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P&G Japan

Executive Summary

This case examines P&G and whether or not they have the ability and means to make their SK-II product a global brand. In this case, we examine P&G's need for a new global strategy and their ability to develop SK-II into a worldwide beauty product. Ultimately we will see that P&G needs to expand their hold in the Japanese market while becoming more familiar with the needs of potential markets.

Analysis

In recent years Paolo de Cesare was very successful at the head of the European and Japanese Max Factor divisions, but the idea of taking the SK-II that was so successful in the Japanese market global is very risky. Up until the 1980's, P&G Japan was only a minor contributor to the P&G international growth. In 1985, Durk Jager found that the key reasons for the failure lied in the fact that they had not recognized the distinctive needs of the Japanese consumer. Over the next four years under his management changes were made to research, advertising and......


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Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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