fact the are global companies: The Coca-Cola Company Successful adapting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Not successful adapting Globalization‚ and therefore cultural diversity‚ was inevitable for these 2 companies. Wal-Mart: grow quickly and became U.S. most important supermarket chain. It was estimated to control 20% of the groceries market in 1998 (only 28 years after their beginning). In 5 years they had already 24 stores and had 12.6 millions in sales. Coca-Cola: the soft drink was created in 1886
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The Coca- Cola Company Planning Memorandum Industry and Regulatory Risk Factors: Obesity/Health Concerns: There is a growing concern among consumers and public health officials about the public health consequences of obesity. This includes a large movement towards health conscious eating and drinking‚ specifically avoiding sugar-sweetened beverages. This could affect demand for some beverages and in turn affect profitability. Water scarcity: Water is the main ingredient of all products. It is
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value among consumers. So‚ the core target audience of Coca Cola is youngster or youth. Their targeting is not based on gender but the results show that both genders like this product and use it. Finally‚ Coca Cola consider each customer as a target and a potential consumer. All age groups are being targeted but the most potential is the age group from 18-25 that covers around 40% of total age segments. To know what their customers need‚ Coca-Cola uses the consumer segmentation criteria and market into
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opened doors for the world’s most recognizable beverage brand‚ Coca-Cola‚ to enter a rapidly growing consumer market. However‚ Coca-Cola is challenged with developing a strategy to ensure direct investments are protected despite the Burmese legal system. Entering into the Burmese market poses many political‚ economic and legal issues. The important question that must be answered when analyzing this situation is how Coca-Cola will be able to mitigate the risks involved with the instability
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individual company to have a strong reputation. "Stakeholders who are most directly affected by negative events will have a corresponding shift in their perceptions of a firm’s reputation"(Ferrell‚ 2011). #2) Assume you have just become CEO at Coca-Cola.
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Coca-Cola has been the drink choice of America’s workers since the late 1800s. As shown in the poster‚ this refreshment is adored and praised by these workers. This individual worker is in the railroad business working on steam engines. It portrays him holding the Coca-Cola bottle high and proud in the air showing off its glistening appeal of carbonated beauty. The carbonation and color of this beverage makes it look so desirable‚ which as a worker‚ is much to be desired. As he starts to get dehydrated
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What Happened at Coca-cola Advantage of Diversify Organization In a multicultural nation such as the United States‚ one would assume that the concept of diversity would have a clear definition; but the definition of diversity differs from person to person‚ from organization to organization‚ and from author to author. In some organizations‚ diversity is strictly focused upon race‚ gender‚ religion‚ and disability status; in other organizations‚ the concept of diversity is extended
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Marketing Strategy in Action Discussion Questions: 1- Discuss the attitude and related beliefs towards Coca-Cola of intensely brand-loyal consumers (perhaps like those who were upset by the new Coke in 1985). How might their attitude and beliefs differ from those of less involved‚ less loyal consumers? What marketing implications would these differences have? Answer: For those types of consumers they have a strong positive attitude toward the Coca-Cola brand. And this can surpass what
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Coca-Cola Marketing Mix: Product‚ Place‚ Price‚ Promotion Product: In order for an organization to be successful it needs to have a well-defined marketing mix. The marketing mix consists of the four P’s; product‚ place‚ price‚ promotion (Hair‚ Lamb‚ & McDaniel‚ 2006‚ p. 48). Product is defined as “everything‚ both favorable and unfavorable‚ that a person receives in exchange” (Hair‚ Lamb‚ & McDaniel‚ 2006‚ p. 48). The Coca-Cola Company’s products consist of beverage concentrates and
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1. General Information on Coca Cola 1.1 Description of Coca-Cola Co. and its history Coca-Cola started as a cure for the addiction to morphine. After Colonel John Pemberton was injured in war and addicted to morphine‚ he looked into ways to find a cure for the addiction and finally in 1886‚ the first non-alcoholic version of a French Coco Wine called Coca-Cola was made. Today the Coca-Cola Company is a conglomerate focused on beverage manufacture‚ retail and marketing. It produces non-alcoholic
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