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Welcome to Finance Function. In your first challenge, you’re meeting with Paulo, a newly promoted Marketing Manager, to review the figures for a Signal toothpaste promotion which includes a free travel toothbrush with each purchase. Reviewing the figures before the meeting, you’re concerned that the promotion will cost 10% of the total marketing budget for this brand, which would be the largest spend on a single promotion for that brand to date. You’d also like to see a stronger return on investment and more financial controls in place. At the start of the meeting it’s clear that Paulo is passionate about the promotion going ahead … and quickly. He predicts it will be a key lever in regaining market share from the competition and is keen to make a positive start to his new role. So tell me • How would you go about winning Paulo’s respect and trust? • How would you share your concerns with Paulo? • How would ensure Paulo takes your concerns seriously? • How would you go about building an ongoing relationship?
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UFLP Financial Management

Interviewed at Unilever

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Nov 27, 2017

Welcome to Finance Function. In your first challenge, you’re meeting with Paulo, a newly promoted Marketing Manager, to review the figures for a Signal toothpaste promotion which includes a free travel toothbrush with each purchase. Reviewing the figures before the meeting, you’re concerned that the promotion will cost 10% of the total marketing budget for this brand, which would be the largest spend on a single promotion for that brand to date. You’d also like to see a stronger return on investment and more financial controls in place. At the start of the meeting it’s clear that Paulo is passionate about the promotion going ahead … and quickly. He predicts it will be a key lever in regaining market share from the competition and is keen to make a positive start to his new role. So tell me • How would you go about winning Paulo’s respect and trust? • How would you share your concerns with Paulo? • How would ensure Paulo takes your concerns seriously? • How would you go about building an ongoing relationship?

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