Purpose The purpose of this project was to enable the new student of accounting to familiarize and improve his understanding of the contents of a publicly held company’s (the Coca Cola company) annual report‚ SEC Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange commission (SEC) as well as the proxy statement. Scope We were instructed to access the Coca Cola company’s website investor section and to review the SEC filings located there‚ namely the 10-K and DEF 14A forms. Upon review of those
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think that the hidden-camera videos used to promote Coke Zero were an effective way to reach its target market?Do you think a similar strategy with a viral marketing campaign on the Internet would appeal the target market for Diet Coke Plus? Coca- cola is a global megabrand whose main products are soft drinks. With globalization that has triggered fierce competition‚ this firm‚ Coca-Cola faces intense competition hence it has to increase its market share by introducing new products while altering the
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Lauren K Paisley Case#1: Coke Zero 2/25/2013 The Coca- Cola first started or made its debut in 1886 in Atlanta in a pharmacy soda fountain which was sold for 5 cent a glass. The coca product has been enjoyed ever since then. The company continues its long-standing association with athletics events including the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup. By promoting such event it helps support the case of promoting Coke Zero. The Coca-Cola Company segments markets for its products on the basis
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I originally choose Dr. Pepper but I figured I could probably get more research if I use Coke‚ since it is a coke product. Coco was discovered way before "It was 1886‚ and in New York Harbor‚ workers were constructing the Statue of Liberty. Eight hundred miles away‚ another great American symbol was about to be unveiled. Like many people who change history‚ John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist‚ was inspired by simple curiosity. One afternoon‚ he stirred up a fragrant‚ caramel-colored liquid
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alone proved that these Coca Cola geniuses were capable of forming the billion dollar industry that we are so familiar with today (Khan 8)! Actually‚ the beginnings of Coca-Cola go further back than the company merging. The original idea to make coke and its inventor‚ John Pemberton‚ created a concoction by simply being curious of how a mixture of certain ingredients would taste. Being a pharmacist‚ he knew to use a fragrant to appeal to the masses that would consume it‚ use a caramel color which
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Case Study: Coke Zero I highly agree with the statement that “companies should develop products what will bring new customers into market rather than just creating variants on the old” (Lamb et al. 289) because when old products failed‚ it is an opportunity for the company to invest in different market segments— “a subgroup of people or organizations sharing one or more characteristics that cause them to have similar product needs” (Lamb et al. 261)—that could potentially increase additional consumers
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ANSOFF MATRIX MARKETING STRATEGY The Ansoff Product-Market Growth Matrix is a marketing tool created by Igor Ansoff. The Ansoff matrix is a marketing tool that allows marketers to consider ways to grow business via existing and/or new products in existing and/or new markets. The ansoff matrix helps companies decide what course of action should be taken given current performance. The Ansoff ’s matrix provides a very simple but very effective focus for considering different options for growth‚ and
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Article Review Coke has 28% US market ( $4.6 billion ) and get $13 billion revenue from the global market of not-from concentrate juices Juices production is more complicated than bottling soft drinks due to many variables Coke has a secret methodology to produce orange juices and call it as Black Book. It includes detail data about the myriad flavors to make the juices as well as external factors like weather patterns‚ expected crop yields and cost pressure. Coke has 15 brands each
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tariff and non-tariff barriers (e.g. local content requirements‚ safety regulations‚ etc). This allows firms to trade more easily and move around the world. A result of this increased mobility is the increasingly large scope of money and capital markets and general regulations on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Globalization implies that there are forces that are global‚ objective and universal which restrict not only diversity‚ but also the scope for national governments’ policy formulations
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Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century: Threat of Entry:low 1. Economies of scale - High production volume but merit not clear (1st paragraph on page 2) 2. Product differentiation - Brand identification (high advertising expense‚ Exhibit 2) 3. Capital requirements - CPs: little capital investment (1st paragraph on page 2) - Bottlers: capital intensive (2nd paragraph on page 3) 4. Cost disadvantages independent of size - No 5. Access to distribution channels - Food stores (35%): intense
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