Koch 1 Marketing Plan for Coca-Cola Company Coca-Cola Company Marketing Plan Daniel Koch Buena Vista University March 2013 Koch 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………….3 Company Description…………………………………………………………………...4 Industry Analysis………………………………………………………………………..6 Target Market…………………………………………………………………………...8 The Four P’s……………………………………………………………………………..11 Evaluation of Marketing Mix…………………………………………………………....13 Works Cited……………………………………………………………………………
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Introduction Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink which is sold in more than 200 countries across the world. Its brand is the most well-known brand which is shown by the clothing company pays the licensing fee for it in order to use its name on the product. In 1886‚ it originated as a soda fountain drink and started bottling. Its most important step was during WW2 when the CEO declared that the American militaries would be able to get Coca-Cola anywhere they were at 5 cents a bottle. Owing to
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- AMSM Product (Category -Soft Drinks) Coca-Cola is the leading provider of soft drinks in the world. In 2010‚ it not only had the No. 1 selling soda with regular Coke‚ but its Diet Coke brand outpaced Pepsi for second billing. Within the pop category‚ Coca-Cola has a number of brand variants‚ including Dr Pepper and Sprite. The company also produces fruit juices and sports drinks. Emphasis on the soft drink industry‚ though‚ has contributed to Coca-Cola’s ability to distinguish itself as a quality
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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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PRODUCT PORTFOLIO Coca-Cola India offers a comprehensive range of beverages. They include Coca-Cola‚ Diet Coke‚ Thums Up‚ Fanta‚ Limca‚ Sprite‚ Maaza‚ Maaza Milky Delite‚ Minute Maid Pulpy Orange‚ Minute Maid Nimbu Fresh‚ Minute Maid Mixed Fruit‚ Minute Maid Apple‚ Georgia‚ Georgia Gold‚ Kinley‚ Kinley Club Soda and Burn.Some of the recent product launches that have added to the company’s product portfolio have been launch of Fanta Fun Times‚ and Nimbu Fresh. In addition in course of exploring
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Organizational Behavior: MBA530 Case 3 What Employees of The Coca-Cola Company Say about Their Jobs April 25‚ 2010 1. What information contained in the seven employees’ comments about their jobs related to the core job characteristics of skill variety? Coca-Cola prides itself with their ability to empower their employees to achieve there full potential. In an effort to drive employees to improve performance‚ Coca-Cola strives to slot key players into key positions. The most capable people
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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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Core competence (strengths and weakness) Introduction In order to anticipate changes in business‚ management should build an appropriate strategic plan. Focusing on a company’s core competencies establishes a unique integrated system that competitors cannot replicate. By the definition as Prahalad and Hamel (1990) stated‚ core competency is a collective knowledge about how to combine company’s diverse resources‚ technologies and know-how. As the foundation of competitive advantages for enterprise
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sport drinks. i. Bargaining power of suppliers The main ingredients for Coca-Cola syrup include either high fructose corn syrup or sucrose derived from cane sugar‚ caramel color‚ caffeine‚ phosphoric acid‚ coca extract‚ lime extract‚ vanilla‚ and glycerin. The suppliers are not concentrated or differentiated. Bargaining power of suppliers is low. ii. Bargaining power of customers The individual buyer has no pressure on Coca-Cola because just like having large retailers it has a bargaining power of
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1. Why do you think Coca-Cola has had one ethical issue after another over the last decade or so? Ethical issues have been a problem for Coca-Cola because the company has lacked quality leadership in many areas of the organization. It seems that the company was not prepared to handle disputes or incidents when they occurred. They were slow to respond in many incidents because they were ill equipped to handle the fall out. They essentially had no crisis management skills. It seems that
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