ANALYSIS OF MARKETING STRATEGY (MARKETING MIX AND PROMOTIONAL MIX) OF COCA COLA INTRODUCTION Coca-Cola is one of the most widely used soft drinks in the world. There is a great variety of brands offered by Coca-cola like diet Coke‚ Sprite‚ RC Cola‚ Minute Maid etc. You can find the Coca-cola soft drinks in any places. In 1919 Coca-Cola decided it was time to go global. The Coca-Cola Company decided to take its operations beyond national boundaries and marketing research was started
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What are the weaknesses of mass marketing‚ as opposed to segmented marketing? What advantages does a company gain from market segmentation‚ as opposed to treating the market as single entity? MASS MARKETING:- Mass marketing is a market strategy in which firm or industry treat market with single offer or one strategy. In this marketing term wide range of customers and audience are concentrated. As there is no segmentation and focusing concern so large amount of customers are possibly exposed to
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Market Segmentation Market segmentation is a strategy which divides a target market into subset according to consumer needs and desires and applicable for the good relevant and services. It depends only on the specific characteristics of the products and this subset is divided according to the criteria of age and gender. Campaign can designed a target which specific consumer segments can desire. A successful market segmentation and differentiation can give a firm a commercial advantage. Market
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Brand Positioning and Market Segmentation Brand positioning is an important strategy for achieving differential advantage. Essentially‚ positioning reflects “the place” a product occupies in a market or segments. GAP has a wide range of products that are reflected in multi-segments. Initially‚ as a specialty clothing retailer‚ GAP segmented the market using price as the sole criterion. GAP strategically decided to serve three major segments‚ which can be seen from price differences among GAP’s
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Need for segmentation:- The importance of market segmentation results from the fact that the buyers of a product or a service are no homogenous group. Actually‚ every buyer has individual needs‚ preferences‚ resources and behaviors. Since it is virtually impossible to cater for every customer’s individual characteristics‚ marketers group customers to market segments by variables they have in common. These common characteristics allow developing a standardized marketing mix for all customers in this
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Marketing segmentation Market segmentation is the process of dividing the market into dissimilar‚ distinctive groups of people who have similar needs to be satisfied‚ alike wants and behavior‚ or might want some products and services. Markets can be divided depending on a number of wide –ranging criteria. They are: geographic (region‚ county‚ climate etc.)‚ demographic (age‚ gender‚ family size‚ religion) psychographic (personality‚ life style‚ attitude etc.) behavioral (benefit sought‚ brand loyalty
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Bacardi Breezer and the Marketing mix Following the success of Bacardi rum‚ created in 1829 (Smith‚ 2002) the company decided to diversify in 1994 launching Bacardi Breezers. These are "refreshing blend of Barcardi rum‚ fruit juices‚ exotic flavourings and sparkling mineral water" (http://www.thedrinkshop.com/products/nlpdetail.php?prodid=410) Bacardi were the first to launch ready-to-drink alchopops and are currently the market leader in the segment. The Bacardi Breezers come in many different
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manufacturer‚ which was founded in 1948. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world‚ after Nike. The company’s clothing and shoe designs typically feature three parallel bars. The company revenue for 2009 was listed at €10.38 billion. The market segmentation; targeting and position play an important role in this company. This essay will use the three factors to analyze this company. Market segmentation Market segmentation was to
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market will be 40 years of age and under‚ specifically targeting families with children. The average household income in Jacksonville is approximately $33‚000 annually (Area Connect‚ 2008). While income levels are on the lower end‚ Food’n’Fun will be a one-of-a-kind within the community. The need and desire of a family entertainment and dining experience within the community will ensure sales and profitability of Food’n’Fun. Market Segmentation Currently‚ Jacksonville has very little to
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Marketing mix is a mix of options and variables that a marketer has to design his proposition. The four Ps‚ as they are known‚ of the marketing mix are Product‚ Price‚ Place and Promotion. Marketers mix these ingredients and variables in different proportions for their products in order to meet their requirements within their given constraints and boundaries. Marketing mix covers the four major elements and variables that a marketer has and can manipulate in order to design his offering according
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