The talk about RB

Who is saying what about RB? Here's a selection of some of the Reckitt Benckiser stories making the news.

"We’re not a business that is happy to sit contemplating its navel. One of the key differentiators of us as a company is the flatness of the structure, and also that we want all news, good or bad, to travel fast" – RB UK general manager Alan Thompson
Marketing Magazine, 11 January 2012
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"A clear strategy, hard work, excellent execution, and a genuine love of the consumer products industry have helped propel Bart Becht into the upper echelon of corporate leadership." – Former CEO Bart Becht receives Distinguished Corporate Alumni Award
Chicago Booth Magazine, January 2012
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"Delivery of our full-year targets will mean Reckitt Benckiser achieving another year of above industry average growth in very challenging market conditions" – CEO Rakesh Kapoor
The Times, 26 October 2011
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"Reckitt Benckiser PLC said Tuesday that surging demand for household and personal care products in emerging economies boosted third-quarter profit and sales."
Wall Street Journal, 26 October 2011
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"Berichte über RB Deutschland: Im Reich der Saubermänner"
Absatzwirtschaft, September 2011
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Reckitt Benckiser makes Forbes list of world's most innovative companies.
Forbes, July 2011
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"Observing...helps innovators detect small behavioral details – in the activities ofcustomers, suppliers, and other companies – that suggest new ways ofdoing things." – The Five Habits of Highly Innovative Leaders, Bruce Upbin
Forbes, 20 July 2011
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RB "looks to customers, among others, to find new methods to detect parasites" – The Most Innovative Companies Today and Tomorrow, Tom Post
Forbes, 20 July 2011
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Dettol at no. 2 and Pine O Cleen at no. 6 in a survey of Australia's most trusted brands, with both topping their respective categories of First Aid and Cleaning.
B&T, July 2011
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"RB’s vision is very clear: improving people’s lives through delivering better solutions which make a real difference. This means an ongoing commitment to constant and continuous innovation." – RB UK general manager Camillo Pane.
Market Leader, July 2011
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Former restaurant chef Brian Young whips up recipes for French's in state-of-the-art test kitchen.
The Star-Ledger, July 2011
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“If we have 10 people in a room, eight of them agreeing on one thing and two passionately believing something else, we don’t try to resolve itto everyone’s satisfaction. Sometimes our biggest ideas come that way.” – CEO Bart Becht on RB decision making.
Accenture, June 2011
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"Selling a graduate recruitment scheme with condom packets? Might seem a bit odd – but that's one of the tactics consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser is using in its new 'multi-million pound' attraction campaign, in which it has apparently decided to use its consumer brands to sell its employer brand."
Management Today, 25 March 2011
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"RB muda estratégia para garantir 30% de receita com remédios." – RB Brazil's growth and recent entry into OTC market.
Brasil Econômico, 24 March 2011
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"Reckitt Benckiser's new North American marketing chief is steeped in digital marketing and believes the second wave of digital media he's been part of will be the one that succeeds."
AdAge Digital, 27 February 2011
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