Most Active Articles 2009-11-25T19:03:04.161-05:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:procter--gamble Burt Helm bhelm168 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3528068925389220203-a7dfad15d02ffba2de8cea0de77bec43 2009-10-30T10:31:07.016-04:00

Bob McDonald's first full quarter at the helm of Procter & Gamble (PG), the world's largest consumer-goods company reported fiscal first-quarter results that were well ahead of expectations. After a spring and summer of poor results, as consumers...

Bob McDonald's first full quarter at the helm of Procter & Gamble (PG), the world's largest consumer-goods company reported fiscal first-quarter results that were well ahead of expectations. After a spring and summer of poor results, as consumers... http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/oct2009/db20091029_750970.htm Michael Arndt marndt561 44 44 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12481314888403348732-dc706d210f6fc8216d5031c54eb2548d 2009-10-30T16:41:59.910-04:00

Moving the growth needle at Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) isn't easy. Not only is the company an $80 billion-in-sales behemoth, but it is after all in the consumer products business. And in the developed world at least, growing sales of shampoo and diapers faster than GDP is tough. Mostly, it's just a brutal battle for share.

Moving the growth needle at Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) isn't easy. Not only is the company an $80 billion-in-sales behemoth, but it is after all in the consumer products business. And in the developed world at least, growing sales of shampoo and diapers faster than GDP is tough. Mostly, it's just a brutal battle for share. http://www.thedeal.com/corporatedealmaker/2009/10/deals_and_pgs_quest_for_growth.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 24 24 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7103593252562843348-e86d2d4329d2b9df1da8ce69009978e7 2009-10-30T10:27:07.785-04:00

Procter & Gamble indicated Thursday that it will boost marketing spending over the next year as it introduces a run of new and refashioned brands. The world's largest advertiser said it plans to increase product "innovations" by 30% this year -- with the bulk coming in the back half. "The marketing spend tends to follow the innovations as we work to generate trial," said new CEO Bob McDonald on an investor call. He declined to provide specifics about the new pipeline. P&G spent $911.5 million in measured media last year in the October-December quarter, down 8% versus the year before, according to TNS Media Intelligence.

Procter & Gamble indicated Thursday that it will boost marketing spending over the next year as it introduces a run of new and refashioned brands. The world's largest advertiser said it plans to increase product "innovations" by 30% this year -- with the bulk coming in the back half. "The marketing spend tends to follow the innovations as we work to generate trial," said new CEO Bob McDonald on an investor call. He declined to provide specifics about the new pipeline. P&G spent $911.5 million in measured media last year in the October-December quarter, down 8% versus the year before, according to TNS Media Intelligence. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=116439 Michael Arndt marndt561 20 20 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14598749626215254416-5d2b26cfb8d711d9fb4e0110f9ff736f 2009-10-14T20:22:40.667-04:00

The other day in Cincinnati I met Filippo Passerini, Procter & Gamble's Chief Information Officer. Fascinating guy. Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Rome. Father of three. Technical mountain climber. And the toast of his organization right...

The other day in Cincinnati I met Filippo Passerini, Procter & Gamble's Chief Information Officer. Fascinating guy. Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Rome. Father of three. Technical mountain climber. And the toast of his organization right... http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2009/10/are-you-thinking-ahead-of-curve.html Braden Kelley bkelley034 13 13 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15908041418360566844-97b820ea5700c6de0c699d80fbf35477 2009-10-14T15:26:32.116-04:00

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) chief executive Bob McDonald (pictured) on Wednesday mapped out his plans to grow the consumer product giant. Addressing shareholders at his first annual meeting since taking over the top job from A.G. Lafley, McDonald announced the ambitious goal of adding 1 billion consumers by 2014 to the 4 billion P&G already serves.

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE:PG) chief executive Bob McDonald (pictured) on Wednesday mapped out his plans to grow the consumer product giant. Addressing shareholders at his first annual meeting since taking over the top job from A.G. Lafley, McDonald announced the ambitious goal of adding 1 billion consumers by 2014 to the 4 billion P&G already serves. http://www.thedeal.com/corporatedealmaker/2009/10/pg_ceo_aims_for_a_billion_new.php Brennen Wysong bwysong598 11 11 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5073338121328976825-53ff13e349d4ecbde49083bf69750c04 2009-04-10T18:20:04.687-04:00

Few employers spend as much time cultivating their workforce as Procter & Gamble (PG). The consumer-products company expects to get 400,000 applications for entry-level management positions this year. It will hire less than one half of 1% of them,...

