INTRODUCTION AND DESIGN OF THE STUDY Intoduction
In the present times with large number of national and global players involved in marketing and manufacturing of non-durable goods or consumer packaged goods, the key to achieve success is to retain the customers. In todays world, technology has driven global market place and consumer expectation have ascended to a very high standard and it becomes very daring for the marketers to achieve customer satisfaction. Customer attrition is another evident challenge facing every industry and the means to overcome is to identify the factors or variables which deliver pre and post purchase satisfaction to a customer resulting in repeat purchase and build Brand Loyaltyof the customers. Thus the key factor to survive in this challenging scenario is to focus on reducing cost with improving customer satisfaction besides concentrating on increasing the revenue. Procter & Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company also known as P&G, is an American multinational consumer goods company headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Its products include pet foods, cleaning agents and personal care products. Prior to the sale of Pringles to Kellogg Company, its product line included foods and beverages. In 2011, P&G recorded $82.6 billion dollars in sales. Fortune magazine ranked P&G at fifth place of the "World's Most Admired Companies" list, which was up
from sixth place in 2010. Procter & Gamble is the only Fortune 500 company to issue C Share common stock. Procter & Gamble is the world's largest producer of household and personal products by revenue, with its products reaching 4 billion people worldwide. including Tide detergent, Pampers diapers, and Gillette razors, that generate over $1 billion in revenue annually. One of the key areas of growth for the company is in emerging markets worldwide. P&G already owns large and growing market share in countries including China and Russia. P&G has created products such as Downy Single Rinse, low-water volume detergent, and Naturally, a low-income feminine protection product, specifically for developing nations. In light of the global economic downturn, P&G has announced it will focus its growth strategy on emerging markets, opening almost all of its 20 new manufacturing facilities outside its established markets. Proctor and Gamble looks to bring in new product ideas from outside the company. Connect + Develop has led to the development of 42% of new P&G products in recent years. In February 2010, the company said it will launch a "flurry" of new products globally, using innovation to boost sales in fiscal 2010 coming out of the global recession.
P&G
Type Traded as
Public NYSE: PG Dow Jones Industrial Average component S&P 500 component
Industry Founded Founder(s)
Consumer goods 1837 William Procter James Gamble
Headquarters Area served Key people
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Worldwide Bob McDonald (Chairman, President and CEO)
Products
Foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products
Revenue Operating income Net income Total assets Total equity Employees
US$ 82.55 billion (2011) US$ 15.81 billion (2011)
US$ 11.79 billion (2011) US$ 138.35 billion (2011) US$ 68.00 billion (2011) 129,000 (2011)