Strategy Assignment week two: “Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s” Professor: Orlando Rivero D.B.A. April‚ 3‚ 2008 Cola Wars Continue: Coke vs. Pepsi in the 1990s Overview This paper will explore Porter’s Five Forces ( Porte 6) and Branderburger and Nalebuff’s Value Net to answer this questionnaire and describe soft drinks industry characteristics. The soft drink industry is concentrated with the three major players‚ Coca-Cola‚ Pepsi‚ and Cadbury Schweppes Plc.‚ making up
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Mohamed Saada. Coke vs. Pepsi War Overview: In 1985 Coke has introduced a new Coke product replacing its old Coke Formula that has been around for almost 100 years. The reaction has been outrageous by the consumers who resisted the new Coke forcing the company to go back in its decision and sell the two products together. My opinion is that the mistake was partially being a wrong strategic call and partially a mistake in interpreting the market research date. On the strategic call‚ Coke was losing
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increased for more than 20 years and plateaued in the 1990s. The economics of the CP and bottling is very different from each other in terms of number and size of rivals‚ and the scope of competitive rivalry. There are two giants competing head to head on the CP industry‚ smaller national producers‚ such as Seven-Up and Dr Pepper‚ are relatively trivial. There are a lot of players of same size in the bottling industry. Unlike the furious competition between Pepsi and Coke‚ no sense of competition
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LITERATURE a. PEPSICO b. COCA-COLA c. COLA WAR : THE CONCEPT d. RESEARCH PAPERS USED AS SECONDARY MATERIAL i. Coke Vs Pepsi fighting for foreign markets ii. Comparison between Coke and Pepsi iii. Brand Analysis : PepsiCo iv. Brand Analysis : Coca-Cola v. History of Coca-Cola : The best soda vi. Coke Vs Pepsi vii. Comparison between Coke and Pepsi viii. The rivalry of various fronts ix
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Coke vs. Pepsi Karmen Burrell AIU Online MKTG205-1004B-08 Unit 1 IP October 7‚ 2010 In assignment one we are asked to choose two competitive products to analyze how they address the 4 P’s of marketing. First‚ we must understand what the 4 P’s of marketing refers to. They are pricing‚ product‚ promotion‚ and placement of product. We are asked to describe the products‚ their industry‚ their market shares‚ and their fluctuation in sales. Now that we understand what the 4 P’s of marketing
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Financial Management: Coke vs. Pepsi BUS 508 – Business Enterprise June 11‚ 2011 Financial Management: Coke vs. Pepsi The purpose of this paper is to analysis companies Coke and Pepsi and determinate (a) which company is better able to pay current liabilities (debt)‚ (b) explain what profitability ratios can tell about a company’s performance and how that information would influence investing decisions‚ (c) discuss which financial ratios to utilized while examining the company’s most
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Coke vs. Pepsi As we all know‚ Coca-Cola and Pepsi have been rivals for centuries. While most people have their own preference on which cola they prefer‚ they have no idea what makes these two cola brands so similar yet so different. While both are similar in color and taste‚ the biggest difference between these two brands are their sugar level. Coca-Cola‚ the dominant coke brand‚ contains less sugar compared to that of Pepsi’s. Furthermore‚ these two world renowned colas are said to help regain
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Pepsi vs Coca Cola For more than a century‚ Coca Cola and PepsiCo have been the major competitors within the soft drink market. By employing various advertising tactics‚ strategies such as blind taste tests‚ and reward initiatives for the consumer‚ they have grown to become oligopolistic rivals. In the soft-drink business‚ “The Coca-Cola Company” and “PepsiCo‚ Incorporated” hold most of the market shares in virtually every region of the world. They have brands that the consumers want‚ whether it
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SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES (SIMS) (For Defense Personnel & Their Dependents) {Constituent of Symbiosis International University (SIU)} Strategic Marketing Assignment II PepsiCo Vs Coca Cola India’s Perspective Prepared By: Ajay Shivpuje (20) Control of market share and dominating volumes are key issue of this article. Just how is this done in such a competitive market is the underlying issue. Which
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Coke has been leading the competition from 1998-2002 in terms of higher market capitalization‚ gross margin and net income. However‚ Pepsi was leading the fight in terms of growth in revenue and net income. However‚ Pepsi’s stock performed 45% better than Coke’s stock. Overall‚ Pepsi was a smaller company but it was growing faster than Coke. Coke had a strong foundation‚ however‚ their revenue during this period increased due to summer months artificially increasing the demand. Pepsi‚ on the other
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