Learn to Compete in India Case Summary Indian softdrinks Market Six product segments-Economic crisis of 1991 leaving consumers with little choice of brands -1986 “Pepsi Foods Ltd.” “Lehar Pepsi” -1990 Coca-Cola Reenters market with joint venture “Britco Foods” -Later partner with Parle Advertising Pepsi and Coke sponsor TV campaigns‚ Urban Youth‚ Cultural Festivals and Sports Fans. Both Pepsi and Coke look to expand into other markets (fruit juices‚ bottled water) Problems contamination allegations
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Market Segmentation Introduction The process of defining and subdividing a large homogenous market into clearly identifiable segments having similar needs‚ wants‚ or demand characteristics. Its objective is to design a marketing mix that precisely matches the of customers in the targeted segment. Few companies are big enough to supply the needs of an entire market; most must breakdown the total demand into segments and choose those that the company is best equipped to handle. Four basic factors
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MBA 509 Human Resources Management Case Study on Mentoring at Coca-Cola Food Introduction Mentoring is one of those programs adopted by the companies to assist the employees in developing their leadership capabilities. “Mentoring is an attempt to transfer experience and expertise from experienced individuals in an organization to the less experienced” (Gregson‚ 1993‚ p. 19). Most of the cases it has been used for fast catching the work environment
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product that has given the world its extremely well known taste was born in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ on May 8‚ 1886. The first cola recipe‚ by John Stith Pemberton‚ was originally a cocawine called Pemberton’s French Wine Cola. In 1886‚ when Atlanta passed Prohibition legislation‚ Pemberton responded by developing Coca-Cola‚ essentially a carbonated‚ non-alcoholic version of French Wine Cola. It is thought he was inspired by the remarkable success of European Angelo Mariani’s cocawine‚ Vin Mariani. He carried
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Coca-Cola is a carbonated soda sold in stores‚ restaurants‚ and candy machines all through the world. It is delivered by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ and is frequently alluded to just as Coke (an enrolled trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since March 27‚ 1944). Initially expected as a patent pharmaceutical when it was imagined in the late nineteenth century by John Pemberton‚ Coca-Cola was purchased out by specialist Asa Griggs Candler‚ whose showcasing strategies
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gain market share instead of offering cheaper sodas than Coke or Pepsi? Dr Pepper likely depends more heavily on advertising to gain market share because their product is completely different then the anchor products offered by Coke or Pepsi. Both of which are cola based products‚ whereas Dr Pepper is a different pepper flavored based soda. Additionally Dr Pepper is held by Cadbury Schweppes‚ a company who holds the third largest share of the U.S. soft drink market‚ behind the Coca-Cola Company
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Many U.S. citizens are practicing healthier lifestyles. This has affected the non-alcoholic beverage industry in that many are switching to bottled water and diet colas instead of beer and other alcoholic beverages. Also‚ time management has increased and is at approximately 43% of all households. (http://www.cdf-mn.org). The need for bottled water and other more convenient and healthy products are in important in the average day-to-day life. Consumers from the ages of 37 to 55 are also increasingly
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The Coca Cola Company‚ founded in 1886 in Atlanta‚ the United States‚ is the world’s largest nonalcoholic beverage company. Coca Cola currently owns and markets more than 500 beverage brands (Anonymous‚ 2010)‚ including waters‚ sports and energy drinks‚ juices‚ tea and coffee‚ which are distributed in over 200 countries throughout the world. Along with Coca Cola‚ the company also owns Sprite‚ Fanta and Diet Coke‚ which are four of the world’s top five nonalcoholic beverage brands (Anonymous‚ 2010)
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PepsiCo Inc.‚ profitability ratios | | | Dec 29‚ 2012 | Dec 31‚ 2011 | Dec 25‚ 2010 | Dec 26‚ 2009 | Dec 27‚ 2008 | Return on Sales | | Gross profit margin | 52.22% | 52.49% | 54.05% | 53.51% | 52.95% | Operating profit margin | 13.91% | 14.48% | 14.41% | 18.61% | 16.09% | Net profit margin | 9.43% | 9.69% | 10.93% | 13.75% | 11.89% | Return on Investment | | | | | | Return on equity (ROE) | 27.71% | 31.29% | 29.86% | 35.38% | 42.47% | Return on assets (ROA) | 8.28%
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Product Differentiation and Market Segmentation as Alternative Marketing Strategies Author(s): Wendell R. Smith Source: Journal of Marketing‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 1 (Jul.‚ 1956)‚ pp. 3-8 Published by: American Marketing Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1247695 . Accessed: 24/04/2013 13:20 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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