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Pre-reading Reading: “3M Post-It Notes: A Managed or Accidental Innovation?” As you read this case story, think about the following two questions: 1. What were the critical factors that enabled 3M Post-it Notes to be successfully commercialized and what can we generalize about managing the innovation process from this case history? 2. What were the critical roles performed by some of the key individuals, including Silver, Oliveira, Nicholson, Fry, and Ramey? 1 33 3M's Post-it Notes: A Managed

Introduction 3M is an innovative and creative company that flourished since 1930 with the invention of masking tape and again in the 1950’s with Scotchgard the fabric protector. Then during a glue that was invented that was considered a failure in the 1970’s someone came up with the idea of taking that glue solution and using it on the back of paper to hold the paper to anything. So the invention of the post-it came out and the business really took off. in the 2000 the newly appointed CEO

its leaders and able to develop employees at all levels within 3M Company. Through these programs, participants will be given a real-time projects to develop various skills. “ Everything we do focuses around our customers, so we want to make sure their needs are central to our approach, each of these dynamic programs will develop our global pipeline of talent while keeping the customer front and center.” said Janette Shimanski, the 3M Company Chief Learning

and cleaning, as well as maintenance and fire protection products for buildings. Basically, 3M is everywhere. 3M creativity can be found in your homes with e.g. the Filtrete Ultra Slim Air Purifier, but 3M ingenuity is also used on the roads for visibility, safety and brand identity with e.g. the Scotchlite Reflective Material on garments or the Scotchprint Graphics refreshing the outside look of buildings. 3M Technology can also be found in commercial buildings with products such as the Di-Noc Self-Adhesive

Ingle Thulin CEO of 3M Co. Inge Thulin, chairman, president, CEO Total compensation: $15,620,581 for the year 2015 Salary: $1,448,153 Exercised stock options: $3,562,036 Value realized on vesting shares: $7,556,573 New stock options: 229,364 3M had a busy year closing on three big purchases worth around $3.7 billion, also investing another $1.5 billion in capital improvements including the opening of a new research and development facility in Maplewood. 3M’s overall corporate results for 2015 came

Members and our contributions: ---Man Wai :Introduction Of 3M and the industry Analysis ---Muhammad: Competitor Analysis and Customer Analysis --- Alice: Brand Analysis and our goals ---Mehak: Conclusion and market mix analysis B) 3M Company Introduction: History Of 3M: ---The 3M Company, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in St. Paul, Minnesota. 3M headquarters are in the St. Paul suburb of Maplewood, Minnesota

Analysis of CNS Breath Right Strips Introduction According to the text, Breathe Right Strips were invented by Bruce Johnson, a chronic nasal congestion sufferer. Mr. Johnson Brought his creation to CNS Inc. CNS took the product and primarily marketed it to sports teams, nasal sufferers and night-time snorers. The product really became prominent when Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers wore the product in the Super Bowl. According to cns.com, Breathe Right Strips is also available in vapor

June 6th MKTG 476 Chapter 1 1. How are the basic business philosophies or orientations of major consumer products firm such as General Mills or Nestlé and a small entrepreneurial start-up in a fast-growing, hi-tech industry likely to differ? What are the implications of such philosophical differences for the role of marketers in the strategic planning processes of the two firms? Answer: A) The major consumer products firms like General Mills and Nestlé have to be market oriented in. In Exhibit

1. How standardization and format war takes place? When any company starts its own production on the daily basis they have to follow certain rules for the standardization. Company has to file for the patents in the United States to make sure that they have their own patents for security issues. Otherwise all small companies will try to copy their product design and misguide customers for the smaller share of the market. There are multiple types of patents in which companies can apply like product

Question What would happen if sand were water resistant? What does the fabric protector do to the sand that makes it Hydroponic? Why does the oil sink? why does the sand stick so close? Research This Project is about What would happen if sand was hydroponic. Walking on the beach is calm relaxing and peaceful. however, what if the sand was to resist the water. Some thing hard to understand yet possible due to a number a number substances. The question being what would happen if sand were water