Few employers spend as much time cultivating their workforce as Procter & Gamble (PG). The consumer-products company expects to get 400,000 applications for entry-level management positions this year. It will hire less than one half of 1% of them,... http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_16/b4127055263615.htm?chan=magazine+channel_in%3A+inside+innovation Michael Arndt marndt561 72 71 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17557947649311973923-e3009a6dd281b766fa0a09e68f0b226a 2009-03-15T15:37:44.300-04:00

Last December, you may recall having read an article published in the New York Times about Proctor & Gamble's anti-climactic attempt at social media marketing. They created Facebook pages for some of their brands, and quickly had thousands of fans -...

Last December, you may recall having read an article published in the New York Times about Proctor & Gamble's anti-climactic attempt at social media marketing. They created Facebook pages for some of their brands, and quickly had thousands of fans -... http://www.socialcomputingmagazine.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=754 Michael Arndt marndt561 67 67 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15774541637429243727-0b4f77c0b7d8283479e2035cca8777c7 2009-04-19T01:44:55.075-04:00

P&G has a plan, knows how to win

P&G has a plan, knows how to win http://www.marketingprofs.com/9/brand-stimulus-package-invest-now-in-building-brand-and-profit-randall.asp Kevin Randall krandall080 51 50 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1810164995327836523-bbf1914ed48cdfe21203b1f9346a8c60 2009-03-03T19:22:39.004-05:00

When I worked with entrepreneurs and leaders in Europe, I often heard complaints like: "American companies have a habit of coming into Europe full of ambition, searching for big markets, but without fully understanding what it takes to sell a...

When I worked with entrepreneurs and leaders in Europe, I often heard complaints like: "American companies have a habit of coming into Europe full of ambition, searching for big markets, but without fully understanding what it takes to sell a... http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/cs/2009/03/how_google_and_pg_approach_new.html Jena McGregor jmcgregor526 64 63 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:13168146738735499242-dcc294af7e1040e06e73c75dd0a9a8e4 2009-09-30T18:52:50.738-04:00

When the best and brightest managers from GE (GE) attend the company's Crotonville learning center in Ossining, N.Y., for the Technical Leadership Development Course, they start by reading a comic book. For many of the handpicked participants, this...

When the best and brightest managers from GE (GE) attend the company's Crotonville learning center in Ossining, N.Y., for the Technical Leadership Development Course, they start by reading a comic book. For many of the handpicked participants, this... http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/sep2009/id20090930_853305.htm?chan=innovation_design+index+page_special+report+--+design+thinking Michael Arndt marndt561 6 5 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6392100294693839820-9486ccd7d426c025fcf283e2c000ad0c 2009-03-27T18:48:24.235-04:00

Procter & Gamble more than doubles sustainability targets Josh Brooks, packagingnews.co.uk, 27 March 2009 FMCG giant Procter & Gamble has upped the stakes in green products and packaging after more than doubling its 2012 sales targets for...

Procter & Gamble more than doubles sustainability targets Josh Brooks, packagingnews.co.uk, 27 March 2009 FMCG giant Procter & Gamble has upped the stakes in green products and packaging after more than doubling its 2012 sales targets for... http://packagingnews.co.uk/environment/news/894490/Procter---Gamble-doubles-sustainability-targets/ Michael Arndt marndt561 46 46 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8377253181229303136-c699216c0ec40866484593d601b85bdd 2008-12-09T16:35:47.247-05:00

Mark Peterson, director of external business development at Procter & Gamble, talks about the benefits and challenges of using outsiders to spur innovation at the consumer products giant.

