The Marketing Review‚ 2003‚ 3‚ 289-309 www.themarketingreview.com Demetris Vrontis1 and Iain Sharp2 Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and Legal and General The Strategic Positioning of Coca-Cola in their Global Marketing Operation Examines how Coca-Cola has strategically positioned it self within the world’s soft drinks market. Given that they operate in over 200 countries‚ they are faced with a clear choice of whether to standardise their product offerings globally
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Introduction The Coca- Cola Company is one of the world’s greatest multinationals that has its headquarters in Atlanta‚ Georgia. The company specializes its operations in the manufacture‚ retail‚ and the marketing of nonalcoholic drinks‚ concentrates and syrups (Foster‚ 2014). Most importantly‚ the coca-cola company is best known for its famous coca-cola product that was invented in the year 1886. Since its inception in the year 1889‚ the Coca-Cola Company has made its operations in different parts
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Coca-Cola is the world’s largest beverage company. They employee over 146‚000 employees offer over 3‚000 products worldwide and operate in over 200 countries. The company was founded in 1886 but it wasn’t until 1891 when an Atlanta business man secured the rights to the company that the vision of Coca-Cola was established and their expansion begun. In 1899 Coca-Cola’s first bottler relationship was established. This bottling relationship allowed the company to grow aggressively and expand 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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Coca-cola INTRO There are many factors‚ internal as well as external that impact the planning function of management within an organization‚ and Coca-Cola is no exception. More than a billion times every day‚ thirsty people around the world reach for Coca-Cola products for refreshment. Coca-Cola is the most popular and biggest-selling soft drink in history‚ as well as the best-known product in the world. The Coca-Cola franchise covers a population of approximately 398 million people. Coca-Cola Enterprises
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Marketing spotlight COCA-COLA 1- What have been the key success factors for COCA-COLA? From the text‚ it seems that the key success factors are summarized by: Marketing: Coca-Cola is seen as one of the founding fathers of the modern day marketing model. They were among the pioneers of advertising techniques and styles used to capture an audience. Innovation: It was apparent that the market was changing and in order to keep up with these changes‚ Coca-Cola had to move from a single
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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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INTRODUCTION The Coca-Cola Company is the world largest beverage company. Along with Coca-Cola‚ recognized as the world’s most valuable brand‚ the company markets four of the world’s top 5 non-alcoholic sparkling brands‚ including Diet Coke‚ Fanta‚ and Sprite. Consumers in more than 200 countries are enjoying the company’s beverages at a rate exceeding 1.4 billion servings each day. The Coca-Cola Company engages in the manufacture‚ distribution‚ and marketing of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates
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On May 8‚ 1886‚ The Coca-Cola product was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia by Dr. John Stith Pemberton‚ a local pharmacist. He produced the carbonated water which was teamed with the new syrup to produce the Coca-Cola drink. (http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/chronicle_birth_refreshing_idea.html)•In its first year‚ Coca-Cola products placed on sales for five cent a glass as a soda fountain drink with the sales about 9 glasses a day. (http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/chronicle_birth_refreshing_idea
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.......................30 Historical Summary Coca-Cola started as a fountain beverage used for medicinal purposes in 1886 selling for five cents a glass. It grew quickly‚ but only after a bottling system was developed did Coca-Cola have a chance to became the world-famous brand it is today. In 1894 in a candy store in Vicksburg‚ Mississippi‚ sales of Coca-Cola impressed the stores owner‚ Joseph A. Biedenharn. He began bottling Coca-Cola to sell‚ using a common glass bottle. Two attorneys
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