Coke Under Fire Case 4.2 Gabby M. Adamo Texas Wesleyan University Coca-Cola history began in 1886 when pharmacist‚ Dr. John S. Pemberton’s curiosity‚ led to his creation of a uniquely tasting soft drink that could be sold at soda fountains. The Coca-Cola Company is currently the world ’s number one maker of soft drinks‚ with it’s red and white trademark making it the best-known brand symbol in the world. In spite of this concept over the last ten years‚ the firm has struggled to reach its financial
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September 11‚ 2001 September 11th was the most tragic event and unforgettable day for Americans. Terrorists seized four commercial U.S. jets and crashed them into American symbols of the military and capitalism and which shook the entire nation. Immediately after the attacks‚ everyone felt spiritual‚ less materialistic‚ and realized that what really matters is loved ones. How have the events of September 11‚ 2001‚ affected me personally? The events that happened on September 11‚ 2001 will always
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and Pepsi are the two greatest competitors in the soft drink industry. A brief introduction and history of the two companies will provide a basis for understanding how the companies have come to be where they are today and how they run their companies. The company structure of each will also be briefly explained to provide an understanding of how management style is impacted. Marketing and Advertising The marketing skills that these companies possess are the reason both Coca-Cola and Pepsi are
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APPLE STATEGY IN PRODUCT pple is one of the leading tacticians in the consumer products industry‚ and Aaccording to Porter’s strategies Apple exemplifies the “Differentiation Strategy” (O. Akan‚ R. Allen‚ M. Helms‚ and S. Spralls III‚ Critical tactics for implementing Porter’s generic strategies‚ 2006). The Apple tactics may differentiate from product to product‚ driven by a wide range of strategies but the vast majority of these actions and sub strategies are driven by a single over-riding strategy
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Customer Relationship management Coca Cola is the world’s largest beverage company. They sell their products in more than 200 countries and more than one billion of their products are consumed daily. Keeping finance and logistics is an important task. Coca Cola started using a system called the traditional system‚ which has proved very effective. This system was generating high value and was not user friendly. All financial plans manually entered and is used to enter again to update the information
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9/11 On September 11‚ 2001‚ Islamic terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and used them as bombs to attack the World Trade Centers in New York City‚ the Pentagon in Washington‚ D.C. and the fourth plane‚ meant to be used against the White House‚ crashed in Pennsylvania. Much of this destruction was witnessed live on television throughout the United States and around the world. Many Americans were forced to face for the first time in their lives‚ feelings of insecurity and of being vulnerable
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soft drink. These include beer‚ water‚ coffee‚ and juices. Coca-Cola and Pepsi were able to counter these substitutes through brand equity‚ advertising‚ and by making their products easily available to the consumer. They also began to produce these substitutes on their own in order to tap into that segment of the market. Barriers to Entry: The barriers to entry in this market are fairly high. Both Coke and Pepsi have franchising agreements with existing bottling companies. These agreements
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think of refreshment‚ think of ice cold Coca-Cola. 1941 - Coca-Cola is Coke! 1942 - The only thing like Coca-Cola is Coca-Cola itself. 1944 - How about a Coke? 1945 - Coke means Coca-Cola. 1945 - Passport to refreshment. 1947 - Coke knows no season. 1948 - Where there’s Coke there’s hospitality. 1949 - Coca-Cola ... along the highway to anywhere. 1952 - What you want is a Coke. 1954 - For people on the go. 1956 - Coca-Cola ... makes good things
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Mildenhall‚ vp global advertising strategy & creative excellence Brand DNA Founded / 1886 HQ / Atlanta‚ Georgia Employees / 146‚200 Product / Sparkling and still ready-to-drink beverages Promise / To refresh the world The ubiquity of Coke is the stuff of legend. Just last December the ColaLife charity partnered with the brand to distribute vital medication to far-flung regions of Zambia‚ such is the reach of The CocaCola Company’s network. But a global presence is not the same as
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reality. Introduction Introduction of Pepsi Co Pepsi was founded in New York in 1965. It is Producing Non-alcoholic beverage and Food processing items. Pepsi is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. It is sold in retail stores‚ restaurants cinemas and from vending machines. The drink was first made in the 1890s by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in New Bern‚ North Carolina. The brand was trademarked on June 16‚ 1903. Pepsi arrived on the market in India in 1988.PepsiCo
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