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The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is a giant in the area of consumer goods. The leading maker of household products in the United States, P&G has operations in nearly 80 countries around the world and markets its nearly 300 brands in more than 160 countries; more than half of the company's revenues are derived overseas. Among its products, which fall into the main categories of fabric care, home care, beauty care, baby care, family care, health care, snacks, and beverages, are 16 that generate more than $1 billion in annual revenues: Actonel (osteoporosis treatment); Always (feminine protection); Ariel, Downy, and Tide (laundry care); Bounty (paper towels); Charmin (bathroom tissue); Crest (toothpaste); Folgers (coffee); Head & Shoulders, Pantene, and Wella (hair care); Iams (pet food); Olay (skin care); Pampers (diapers); and Pringles (snacks). Committed to remaining the leader in its markets, P&G is one of the most aggressive marketers and is the largest advertiser in the world. Many innovations that are now common practices in corporate America--including extensive market research, the brand-management system, and employee profit-sharing programs--were first developed at Procter & Gamble.
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The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is a brand behemoth. The world's #1 maker of household products courts market share and billion-dollar brands. P&G's business is divided into three global units: beauty, health and well being, and household care. It ... makes pet food and water filters and produces soap operas (As the World Turns). More than 20 of P&G's brands are billion-dollar sellers, including Actonel, Always/Whisper, Braun, Bounty, Charmin, Crest, Downy/Lenor, Folgers (which it reportedly plans to spin off), Gillette, Iams, Olay, Pampers, Pantene, Pringles, Tide, and Wella, among others. Acquisitive P&G bought Clairol in 2001 and a majority of Wella in 2003.
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Procter & Gamble (P&G) has joined AAFA in the fight against indoor allergens and is dedicated to educating consumers about allergen reduction in the home. "P&G is committed to consumer education and providing consumers with products that will improve their quality of life," says Ross Holthouse, External Relations Manager at P&G. "By using products like Swiffer Dusters and Febreze Allergen Reducer you will be armed with the tools you need to help reduce the allergens from cats, dogs, dust mites and pollen hiding in your home."
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Procter & Gamble (P&G) has one of the largest and strongest portfolios of consumer product brands in the world, including Pampers, Ariel, Pantene and Pringles. Tags: Siemens AG, Procter & Gamble Co., IBM Lotus Notes, Product Marketing, Strategy, Marketing, Management Case studies 2007-01-01
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The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), incorporated in 1905, is focused on providing branded consumer goods products. The Company markets its products in more than 180 countries. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 (fiscal 2007), the Company was organized into three global business units: Beauty and Health, Household Care and Gillette GBU. P&G had seven segments under United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles: Beauty; Health Care; Fabric Care and Home Care; Snacks, Coffee and Pet Care; Baby Care and Family Care; Blades and Razors, and Duracell and Braun. In September 2006, the Company's Sure brand (an antiperspirant and deodorant brand) was acquired by Innovative Brands, LLC. In January 2007, P&G acquired HDS Cosmetics Lab Inc., which manufactures and markets Doctor's Dermatologic Formula (DDF) skin care.
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Procter & Gamble Co. promoted a new head to its snack division while ... announcing the retirement of its chief legal officer, Jim Johnson, whose career spanned six CEOs, seven presidential administrations and a nearly eight-fold increase in corporate revenue. Johnson, 64, will retire June 1. He will be succeeded by Steven Jemison, 56, P&G's deputy general counsel. P&G made the announcement while also reporting the promotion of John Goodwin, 44, to head its newly revised snack and pet care division. The division is the process of breaking out its $1.6 billion Folgers coffee business - acquired by P&G in 1963 - into a separate company. The division's former head, Jamie Egasti, will head up the new Folgers Coffee Co. when P&G finalizes that transaction, likely between July and December.
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