Mark Peterson, director of external business development at Procter & Gamble, talks about the benefits and challenges of using outsiders to spur innovation at the consumer products giant. http://feedroom.businessweek.com/index.jsp?fr_story=2e26522e18141635e926e9dd4283a23791522bdb Helen Walters hwalters107 69 69 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15790957880171559305-3807604b741d8e0b1cca7584078bab26 2009-01-30T07:18:00.000-05:00

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Procter & Gamble Co. (PG: , , ) on Friday said second-quarter net income rose 53% to $5 billion, or $1.58 a share, from $3.27 billion, or 98 cents a share in

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Procter & Gamble Co. (PG: , , ) on Friday said second-quarter net income rose 53% to $5 billion, or $1.58 a share, from $3.27 billion, or 98 cents a share in http://c.moreover.com/click/here.pl?r1796355379&f=9791 55 54 1 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17915690914297637837-9fe16316b01c0adc9cb89290e85bd7be 2009-10-03T23:53:18.082-04:00

Maggie Wilderotter -- the most recent addition to Yahoo!'s (YHOO) board, joining in July 2007 (not including Carl Icahn and his band of merry men who joined last September) -- is now its most recent departing director. She gave the company notice...

Maggie Wilderotter -- the most recent addition to Yahoo!'s (YHOO) board, joining in July 2007 (not including Carl Icahn and his band of merry men who joined last September) -- is now its most recent departing director. She gave the company notice... http://www.hedgetracker.com/article/Yahoo-Board-Director-Maggie-Wilderotter-Makes-for-the-Door# Todd Walker rwienke085 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3775359188397515504-b7b6cc2cb04e5ae358bbf03739587571 2009-02-01T14:35:14.380-05:00

In an earnings call with analysts today, P&G chief financial officer Jon Moeller said the packaged goods giant would continue focusing its advertising on the value message, while cutting costs internally to deal with current economic pressures. “We have strong plans at discount channels to win, [which includes] performance-based value messaging across all touch points, [such as] on air, on packaging and in-store,” as well as coupon offers, Moeller said.

In an earnings call with analysts today, P&G chief financial officer Jon Moeller said the packaged goods giant would continue focusing its advertising on the value message, while cutting costs internally to deal with current economic pressures. “We have strong plans at discount channels to win, [which includes] performance-based value messaging across all touch points, [such as] on air, on packaging and in-store,” as well as coupon offers, Moeller said. http://www.brandweek.com/bw/content_display/news-and-features/packaged-goods/e3i3b5ee64b200b60e1051907dbf3bf02d2 Michael Arndt marndt561 38 38 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:333868423421889133-48c5148681d0cb661ce0013672eb350e 2009-03-16T10:50:57.281-04:00

In a sure sign of recession, Procter & Gamble slashed its advertising spending by more than 19 percent last year, media tracker Nielsen Co. said Friday. Cincinnati-based P&G spent $2.85 billion last year, down from $3.53 billion in 2007.

In a sure sign of recession, Procter & Gamble slashed its advertising spending by more than 19 percent last year, media tracker Nielsen Co. said Friday. Cincinnati-based P&G spent $2.85 billion last year, down from $3.53 billion in 2007. http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090314/BIZ01/903140319/1001/BIZ Matthew Boyle mboyle333 29 29 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14852384214612048096-b7e150c4deeccbebfb84ac6540c93c2e 2009-09-25T11:22:53.607-04:00

As the center of economic activity in the developed world shifts inexorably from industrial manufacturing to knowledge creation and service delivery, innovation has become nothing less than a survival strategy. It is, moreover, no longer limited to...

As the center of economic activity in the developed world shifts inexorably from industrial manufacturing to knowledge creation and service delivery, innovation has become nothing less than a survival strategy. It is, moreover, no longer limited to... http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_40/b4149054679916.htm?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories Michael Arndt marndt561 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17264715049008515614-3c1c909fd2ee4b3db34954417dfa191e 2009-04-02T09:35:04.816-04:00

Net Income: $2 billion Consumers have sworn off many things in this recession. Brushing their teeth is not one of them. That's good news for Colgate-Palmolive (CL), which for the past five years has slashed costs, raised prices, and flooded...

