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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“Comparison of Marketing Mix for Coca Cola and PepsiCo” Acknowledgement I owe a great many thanks to a great many people who helped and supported me during the writing of this book. My deepest thanks to Lecturer .................... The Guide of the project‚ for guiding and correcting various documents of us with attention and care. He has taken pain to go through the project and make necessary correction as and when needed. I would also thank my Institution and my faculty members without whom
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1 2.1.1 Assessing Corporate Reputation 1 2.2 Assume you have become the CEO at Coca Cola. Outline the strategic steps you would take to remedy the concerns emanating from the company’s board of directors‚ consumers‚ employees‚ business partners‚ government s and the media. What elements of social responsibility would you draw from in responding to these stakeholder issues? 3 2.3. What do you think of Coca Cola’s environmental initiatives? Are they just window dressing or does the company seem
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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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COLA-WARS Main Issue: Factors causing the decline in CSDs and Cola Sales: ------------------------------------------------- Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs)‚ the foundation of Coca-Cola’s brand is declining‚ although it still holds the highest market share in comparison to non-CSD beverages. Coca-Cola is at risk of eventually producing a negative return from its CSDs and to be outperformed by non-CSDs‚ non-carb beverages and bottled water within its own product line‚ and with its competitors if
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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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Corporate Governance The Coca-Cola Company is committed to sound principles of corporate governance. The Board is elected by the shareowners to oversee their interest in the long-term health and the overall success of the business and its financial strength. The Board serves as the ultimate decision making body of the Company‚ except for those matters reserved to or shared with the shareowners. The Board selects and oversees the members of senior management‚ who are charged by the Board with conducting
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Coca-Cola Company applies to an undifferentiated targeting strategy to promote a single product of identical size. This approach allows the firm to consider a potential buyer as the one who has similar needs and preferences like any other consumer at the market. Hence‚ there is no a particular market segment because market is regarded as the whole. Producing one item saves costs for advertising and marketing (Lamb et al.‚ 2011‚ p. 275). However‚ focusing on undifferentiated marketing prevents
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Question 1 & 2 were answered. The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical Crises- A Case Analysis The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical Crises- A Case Analysis Part I What role does corporate reputation play within organizational performance and social responsibility? Develop a list of factors or characteristics that different stakeholders may use in assessing corporate reputation. Are these factors consistent across stakeholders? Why or why not? Corporate reputation can be taken
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Coca-Cola Marketing Channels Tawnya Geels Richard Fairbanks Andrew Adamisin Len Caldwell Indiana Wesleyan University MGT-421 BSBA-381 Professor Ron Wilson January 17‚ 2012 Coca-Cola Marketing Channels Coca-Cola’s marketing channels are a vital asset to attracting and reaching different cultures and marketing segments worldwide. Coca-Cola product distribution and advertising channels are constantly changing‚ a necessity for expanding their market share. It is through these strong marketing
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