Growing In A Fast-Changing World Colgate-Palmolive Company Growing In A Fast-Changing World Colgate’s sharp focus on its proven global strategies is fueling growth in today’s fastchanging global marketplace. This focus, supported by Colgate’s global values of Caring, Continuous Improvement and Global Teamwork, has enabled the Company to improve and adapt with speed and insight. In 2012, Colgate delivered another year of strong results despite volatile currencies and challenging macroeconomic
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Purposes of the Report The purpose of this report is to (1) analyze the policies and strategies of five competing companies that may have contributed to their honorable reputation as one of the best corporate citizens in 2009, and (2) inform the managers of Johnson & Johnson about possible policies and practices that can help their company become a better corporate citizen. By implementing these new strategies, the goal is to enable Johnson & Johnson to be included on the
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1. Case Background Colgate –Palmolive (Malaysia) a subsidiary company of Colgate-Palmolive Company USA in 1960 as manufacturing company of a tooth-paste. The parent company based in New York was originally manufacturer of soap and detergent products. After 1987, the company product range focusing on the oral, household, toiletries and personal cares products. The company also active in research and development of producing new product ranges. The company is targeting into cosmetic and medicated market
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the market, creatively introducing ways to increase and grow sales, stabilize sales, and showoff the value of what is already on the market (Kotler, 2009). Colgate is not new to the world of marketing; in fact, they have been marketing to the populations worldwide for decades (www.colgate.com). The marketing team in place for Colgate is responsible for the development and implementation of plans that are directed at the “establishment and maintenance of current and long range visions” of the
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WS5 Paper This paper will evaluation the distribution strategy for Colgate-Palmolive Oral Care market. According to the case study, Colgate-Palmolive (CP) held forty-three percent of the world’s toothpaste market and sixteen percent of the toothbrush market in 1991. That same year the worldwide sales of CP oral care products increased by twelve percent by 1.3 billion (twenty-two percent of total sales). $243 million was invested to upgrade 25 of CP’s 91 manufacturing plants; introduce 275 new
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A household name for paste and tooth powder, Colgate Palmolive (India) was established on 23rd September 1937 as a private limited company in Bombay, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Colgate Palmolive Co. Of USA Initially it started with trading activity and later set up manufacturing operations in 1949 at Sewry (Bombay). The company became a public limited company on 5th October 1978. In 1990-91 the company commissioned facilities for fatty acid and toilet soap at Waluj (Aurangabad). The plants
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8 56.3 56.2 56.7 Schick - Wilkinson Sword Energizer Holdings Inc 10.1 10.2 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.6 Bic Sté Bic SA 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 Nivea Beiersdorf AG 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 Edge Energizer Holdings Inc - - 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 Palmolive Colgate-Palmolive Co 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 Bozzano Hypermarcas SA - 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 Super-Max SuperMax Corp 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 Lord Lord Precision Industries SAE 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Arko Evyap Sabun Yag Gliserin San ve Tic AS 0
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Subramanyam L. Wheeler A. Singh S. Menon (Ms.) M. Mehrotra R. A. Shah P. K. Ghosh J. K. Setna V. S. Mehta Dr. I. Shahani (Ms.) N. Ghate P. K. Ghosh P. Parameswaran (Ms.) J. K. Setna N. Ghate Crawford Bayley & Co. Price Waterhouse Chartered Accountants Colgate Research Centre, Main Street, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai, Mumbai 400 076. Plot No. B 14/10 MIDC, Waluj Industrial Area, Aurangabad 431 136. Plot No. 78, EPIP Phase I, Jharmajri, Baddi, District Solan, [H.P.] 174 103. Premises No. 44-617/11, Road No
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Final Business Proposal Final Business Proposal In 2009, Colgate-Palmolive Company introduced Colgate Wisp, a disposable and portable on-the-go toothbrush with built-in toothpaste that promises a just-brushed, clean feeling (Colgate-Palmolive Annual Report, 2009). The product performed well for a few months, but loses its grip in the market scene since then. There was a market plunge for Colgate Wisp and the revenue plummet. The goal of the firm is to boost its sales once more, and be able
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business environment is good and is not threatened greatly by economic crisis and problems. Both external and national environment is very conducive for business players like Colgate-Palmolive to play and venture with. II. Point of View In order to have a better grasp of the situation, the point of view of Palmolive Natural’s senior product manager Gigi Alvarez, is being considered. As the person in the top product management level, she has an overall view of the situations in the company
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