Live Positively: COCA-COLA COMPANY MARKETING PLAN Coca-Cola Company Marketing Plan Bellevue University Marketing Essentials BUSC335-308H Table of Contents Page 3 Executive Summary 4-5 Mission Statement 6 Demographic Information 7 Target Market 8-9 Current Marketing Efforts 10- Competition 11-12 Internal and External Environments that affect the Corporation 13-15 New Strategies 16-17 Target Market 18
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Introduction The Coca-Cola recipe was originally founded and formulated by John Pemberton at the Pemberton’s Eagle Drug and Chemical House. By 1885‚ the product was registered as a French Wine Coca as a patent medicine. Pemberton claimed Coca-Cola cured morphine addiction‚ dyspepsia‚ neurasthenia‚ headaches and impotence. The carbonated drink began its first sales at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta‚ Georgia on May 8‚ 1886 for 5 cents a glass with its first advertisement in the Atlanta Journal on May
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History of Coca Cola Company Coca Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in 1886 when he concocted a mixture of water‚ sugar‚ caffeine and extracts of the coca leaf and the kola nut. The concoction was originally marketed as a headache remedy‚ but was not successful due to poor advertising and Pemberton’s ailing health. In 1888‚ Pemberton sold the business to Asa G. Candler‚ a successful druggist with excellent business sense. The company grew quickly under his 26 year leadership. He expanded
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Coca Cola Green Initiatives Nicole Johnson MGT/470 Green Initiatives Implementation of sustainability plans by small businesses and global organizations have become one of the top priorities for businesses. Companies have become environmentally conscious of materials used in the production of goods‚ energy use in manufacturing‚ and modes of transportation for products. These organizations have become active in the effort to reduce greenhouse gases by using energy efficient facilities‚ recyclable
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Financial Analysis of Coca-Cola Company - February 7th‚ 2011 The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a beverage retailer‚ manufacturer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage‚ Coca-Cola currently offers more than
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Conclusion 11 List of References 12 1. Introduction & Definition The Coca-Cola Company is one of the biggest producers‚ vendors and suppliers of nonalcoholic beverage and syrups around the world. It’s headquarter is found in Atlanta‚ capital of the state Georgia in America. It is one of the leading companies of United State and is widely recognized for its flagship product‚ “Coca-Cola”. Coca-Cola is now internationally renowned soft drinks company with ambitious plans to upgrade
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Crisis Communications 2. How does Coca Cola handle crises? Discuss whether this global leader has succeeded in handling crises from headquarters in Atlanta with reference to both the Belgium school children case and to Dasani in the UK. You must access relevant media comment from the time in making your assessment. A crisis is “a major occurrence with a potentially negative outcome affecting an organization‚ company‚ or industry‚ as well as its publics‚ products‚ services‚ or good-name”; it is
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production lines4/ Unique taste5/ World’s leading brand | * Weaknesses1/ Product not healthy2/ The target group of the CC company are mainly younger people.3/ Taste differentiation4/ Sluggish performance in North America5/ lack of popularity of many Coca Cola’s brands | External | * Opportunities1/ advertise it’s less popular products2/ Acquisitions3/ buy out competition4/ It can to provide food in the future5/Growing Hispanic | * Threats1/ New drink competitor have appeared gradually2/ Intense
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its high reputation and strong brand image‚ Coca-Cola Company changed its original name Coke with New Coke in 1985‚ and‚ the company also aims to give their customers better taste (Datta‚ 1996). Generally speaking‚ although the company focus on whole population in the world‚ young generation is the target marketed of the company and they also want to show their products with full of youth and energy to their customers. Pendergrast(1993) states that Coca-Cola are cool and real‚ and ‚ differentiate Coke
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Coca-Cola India On August 20‚ 2003 Sanjiv Gupta‚ President and CEO of Coca-Cola India‚ sat in his office contemplating the events of the last two weeks and debating his next move. Sales had dropped by 30-40%1 in only two weeks on the heels of a 75% five-year growth trajectory and 25-30%2 year-to-date growth. Many leading clubs‚ retailers‚ restaurants‚ and college campuses across the country had stopped selling Coca-Cola3 and only six weeks into his new role as CEO‚ Gupta was embroiled in a crisis
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