary marketing study. Ozone offers an invasive, defined space; gas based delivery system (generated by the product) to kill all living organisms in a room. It provides an affordable elimination and sterilization system for use by the Medical industry. It provides an additional layer of security against concealed germs, bacteria, and viral threats (pathogens). It may even be the cost effective solution to deliver solution based field units to disease hot spots that are engineered for quick and easy “Ozone” sterilization. The technology offers a “whole room” elimination solution (fills available defined space and kills pathogens) as opposed to standard “surface” based elimination systems (based on chemical wipe down style cleaning). Dr. Remy and his supportive team have a...
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...ing VALUE-BASED METRICS FOR IMPROVING RESULTS An Enterprise Project Management Toolkit J. Ross Publishing; All Rights Reserved J. Ross Publishing; All Rights Reserved VALUE-BASED METRICS FOR IMPROVING RESULTS An Enterprise Project Management Toolkit Mel Schnapper, Ph.D. Steven Rollins, PMP J. Ross Publishing; All Rights Reserved Copyright ©2006 by J. Ross Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1-932159-25-8 Printed and bound in the U.S.A. Printed on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schnapper, Melvin. Value-based metrics for improving results : an enterprise project management toolkit / by Mel Schnapper, Steven Rollins. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-932159-25-8 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Project management—Quality control. 2. Performance standards. 3. Work measurement. I. Rollins, Steven C., 1950-. II. Title. HD69.P75S365 2006 658.4′04—dc22 2006001079 This publication contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is used with permission, and sources are indicated. Reasonable effort has been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and the publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or for the consequences of their use. All rights reserved. Neither this publication nor any part thereof may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording...
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...MBA LEARN MORE, DO MORE, BECOME MORE 90 exceptional people who will shape the future of business The IMD MBA Class of 2011 Developing your future global leaders The IMD difference Why recruit at IMD? Find truly global experienced leaders able to address your company’s challenges in today’s complex environment 90 talented pre-screened participants Besides strong academic ability, we assess the leadership potential with a focus on real management capacity in a multi-cultural and complex environment. In total we spend at least 10 manhours per candidate to make sure each one is right for the program. The admission process consists of: - an online application with 12 essays - letters of recommendations - a full day assessment center Once accepted, each candidate goes through a full background check conducted by an independent agency. International and experienced In a class of 90, you will find 40+ different nationalities and 90% of the participants will have spent at least 6 months outside their home country. With a minimum of 3 years of work experience, our participants have on average 7 years of experience prior to IMD. Trained to become truly global hand-on leaders Besides strong academic business fundamentals, our intensive one-year program is designed to constantly push our MBAs beyond their comfort zone. A diversity of hands-on projects takes them through various settings: - a 6-week startup project - a 9-week international consulting project with medium to...
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...Que 1: Benefits of Accountant in the company: • Helps to keep Records Updated An Accountant can help the company to keep the records updated by keeping track on each and every transaction placed during a particular accounting period. And can also enhance the performance of the company by monitoring and reviewing the accuracy and the completeness of records of accounting and its related systems. An accountant can also maintain records of all employees of the company by keeping track on their performance and also can focus on timely processing of weekly and monthly payroll of the employees. An accountant can also keep the records updated by compiling and analyzing the information related to financial activities of the company to prepare entries to the accounts, such as general ledger accounts, document business transactions. Due to the proper updating of the records systematically by the accountant the company will be able to provide the financial information of the company to its internal and external sources whenever needed without any disputes or errors . • Paid taxes on time An Accountant can help the company by paying taxes on time. There will be no need to calculate taxes separately as it will be calculated by the accountant which will in turn save the time and hence can be used in some effective and efficient manner. Apart from this he can also provide much relevant information related to taxes like : • Amount to put aside per month for tax bills •...
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...LIFECYCLE OF CORPORATE IDENTITIES Executive Summary The research attempts to explore the need for a change in corporate identity by organizations and to figure-out a pattern, if any, associated with such a change across organizations. As the introduction to the paper we have defined ‘Corporate Identity’, its purpose and elements. In this paper we have limited our case studies to corporate identities that have reflected some kind of a visual change apart from changes in any other element. We have analyzed ten inflexion points ranging from mergers and acquisitions to business re-orientation to changes in organizational culture and how these factors necessitate changes in corporate identity. Based on this we have proposed a model which showcases the growing impact of these factors over time and how the occurrence of World events has intensified the ‘change factors’ which in turn are putting all the more pressure on corporations globally to reconsider their identity. The intensity of these factors would vary from industry to industry, with each industry having a different lifecycle. The model brings out the paradox of shortened lifecycle of corporate identities which itself poses an extraordinary challenge to companies for effectively elongating and managing their identities. Changing ones corporate identity is not only an expensive affair but can also create dissonance in the minds of the stakeholders, if not managed and communicated properly. In order to succeed companies will...
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...tactical plan or operating decision, not a strategic plan. PTS: 1 REF: 35 OBJ: 02-1 TYPE: App TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking | TB&E Model Strategy 2. The marketing plan is a written document that acts as a guidebook of marketing activities for a marketing manager. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 36 OBJ: 02-1 TYPE: Def TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking | TB&E Model Marketing Plan 3. A firm's mission statement should answer the question, "What products do we produce best?" ANS: F Mission statements should not focus on specific product offerings but on the market or markets served. PTS: 1 REF: 37 OBJ: 02-2 TYPE: Comp TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking | TB&E Model Strategy 4. A production costs analysis could be a part of a company’s SWOT analysis. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 38 OBJ: 02-3 TYPE: Comp TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking | TB&E Model Strategy 5. Environmental scanning entails the collection and analysis of information about factors that may affect the organization as well as the identification of market opportunities and threats. ANS: T PTS: 1 REF: 39 OBJ: 02-3 TYPE: Def TOP: AACSB Reflective Thinking | TB&E Model Strategy 6. To be useful, marketing objectives should meet four criteria: realistic, measurable, time-specific, and based on sales. ANS: F The four criteria for useful marketing objectives are: realistic, measurable, time-specific, and compared to a benchmark. They do not have to be based on sales. PTS: 1 REF: 39 OBJ: 02-4 TYPE: Comp ...
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