I. INTRODUCTION Page 3 II. CRISIS HITS COKE Page 3 III. COCA COLA’S RESPONSE Page 4 IV. THE AFTER MATH Page 5 V. FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES Page VI. PUBLIC CONSEQUENCES Page VII. WHAT WAS LEARNT Page IIX. IMPACT ON STAKEHOLDERS Page IX. DECIPHERING THE PR MESSAGE Page X. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BETTER PR MANAGEMENT Page XI. BIBLIOGRAPHY I. INTRODUCTION The invention of coca-cola originally started as coca-wine by John Pemberton in 1885. After the
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August 2003‚ Coca Cola India faced a sales drop due to pesticides residues issue brought by a non-government organization called CSE (Center for Science and Environment). This report aims at covering the case study from the Corporate Communication 5th Edition by Paul A. Argenti ‘s book page 284-299 (Case 10-1). These papers will include the case questions with answers‚ to analyze the key problems that Coke India should focus and how well-prepared was them in dealing with the crisis‚ as well as the
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understand that Coca Cola has faced several crises in the past. On February 2003‚ CSE (Center for Science and Environment)‚ an activist group in India has already brought the issue about Coca-Cola’s Kinsley Bottled water which was declared containing pesticides residues‚ six months before they brought up the same issue about Coca Cola. Since Coca Cola India remained silent about the first issue‚ the buzz was created and spread‚ made it even harder to maintain the situation. While in 1997‚ Coca Cola also had
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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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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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the key success factors for Coca-Cola? The first reason of success expansion to the overseas‚ marketers saw an expansion opportunities everywhere. First in 1928 they introduced Coca-Cola to the Olympic Games. Then‚ as in case was mentioned they represented Cola in World War II. Thousands of people sent overseas to War and Coca- Cola rallied behind them. The Second strategy for success is making the brand feel local everywhere around the world. Step by step Coca-Cola found home in more and more
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Coca-Cola May 17‚ 2013 I. Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility is the corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company ’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Corporate social responsibility may also be referred to as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that do not provide an
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Module 2 The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical Crisis 1. What role does corporate reputation play within organizational performance and social responsibility? Develop a list of factors or characteristics that different stakeholders may use in assessing corporate reputation. Are these factors consistent across stakeholders? Why or why not? Having a good reputation is the most important factor for any business. A corporation can spend many decades building a good reputation with the
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The Coca-Cola Company In 2006‚ The Coca-Cola Company adopted a new compensation plan for its Board of Directors. Its main point is that‚ the members of the Board get payed if the Company meets the performance goals it targeted. During a period of 3 years (mid-point of the Company´s performance strategy)‚ yearnings per share must raise at a compound rate of 8% a year. The plan foresees a flat fee of $175.000 in stock each year‚ with no extra payments. When the performance goal is met‚ at the end
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Executive Summary Coca-Cola‚ the product that has given the world its best-known taste was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ on May 8‚ 1886. Coca-Cola Company is the world’s leading manufacturer‚ marketer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups‚ used to produce nearly 400 beverage brands. It sells beverage concentrates and syrups to bottling and canning operators‚ distributors‚ fountain retailers and fountain wholesalers. Coca-Cola was the leading soft drink brand
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