Interesting P&G Products Over the Years
This P&G product, known for its blue gel, was introduced in 1955 as the first fluoride toothpaste.
What is "Crest"?
This was Jeff Bezos' original preferred name for Amazon, and typing it in your web browser still redirects to Amazon today.
What is "Relentless"?
In this year, Amazon expanded its operations to Europe, opening logistic centers in the UK and Germany.
What is "1998"?
This principle, similar to an idiom about keeping the end in mind, asks Amazonians to work backwards from the customer, rather than from tools or technology.
What is "Start with the Customer"?
Established in 1837, P&G was founded by two men, William Procter and James Gamble. What respective businesses were they initially involved in before they became partners?
What are "candle making" and "soap making"?
Originally developed by a home brewer in the 1800s, this beauty bar remains one of P&G's most iconic products, known for its 1/4 moisturizing cream.
What is "Dove"?
Amazon’s 1-Click ordering system, patented in 1999, was exclusively licensed to this tech company until the patent expired in 2017.
Who is "Apple"?
In 2012, Amazon created this European digital innovation hub, aimed at supporting innovation in ecommerce, digital entertainment, and cloud services.
What is "Amazon Development Center Germany"?
Amazon's fastest delivery took place in Sunnyvale, California and it took this many minutes from purchase to delivery.
What is "13 minutes"?
During World War II, this P&G product was supplied to the military and came to be valued by soldiers for its ability to float.
What is "Ivory Soap"?
P&G divested this snack food company in 2012, known for its orange cheese doodles and its namesake potato chips.
What is "Pringles"?
As part of its diversification strategy, Amazon purchased this company, a popular online movie database, in 1998.
What is "IMDb (Internet Movie Database)"?
This two-pizza rule, popularized by Jeff Bezos, guides the size of work teams at Amazon.
What is "No team should be so large that it cannot be fed with two pizzas"?
This is the smallest item ever sold on Amazon.
What is "a microSD card"?
In the 1920s, P&G began a venture that would later become a staple of American television, creating the first of this type of show, initially broadcast over the radio.
What is a "Soap Opera"?
This P&G product was launched in 1952 and was marketed as a "blue miracle," an all-purpose detergent.
What is "Tide"?
In the early days of Amazon, this object would sound every time a purchase was made.
What is "Ring a bell"?
Amazon’s peculiar meeting culture includes starting meetings by silently reading multi-page memos, called these.
What are "narratives"?
This was Amazon's original name, until a lawyer misheard it as "cadaver."
What is "Cadabra"?
The P&G logo originally included this celestial object, but it was removed in 1991 following unfounded rumors of devil worship.
What is "the moon"?
This P&G brand, named for a letter of the Greek alphabet, is a line of anti-aging skincare products introduced in the 2000s.
What is "Olay Regenerist"?
This was the first book ever sold on Amazon in July 1995, a novel about artificial intelligence and consciousness
What is "Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought" by Douglas Hofstadter?
This Amazon program, named after a famous inventor, allows employees to dedicate a portion of their time to pursuing innovative ideas that interest them.
What is the "Just Do It" program?
This is the location of Amazon's largest warehouse, which is as large as 28 football fields.
What is Phoenix, Arizona?
In 1985, P&G launched this award-winning educational program designed to teach middle school students about the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) behind P&G products.
What is "Science in the Box"?