Morrow MGT 531 Case #1 1/31/08 Coca-Cola’s New Vending Machine Statement of Problem Coca Cola‚ the world’s largest beverage company‚ has been under a tremendous amount of media scrutiny lately. Word got out that Coke is testing a new vending machine technology that changes price based on weather conditions. It charges a higher price during warmer temperatures and a lower price during colder times. Coke wants to increase its vending machine business with higher margins‚ but isn’t sure
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= 7.75 ÷ 4.5 = 1.723 The beta for Coca Cola Company is 1.723(www.pcquote.com/stocks/).Beta measures the unsystematic risk of a firm under analysis. Beta can be derived from sensitivity analysis. This beta can increase the risk of investor’s portfolio as it is more than 1 as compares to the market risk. Beta measures the responsiveness of the returns in the market. The higher the beta the aggressive the share prices(Wood‚Donald‚2000). The beta of the Coca cola company is higher and the market is
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About Coca Cola Coca Cola sells over 400 brands in over 312 countries 90 billion servings of coke are consumed each day Coca Cola is a multinational company (MNC) it operates in more than one country across the world It is bottled in 200 countries Multi national companies MNC’s also have many other characteristics : Huge Profits Well known brands Large numbers of employees Headquarters mainly in MEDC’s Why is Coca Cola located in India? Manufacturing the product in the country
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The Coca-Cola company was established back in 1886 and it is most famous of creating the soft drink Coca Cola. Based on a global brand study‚ Coca Cola was the world’s most valuable brand in 2011. Though‚ just like all those “old” and well developed brands‚ Coca Cola is facing aging problem‚ a disconnection with the younger generation and it seems like people are not picking up coca cola as a trendy drink and a sign of coolness anymore as there are so many other drinks available in the market nowaday
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Have you ever seen a Coca-Cola ad and immediately had a strong desire to drink one? The Coca-Cola Company has been very strong in the advertisement department over the years and has made many sales on impulse alone. The most recent one being the "Share a Coke‚ which emphasizes that people should not only buy one‚ but purchase another to share with someone else. While this one is strong‚ one in particular that always makes me think to buy an ice cold Coca-Cola is when Winter comes around and they
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You are the international manager of a U.S business that has just developed a revolutionary new personal computer than can perform the same functions as existing PC’s but costs only half as much to manufacture. Several patents protect the unique design of this computer. Your CEO has asked you to formulate a recommendation for how to expand into Western Europe. Your options are a) To export from the United States; b) To license a European firm to manufacture and market the computer in Europe;
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My persuasive speech about Selling Coca Cola should be banned. Do you like to drink cola? How often do you drink it? Nowadays all people prefer drinking cola‚ Sprite and Pepsi instead of juice. Nobody thinks about the reasons of drinking them. a)Nowadays Coca Cola is the most popular drink in the world. Coca Cola was introduced in 1886. Earlier Cola was sold in pharmacies as syrup. Because cola contained is cocaine. Then it began to mix with carbonated water. And so there was soda. Many of you
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letter‚ he argues how the Coca-Cola company was the first to create the slogan and advertised by them since the beginning. In order to illustrate the sense of ownership Herbert applies at various of dates‚“…first used in 1942...1954...summer of 1960 and it is our main thrust for 1970‚” (lines 16-17). Utilizing the tone of condescension in the third section‚ Herbert’s tactic is to dismay ownership and rightful power to the slogan by emphasising the dates and seniority Coca-Cola has. Herbert’s stern and
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Coca-Cola Executive Ira Herbert sent out a letter to Richard Seaver urging Grove Press Inc. to immediately end their use of the slogan "It’s the real thing‚" which Coca-cola claimed rightfully belonged to them. Seaver responded to the letter by stating the company recognized Coca-Cola’s reasons as to why they should stop the use of the slogan; however‚ Seaver employs satire/irony‚ allusions and a condescending tone to assert the fact that Grove Press Inc. will not render their privilege to use the
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consume a Coca Cola beverage instead which indicatestheir satisfaction is fulfilled by a want for this particular beverage. Motivation Coca Cola appeals to two types of needs within a consumer. The first is the biogenic needwhich is the psychological utilitarian need of thirst which can be seen as the lowest level of the Maslow Hierarchy of Needs (Fig 2). Coca Cola however seeks to satisfy the higher levelneeds such as hedonic needs‚ ego needs and self actualization. Therefore Coca Colaunderstands
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