The Gillette marketing strategy: The key success factors

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

14 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

05/14/2009

Category :

Business & market

Sub category :

Business strategy

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Summary :

What are the advantages of such a global strategy?
1. Introduction
2. Market shaving system characteristics pervasive need and use
The standardization: A necessary pattern of production process for global strategy intent and a determinant of competitive strength
1. A competitive advantage
2. A business advantage
A Global mix strategy: To build brand recognition and enhance customer preference
What are the disadvantages?
1. Overall risks due to the standardization crafted by a global strategy
2. The access to the media
Why has Gillette decided to launch the product globally? What are the alternatives?
1. Technological asset: A determinant resource illustrating the main competitive Gillette strength
2. Alternative strategies: What is the most profitable path to introduce a new product?
Which competitive advantage does Gillette try to achieve with this global launch?
1. Introduction
2. Illustration of the global competitive advantage by the Mach 3 launch: The curve elasticity-price
Decide which criteria are relevant for the decision whether or not to launch a product on a global scale
1. Introduction
2. Internal implications
3. External forces
Conclusion
Bibliography

Abstract

Today, gillette employs 28000 employees worldwide, has control over more than 60% of the world market and is present in 145 countries.

The gillette strategy is global and, aims to foresee the future (notably by the Committee horizon) and concerns the world which went up to "one nation", this is clearly evoked in the formulation strategy. With its long experience, gillette could achieve its global strategy with safety. Also, a global strategy provides numerous advantages.

Market shaving system characteristics pervasive need and use:

The shaving system does not require a local adaptation of products. Moreover, consumption becomes increasingly homogeneous around the world by a convergence of needs. This peculiarity of the market shaving system enhances the hypothesis of standardization of production and of the marketing variables.