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Gillette
Gillette
Gillette
Submitted by
Varun Tyagi
PGP / FW / 08-10 / ‘B’
INDEX
SR TOPICS PAG
NO. E
1 INTRODUCTION 3
4 STRATEGY 7
5 S.W.O.T ANALYSIS 11
6 PRODUCT SEGMENT 12
7 MARKET POSITIONING 13
8 FUTURE STRATEGIES 15
9 CONCLUTION 15
THE GILLETTE COMPANY
100 YEARS 1901-2001
ORGANISATIONAL CHART
GLOBAL STRATEGY
• Corporate Objective
– global focus on consumer products
– global competitive advantage in quality,
value added personal care/use products
• Global Market
– competing in the triad markets (Europe,
Japan, North and South America)
– industry concentration (SWOT Analysis)
– global market leadership in male and
female grooming products
Strengths
Weaknesses
Market Leader Long Development
Cycles
Strong Brand Image
Relatively Static Market
Global Presence
Growth
Aggressive Advertising
Heavy Dependence on
Quality & Innovation High
Portfolio Range (Mach 3 Street Retail Outlets
etc)
Expensive Brand
Maintenance
New Production
Technology
Increased Grooming
Sophistication
Opportunities
Threats
MARKET POSITIONING
Blades and Razor strategy
• Innovation through Research & Development
• Premium Brand - Premium Price
• Build Global Product Branding
• Build Strong Brand Loyalty
• Greater Efficiency at Lower Cost.
• Maintain Superior Growth in Market Share
• Build Shaving Systems Sub-Segment
• Invest in technology and product innovation
CONCLUTION
• Diversifying capital, investment, products
and other resources to maintain and expand
position as market leader.
• Strategically positioned as leader, and
regularly reorganising its structures to
respond quickly to changes in business and
competitive trends.
• Developing and maintaining a high profile for