Net Income: $2 billion Consumers have sworn off many things in this recession. Brushing their teeth is not one of them. That's good news for Colgate-Palmolive (CL), which for the past five years has slashed costs, raised prices, and flooded... http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_14/b4125048865641.htm?chan=innovation_innovation+%2B+design_top+stories Michael Arndt marndt561 31 31 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4598017400660196793-d67ee3173f4c34ae34cb581d1d2456d8 2009-09-25T11:24:10.075-04:00

IDEO's Tim Brown urges execs to change BusinessWeek -- Innovation of the Week imageTim Brown, CEO of design shop IDEO, writes in his new book, Change by Design, that companies would do better by adopting "design thinking." Learn what customers want, he says, and answer their needs

IDEO's Tim Brown urges execs to change BusinessWeek -- Innovation of the Week imageTim Brown, CEO of design shop IDEO, writes in his new book, Change by Design, that companies would do better by adopting "design thinking." Learn what customers want, he says, and answer their needs http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/podcasts/innovation/innovation_09_22_09.htm Michael Arndt marndt561 1 1 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2890657128756451754-7867056bc4fb11445df95e777819c4fc 2009-09-08T09:59:19.473-04:00

E-commerce has never reached even 1% of Procter & Gamble Co.'s sales, but now the company is looking to increase that share more than fivefold as it seeks to capitalize on its growing investment in digital media.

E-commerce has never reached even 1% of Procter & Gamble Co.'s sales, but now the company is looking to increase that share more than fivefold as it seeks to capitalize on its growing investment in digital media. http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=138848 Gabriel Untal guntal468 2 2 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8618379812800921299-e1f6e8907c2e9b469eb6fbbf32e9462e 2009-03-23T09:30:27.787-04:00

As the succession race inside Procter & Gamble Co. intensifies, Chief Executive A.G. Lafley is publishing a blueprint of what he thinks his job entails. Conceding that P&G's own corporate culture had been far too introverted, Mr. Lafley argues in...

As the succession race inside Procter & Gamble Co. intensifies, Chief Executive A.G. Lafley is publishing a blueprint of what he thinks his job entails. Conceding that P&G's own corporate culture had been far too introverted, Mr. Lafley argues in... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123775694940307601.html Jena McGregor jmcgregor526 20 19 0 1 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16307937493246492611-3402d7cbb9050c8a4de5d11e1f1c61c7 2009-04-02T09:30:43.110-04:00

A new over-the-counter medicine from Vicks that has become popular in Switzerland in the past year isn't as new as it seems. The product, Vicks Cough Syrup with Honey, is really just the latest version of an elixir that Vicks parent Procter & Gamble...

A new over-the-counter medicine from Vicks that has become popular in Switzerland in the past year isn't as new as it seems. The product, Vicks Cough Syrup with Honey, is really just the latest version of an elixir that Vicks parent Procter & Gamble... http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/mar2009/id20090331_127029.htm?chan=innovation_innovation+%2B+design_top+stories Michael Arndt marndt561 18 18 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:2626885384960577715-94f1b31e7550bcc10149037889106227 2008-09-13T07:00:00.000-04:00

A heart tugging inspirational commercial for P&G's Pantene Chrysalis shampoo.

A heart tugging inspirational commercial for P&G's Pantene Chrysalis shampoo. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GreatAds/~3/391471056/new-violin-commercial-for-p-g-pantene.html 55 55 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3166241894080713255-accc341ef7633f69ec4aa1d074b3e8db 2008-12-13T15:05:19.045-05:00

I think it’s safe to say that innovation doesn’t come from doing more of the same. Google and Proctor & Gamble must have had a similar thought in mind this past year as the two companies paired up to...

I think it’s safe to say that innovation doesn’t come from doing more of the same. Google and Proctor & Gamble must have had a similar thought in mind this past year as the two companies paired up to... http://undercurrents.tmgstrategies.com/2008/12/12/inspiring-innovation-emplyee-swap/ Michael Arndt marndt561 33 33 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16249497047174136285-6bc82e7ce315528be49af5b734b3af93 2009-03-10T10:44:02.770-04:00

Procter & Gamble Co.’s Susan Arnold will retire from the world’s biggest consumer-products maker, paving the way for Robert McDonald to take over when Chief Executive Officer Alan Lafley retires.

Procter & Gamble Co.’s Susan Arnold will retire from the world’s biggest consumer-products maker, paving the way for Robert McDonald to take over when Chief Executive Officer Alan Lafley retires. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ajEPiNJFZZlQ&refer=home Matthew Boyle mboyle333 16 14 1 1