Scott 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
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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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Abstract This case study will provide an overview of the Coca-Cola Company as the perfect business as it pertains to the characteristics that make up a good business. A series of three questions will be discussed. Identifying four characteristics of a good business‚ identify four companies that display these characteristics‚ and in three years after purchasing common stock in these companies determine if the present analysis was correct. Discuss at least four characteristics of a good
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Case Study IS COCA-COLA THE PERFECT BUSINESS? A. One of the most important skills to learn in managerial economics is the ability to identify a good business. Discuss at least four characteristics of a good business. Based on the article about Coca-Cola‚ there are five essential characteristics of a business for it to be considered as a “Good Business”. First‚ it should be appealing to both young and old alike. Second‚ it must have a distinct characteristic which cannot be easily imitated
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Introduction: Generally‚ Power quality is an issue that is becoming increasingly important to electricity consumers at all levels of usage. Sensitive power electronic equipment and non-linear loads are widely used in industrial‚ commercial and domestic applications leading to distortion in voltage and current waveforms. With ongoing regulatory‚ policy and structural changes in the Indian electricity industry‚ following the Electricity Act 2003‚ the issue of power quality is poised to become a
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Coca-Cola Dividend Policy The definition of dividend is as follows: A dividend is the distribution or sharing of parts of profits to a company ’s shareholders. Now the question is why do companies pay dividends to it s shareholders? Because it’s the shareholders that are the real owners of the corporation and one would not own a piece of anything unless it would make money for them. So in turn a company wants to pay dividends to keep the shareholders happy and show that they are being profitable
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The Coca Cola and Pepsi War 1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? * The soft drink industry remains profitable because of the market share based on Porters Five Forces. * Coke has protected its recipe for over a hundred years as a trade secret‚ and has gone to great lengths to prevent others from learning its cola formula. The company even left a billion-person market (India) to avoid revealing this information. As a result of extended histories and successful advertising
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he Coca-Cola Company has been very consistent with their pricing strategy over the many years they have been in business. Because they have a strong competitor‚ they have to keep their prices in line to compete. The ultimate goal of the company is to maximize shareholder value. The will often reduce the price of their products when entering new markets. They do this to raise brand awareness and face the competition. Once they are established‚ they move the prices back up to position themselves as
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Coca-Cola Brand Management Analysis CONTENT A world wide brand –Coca-Cola 3 Coca-Cola Recognition 3 The Other Side of Coke 4 Coke associations (good and bad) 4 Market positioning for Coca-Cola 5 Positioning strategy: Global is Out‚ Local is In 5 Increase the brand equity method 6 Advertising 7 Find big global partner 7 Sponsorship 7 sponsorship for sport: 8 Sponsorship for recreation: 8 Communications & Public Relations 9 In mass media 9 Main competitors in the world
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Beand extension example of coca-cola Brand extension sometimes is called brand stretching. It is a marketing strategy in which a firm marketing a product with a well-developed image uses the same brand name in a different product category. The new product is called a spin-off. Organizations use this strategy to increase and leverage brand equity. (Wikipedia 2013) A brand’s "extendibility" depends on how strong consumer’s associations are to the brand’s values and goals. One typical example is
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