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TheEvolutionofaBrandPowerhouseThecandlesthatlitthenightsofUnionsoldiersduringtheCivilWar.Thesyntheticdetergentthateradicatedhoursoftoilforwomeninthe1940s.Thedisposablediapersthataddedconveniencetothelivesofbusyparents.Allofthesebreakthrough"firsts"andahostofotherscamefromthesamesource:consumergoodsgiantProcter&Gamble.RisingTidechroniclesthiscompany'sextraordinary165-yearclimbfromasmall,family-operatedsoapandcandlecompanytoaglobalpowerhousewhosemarket-leadingbrandsimprovethelivesofconsumerseverywhere.AuthorsDavisDyer,FrederickDalzell,andRowenaOlegarioweregrantedunprecedentedaccesstoP&G'scorporatearchivesandexclusiveinterviewswithkeyexecutivesandemployees.TheydescribetheintroductionandevolutionofsuchhouseholdbrandsasIvory,Tide,Crest,andPampersandillustratehowP&Glearnedtosatisfyconsumersandcompeteinmarketsallovertheworld.Theyalsorecountinsightful