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We asked P&G’s businesses to focus on winning with those who matter most and against the very best.
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
me, right meant that P&G would focus on achievable ways to win with the consumers who mattered the most and against the very best competition.
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
taken the lead on innovation, developing new products and better products that, over time, trickle down to the mass market. Given P&G’s greater scale, lower distribution costs, and considerable in-house R&D capabilities, there was an opportunity to lead on innovation from the middle of the market.
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
Deep consumer understanding.
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
Clarity about the winning aspirations meant that actions at the brand, category, sector, and company level were directed at delivering against that ideal.
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
Consumer and Market Knowledge (CMK),
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
just a convenient choice for families on the go). Each company doesn’t just want to serve customers; it wants to win with them.
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
A better product fulfilled an unmet consumer need, delivered a better user experience, and created better total consumer value.
A. G. Lafley • Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works
Aspirations are the guiding purpose of an enterprise.