Pepsi has used celebrity branding to build upon the Pepsi brand. The 1980s brought in celebrity endorsers like Tina Turner‚ Michael J. Fox‚ Gloria Estefan‚ and David Bowie. By far its biggest celebrity endorser in this time period was Michael Jackson. The singer and PepsiCo struck a $5 million partnership that linked the two together for the rest of the 1980s. With Jackson as its prime celebrity endorser‚ PepsiCo was able to set itself up as the hip‚ trendy drink for the new generation. Pepsi’s celebrity
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wo of the largest and most profitable corporations in the United States are the Atlanta‚ Georgia based Coca-Cola Company and the New York based Pepsi Cola Company. While both are called "colas" they both attempt to address the same target tastes but from different approaches. Coke was the first on market with what is still a "secret" formula and Pepsi followed with a similar (not exact) taste. Since taste is very much a factor of your personal likes‚ either or neither may appeal to you or seem sweeter
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FINOLEX CABLES Ltd. Finolex Cables Ltd‚ the flagship company of the Finolex Group was established in 1958 in Pune. Today‚ it is India’s largest and leading manufacturer of electrical and telecommunication cables with a turnover in excess of Rs.16 Billion Starting with a modest beginning way back in 1958‚ Finolex has steadily grown and transformed to post a Rs. 2‚100 crore turnover in 2011-12. From modernizing plants with state of the art technology to offering innovative solutions to customers
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another Atlanta pharmacist and businessman‚ Asa Candler bought the formula for Coca Cola from inventor John Pemberton for $2‚300. By the late 1890s‚ Coca Cola was one of America ’s most popular fountain drinks‚ largely due to Candler ’s aggressive marketing of the product. With Asa Candler‚ now at the helm‚ the Coca Cola Company increased syrup sales by over 4000% between 1890 and 1900 Robinson (Anonymous‚ 2001). Advertising was an important factor in John Pemberton and Asa Candler ’s success and
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INTRODUCTION: Beverage Industry Overview: The juice and beverage industry is one of the largest and most contributive industrial sectors in Pakistan. Currently there are about 170 units operating in Pakistan that produce water‚ syrups and squashes‚ because of which both upstream and downstream industries have grown and are flourishing. According to CBR‚ the beverage industry in Pakistan has grown significantly over time. Pakistan has become the 6th largest exporter of Food and Beverages
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Compare and Contrast I have decided to compare and contrast the Coke a Cola and Pepsi Cola websites. I found that these two companies have been fighting to bring customers to their side since the birth of the two companies. If you ask anyone who drinks soda‚ they have a favorite‚ wether it being Coke or Pepsi. A major factor in getting a customer to buy your product is marketing. If a company appears to the public as an inviting company‚ people will flock to them. This is especially important in
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The History of Pepsi-Cola Caleb D. Bradham was born in Chinquapin‚ North Carolina in 1866 to a well-to-do family. Caleb was a very well liked young man who was not only very smart‚ but very popular as well. He seemed to be destined for great things in life. Caleb wanted to become a doctor and after graduating the University of North Carolina he entered medical school at the University of Maryland. However‚ in his second year of medical school his father’s business failed. Caleb had to quit school
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INVESTMENT RECOMMENDATION PEPSICO INC ------------------------------------------------- Investment Recommendation BUY PEPCICO INC Dec. 10‚ 2011 INVESTMENT THESIS: * PepsiCo is increasing its investment in China‚ PepsiCo Americas Beverages and in Nutrition growth initiatives. This initiative will help the company to grow the annual earnings more than 10% on a longer term. * PepsiCo is the world’s largest snack food company‚ controlling 40% of the US snacks market and around
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Valuation ………………… 17 b. Discounted Cash Flows ………………… 17 c. Consolidated Cash flows ………………… 18 d. Test of Merger Performance ………………… 19 e. Evaluation and Prognosis ………………… 19 5. References ………………… 22 Pepsi and Quaker merger analysis Introduction: This case talks about the latest trend of mergers and acquisitions and the ensuing fallout. The concern here is about the $14 billion merger of PepsiCo and Quaker Oats. After a long delay with regards
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History of Pepsi-Cola and its advertising History of Pepsi-Cola Advertising as Weaponry Pepsi has marked more than the Hundred Years War with no decisive victory in sight. But then‚ perhaps victory would spoil all the fun -- not to mention the price wars that frequently let thirsty consumers load up at grocery chains for less than 17 cents a can. If it were just a matter of stuffing cola into an endless procession of cans‚ the days at Purchase and Somers‚ N.Y. (home of the Pepsi division)
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