ownership issues. Whirlpool did not invest in Kelvinator since it had the rights to the brand only till 1997. So during these years‚ Whirlpool harvested Kelvinator while developing its own brand. When the brand came back to its original owner‚ Electrolux did not had the money to build this baby. In 2005‚ Kelvinator was killed. One brand which failed only due to wrong marketing strategy is Liril. When the brand was launched the Liril girl became the talk of the town. Liril was positioned on the freshness
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THE BEVERAGE BATTLEFIELD In 2003‚ Jagdeep Kapoor‚ chairman of Samsika Marketing Consultants in Mumbai (formerly Bombay)‚ commented that "Coke lost a number ofyears over errors. But at last it seems to be getting its positioning right." Similarly‚ Ronald McEachern‚ PepsiCo ’s Asia chief‚ asserted "India is the beverage battlefield for 2003." The experience ofthe world ’s two giant soft drinks companies in India during the 1990s and the beginning of the new millennium was not a happy one‚ even though
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Global brands Vs. Local Brands Introduction According to Ger‚ Belk and Lascu (1993)‚ advances in communications and information systems technology have shrunk distances‚ thereby linking markets through flows of information across markets. These trends enhance the management of global operations and drives up the need to deal effectively with global competition. As firms enter international markets‚ branding plays an important role in its marketing strategy. Many consumers use brands as clues to
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Case Study 16: Coke and Pepsi 1. Identify the ongoing issues in this case with respect to issues management‚ crisis management‚ global business ethics‚ and stakeholder management. Rank order these in terms of their priorities for Coca-Cola and for PepsiCo. Number 1 Priority: The major global business ethics I found in this case study was the whole issue with excessive water usage in their companies as well as the pollution of the water. The book explains that water is very sacred in India. Even
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1. The Indian market is enormous in terms of population and geography. How have the two companies responded to the sheer scale of operations in India in terms of product policies‚ promotional activities‚ pricing policies‚ and distribution arrangements? For product policies‚ they have already entered products close to those already available in India such as carbonated waters and fruit drinks. For promotional activities‚ Pepsi has a sponsorship at Navrati‚ a TV campaign using sports and celebrities
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include beer‚ water‚ coffee‚ and juices. Coca-Cola and Pepsi were able to counter these substitutes through brand equity‚ advertising‚ and by making their products easily available to the consumer. They also began to produce these substitutes on their own in order to tap into that segment of the market. Barriers to Entry: The barriers to entry in this market are fairly high. Both Coke and Pepsi have franchising agreements with existing bottling companies. These agreements prohibit the bottler’s
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Page 1 of 8 ANZMAC 2009 Vertical Brand Extensibility: A Conceptual Framework Nicolas Pontes‚ Monash University‚ nicolas.pontes@buseco.monash.edu.au Colin Jevons‚ Monash University‚ colin.jevons@buseco.monash.edu.au Abstract Brand extension have been discussed to a great extent during the past two decades‚ however‚ most of the work has focused horizontal extensions and little attention has been payed to vertical brand extension. To fulfil this imbalance of existing knowledge‚ in this article
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Colligative properties in your Coke Have you ever put salt on snow to get rid of it‚ or wondered how your car engine stays warm in cold weather? If you have‚ you’ve probably noticed that the salt quickly melts the snow‚ and you’ve wondered how the engine can stay warm‚ when the metal on the outside of the car is cold. These are just some of the many examples of how colligative properties work in our everyday lives. A colligative property is a property of a solvent that depends on the amount
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Brand 1: Coca-Cola Coca-Cola overview “In 1886‚ John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist‚ was inspired by simple curiosity when he discovered ‘Coca-Cola’. One afternoon‚ he stirred up a fragrant‚ caramel-colored liquid and‚ when it was done‚ he carried it a few doors down to Jacob’s pharmacy. The mixture was combined with carbonated water and sampled by customers who all agreed that the drink was something special. So Jacob’s Pharmacy put it on sale for five cents a glass. Pemberton’s bookkeeper
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Brand Wars "To be‚ or not to be: that is the question" To rise as the new prodigy or to remain imbecile - An issue churning in the minds of all the ’brand owners’. Brand Wars have been going on for decades but it has taken a completely new outlook in the recent years. The fierce battle between brands of the same genre continues as one tries to rise over the others as superior to lead the market. Looking back at the 70’s we can see the brawl between the two highly popular brands Pepsi and Coca-Cola
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