Harvard Business School 9-387-108 Rev. June 21‚ 1989 Coca-Cola Versus Pepsi-Cola (A) Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola had been competing for 93 years in 1982‚ and the rivalry had intensified since the early 1950s. By the mid-1970s‚ business journalists had labeled this competition "The Cola Wars." The launching of the Pepsi Challenge in 1977 propelled the wars into the 1980s‚ considerably altering the landscape of the soft-drink industry. History of Soft-Drink Concentrate Producers Soft drinks had existed
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Weakness: 1. Coke did lese to merge its product with local cultures by adapting packaging‚ serving size and flavors. So it was putting distance between itself and its country of origin. 2. Coke failed to develop good products for teen market to match Pepsi’s Mountain dew and good products for “new agers” to match SoBe South Beach Beverage‚ the owners of SoBe decided to sell to Pepsi‚ not Coke‚ because they saw Coke as uncreative. 3. Obesity and other health concerns may reduce demand for some
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Strategic Brand Management Assignment 2 - Top Global Brands PEPSI Submitted By: Archit Kumar Singh (91127) Dinesh Joshi (91131) FMG 18 C Q1 What were the factors that enabled the brand to flourish from launch to the current period and build brand equity? You might wish to examine marketing mix elements and brand resonance model critically in this context. Ans: Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. The drink was first made in the 1890s
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position PepsiCo has a tremendous presence on the snack and soft drink market. Indeed‚ the company owns 25% of the non-alcoholic drinks market and 39% of the snack market. • Good economic situation In 2008‚ PepsiCo was ranked 26th on the top 100 of the global brands ranking in 2008. The same brand value company has raised PepsiCo as an example during the recession: “Amazon‚ Pepsi‚ Audi‚ Panasonic‚ and Campbell’s have all prospered during a challenging year for marketing executives.” PepsiCo’s
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I. CORPORATE PROFILE 1.1 Name of the company Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines‚ Inc. 1.2 Website of the company: International: http://www.pepsico.com Local: http://www.pepsiphilippines.com 1.3 Address or Location of the Company Km. 29 National Road‚ Tunasan‚ Muntinlupa City 1773‚ Metro Manila 1.4 Location and Branches: Luzon | Cagayan Valley Operations | Turingan St.‚ Dubinan east‚ Santiago City‚ Isabela | Central Luzon Operations | Sindalan‚ San Fernando‚ Pampanga | Modern Trade
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PEPSI: REFRESH EVERYTHING CAMPAGIN By: Lorraine Reynolds March 12th 2015 GSCBC21: Effectve PR Professor Jonas LJUNGGREN PEPSI: REFRESH EVERYTHING CAMPAGIN The Pepsi Refresh Project (PRP) was a new campaign launched by Pepsi Co. It was a campaign where Pepsi asked consumers to come up with different ideas on how to improve aspects of their local communities based on four categories – arts‚ music‚ education and communities. There was also an extra Pepsi Challenge where they would post a question
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shareholders with USD 8 billion was returned to shareholder. (Source: PepsiCo Website) 19 brands generating more than USD 1 billion revenue Pepsi is positioned to win in the long term. (Source: Pepsi Annual Report 2010) The underlying performance of Pepsi remained solid despite a challenging macroeconomic environment. A strong performance was delivered by Pepsi with growth in revenues along with increase in net income ensured sustainable performance. For detailed financial analysis please refer
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If all the Coca‑Cola ever produced were in 8‑ounce contour bottles‚ and these bottles were distributed to each person in the world‚ there would be 1‚104 bottles per person. “Delicious and Refreshing” 1886 May 8. Coca‑Cola is created by John S. Pemberton and served at Jacobs’ Pharmacy. Nine drinks a day are sold during this year. Company accountant‚ Frank Robinson‚ names the drink “Coca‑Cola‚” and thinking the two Cs would look well in advertising‚ pens the famous Spencerian script logo. The
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Popularity in sports The popularity of sports didn ’t happen over night. The continual growth that happened during the 1920 ’s was very significant to sports today. Baseball wasn ’t always as popular is it was today. Babe Ruth started trending the high powered offense in Major League Baseball ("1920 ’s...and along came Babe"). Fans were impressed and helped baseball get a better fan base. Golf was also a new trending sport in the 1920s. Golf started getting more popular when they started
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rationale behind choosing Coke Zero Coca cola We recognise that Coca Cola is the market leader of the soft drink industry‚ currently holding a 26.7% share of the market [Snapdata International Ltd (2006) UK Soft Drinks 2006] The company has a reputable brand image‚ which has been upheld continuously through various marketing strategies‚ mainly a straight extension approach of continuous reinforcement of the same message to create global brand awareness [Hollesen‚ S. (2001)] Coke Zero 2006 saw the
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