The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer‚ retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups and one of the most highly recognized soft drink brands in the world.(1) The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented in 1886 by pharmacist John S. Pemberton in Columbus‚ Georgia. (2) The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler (co-founder of Coca-Cola) who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company
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Background Coca-Cola‚ often referred to as Coke (generic trademark)‚ is a carbonated beverage that is available in stores‚ restaurants‚ and vending machines across the world. Invented in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ by Doctor John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist‚ in 1886‚ it has become as one of the global market leaders in the beverage industry. However‚ Pemberton died in 1888‚ without realizing the success of his product. The beverage has easily captured the local market by focusing on the different local cultures and backgrounds
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Introduction Coca-Cola and Pepsi are the two greatest competitors in the soft drink industry. A brief introduction and history of the two companies will provide a basis for understanding how the companies have come to be where they are today and how they run their companies. The company structure of each will also be briefly explained to provide an understanding of how management style is impacted. Marketing and Advertising The marketing skills that these companies possess are the reason both Coca-Cola
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Objectives The main objectives for the Coca-Cola Company are to be globally known as a business that conducts business responsibility and ethically and to accelerate sustainable growth to operate in tomorrow’s world. By having these objectives‚ it forms the foundation for companies in the decision making process. Strategy One of our goals is to maximize growth and profitability to create value for our shareholders. Our efforts to achieve this goal are based on: (1) transforming our commercial
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Case Study 4 - The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical Crises Case #11 January 5‚ 2014 1) The corporate role in any company builds the foundation of how a company succeeds and‚ also‚ how the public views them. Their organizational performance is based on how the company is run and what ethical structure they have in place. Their social responsibility runs parallel with their organizational performance. If a company is not successful within themselves they cannot be successful within
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Koch 1 Marketing Plan for Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Company Marketing Plan Daniel Koch Buena Vista University March 2013 Koch 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………….3 Company Description…………………………………………………………………...4 Industry Analysis………………………………………………………………………..6 Target Market…………………………………………………………………………...8 The Four P’s……………………………………………………………………………..11 Evaluation of Marketing Mix…………………………………………………………....13 Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………
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Undergraduate Program Coca Cola CASE STUDY Submitted by: Cecilia BUISSON Winter 2014 INSTRUCTOR Momtchil Kovatchev COCA COLA CASE STUDY 1.What are the pricing strategies adopted by Coca Cola brand in the three key markets of India‚ China and USA? (15 points) 2.Should they have done anything differently? In which market and why? (5 points) 3.Was the price decrease the right move in India? Why? What were the consequences for both companies? (5 points) 1) Coca Cola is one of the three
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Introduction Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink which is sold in more than 200 countries across the world. Its brand is the most well-known brand which is shown by the clothing company pays the licensing fee for it in order to use its name on the product. In 1886‚ it originated as a soda fountain drink and started bottling. Its most important step was during WW2 when the CEO declared that the American militaries would be able to get Coca-Cola anywhere they were at 5 cents a bottle. Owing to
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The Coca-Cola Company MKT300 October 8‚ 2008 A. Introduction The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company‚ operating in over 200 countries with a product line that includes over 2‚800 diverse items. The company’s primary responsibility is to develop concentrates‚ beverage bases and syrups‚ which are sold to bottling companies that comprise the world’s largest beverage distribution system. In addition to product development‚ the Coca-Cola Company is responsible for product
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Introduction Coca Cola markets nearly 2‚400 beverages products in over 200 geographic locations. As a result development of a superior value system is imperative to their operations. Throughout this paper we will analyze their value system by using Michael Porter’s value chain analysis model. In an attempt to paint a current picture of the non-alcoholic beverage industry we will assess the market activity by using mergers‚ acquisitions and IPO’S as our benchmarks to determine if the market is growing
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