Additionally, a core aspect of the Plan was to identify and nurture businesses of the future. Over 150 new businesses were proposed before the list was narrowed down to nine. These included a foray into drinking water, a plan for network-based marketing (along the lines of Amway) and an entry into retailing herbal therapy products and services through a chain of therapy centers. Perhaps the most
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November 06, 2006 case 1-428-604 Hindustan Lever at the Base of the Pyramid: Growth for the 21st Century About Hindustan Lever Limited Hindustan Lever Limited began operating in India in 1888 with the distribution of its “Made in England” Sunlight detergent. In 1931, when India was still a British colony, Hindustan Vanaspati Limited was formed Published by GlobaLens, a division of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan. Research Assistant Maulin Vakil and Professor
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Chairman On August 30, 2004, Hindustan Lever Limited’s (HLL) share price on the Bombay Stock Exchange touched Rs.100.5 (US$ 2.28) - a new low for one of the largest Indian companies by market value (see Exhibit 1). In its Q2 2004 results, HLL’s bottom line had fallen by 43% due to price pressures in its mainstay detergents business. Procter & Gamble, its long-time nemesis, had unveiled a series of price cuts on its leading detergent brands, Ariel and Tide, forcing HLL to respond. As a consequence
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Analysis of Customer Relationship Marketing Strategies 5 4.1 The Value Proposition of Ritz-Carlton 5 4.2 The Concept of Experience Economy 6 4.2.1 The "wow effect" of the Company 6 4.3 Four Tier Customer Pyramid 7 4.4 Customer Relationship Management 8 4.5 Customer Complaint and Gap Model 9 5.0 Conclusion 10 6.0 Recommendation 11 7.0 References 12 1.0 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to analyze the relationship marketing strategies by selecting one
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UN-HABITAT - WORKING GROUP A Bottom of the Pyramid Approaches for Urban Sustainability Background Paper – Draft 0 At the Fourth Session of the World Urban Forum held in Nanjing in November 2008, the private sector decided to organise two working groups which would be based on the themes of Urban Governance and Bottom of the Pyramid Approaches for Urban Sustainability. Through their work, the groups will also contribute to the preparation of Core Business Principles for Sustainable Urbanization
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/service follows certain marketing techniques. Marketing strategies decide the futuresucess of a product, be it services or a new product, it is the strategies adopted to identify the customers, positioning and pricing of the product which determines the life of the product in the market. In this paper we have researched on some of the Innovative strategies successfully employed by automobile companies for new customer creation This document is a study about those marketing nuances which are required
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Question 1 Importance of Communication in an Organization Communication is one of the basic functions of management in any organization and its importance can hardly be overemphasized. It is a process of transmitting information, ideas, thoughts, opinions and plans between various parts of an organization. It is not possible to have human relations without communication. However, good and effective communication is required not only for good human relations but also for good and successful
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Business: Fostering Economic Growth through the Business Development Program at the Base Of the Pyramid By Indra Surya, Susantio TABLE OF CONTENTS I. ABSTRACT II. INTRODUCTION III. UNDERSTANDING THE POOR AND THEIR NEEDS i) How Poor are the Poor? : Current Research and Publications on the Base of the Pyramid (BOP) Issues ii) Indonesia Poverty Reduction Programs IV. THE BASE OF PYRAMID : BUSINESS APPROACH i) Preliminary Measures for Forming the BOP Business Taskforce ii)
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Kwanpen Case Study -Why Singaporeans do not warm up to local brands [pic] Introduction Kwanpen was founded in 1938 in Singapore by Mr Kwan Pen Seng, who is a first-generation immigrant from China .[1] Kwan passed on his knowledge to his son, who learned the craft already as a little boy helping his father. When Kwan Jr. was 10 years old he was talented enough to make his own leather belts and shoes and today he is the CEO of the company. In the 1970s Kwanpen started to expand from
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choice and answer the following questions to demonstrate your understanding of the following topics: 1. Compare and explain the societal marketing concept with production concept. Illustrate your answers and support your argument with reasons and local marketing examples. Societal marketing concept is the idea that a company should make good marketing decisions by considering consumer’s wants, the company’s requirements, consumer’s long- term interests and society’s long-run interests.
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