ACC 621 – Summer 2013 Problem Set #1 Overview of the Annual Report and Form 10K And The Balance sheet – Pepsi & Coke The following instructions apply to all problem sets and to all individual assignments. Respond to the following questions. In your responses refer to the page numbers or footnote numbers in Coca Cola’s 2012 Annual Review and 201210-K where the information used in located. Except where the question only asks for a presentation of calculations (such as the common sized balance
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Problem Statement Survey Arthur Problem Statement Survey In today’s society a recession seems to happen at least once every decade. Each time a recession happens the unemployment rate goes up sky high and companies drop like flies and start filling bankruptcy. Small and large companies alike seem to always layoff staff in order to resolve their shortcomings in finances. This maybe a result of the recession or it could be an effort to take advantage of the recession label and clean house within
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8 1. Introduction Coke was invented by Dr. John Pemberton‚ an Atlanta pharmacist and his three-legged brass pot all the way back in 1886; by 1985 Coke was closing in fast on its centennial anniversary. (Cook‚ 2002) Coke along with the legendary chairman Roberto C. Goizueta had witnessed a remarkable set of accomplishments during the 1980’s. There were some creeping problems‚ however. The 87-year old rivalry between Coca-Cola‚ the traditional market leader‚ and Pepsi Cola‚ the perennial runner
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A BRAND AUDIT Table of Contents Introduction: 3 Brand Inventory 6 Brand Elements: 6 Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Company Profile (appendix)– (To be added) 9 MARKETING MIX: 9 Product Characteristic and Attributes 9 Price 11 Promotion 12 Points of Parity and Points of Difference between Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi – (To be added) 15 Brand Exploratory 15 Brand Awareness 15 Brand Image 16 Interpretation of Brand Exploratory: 19 Introduction: No one thought a drink sold for five
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word the Swot analysis makes marketing more efficient. The Swot analysis of Pepsi (600ml) is as follows : Strengths- The major strength of Pepsi is that it is one of the biggest brands in the world. Pepsi is sold in over 150 countries ‚ it is an International drink. And because it is well known in so many countries ‚ the brand automatically has earned its name in the market and has become a very credible drink. Pepsi also has excellent branding and advertising strategies. A lot of Pepsi’s advertising
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Deception with Purpose: Pepsico’s Water Claims in India By India Resource Center and Community Resource Centre November 30‚ 2011 Pepsico‚ one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world‚ has begun claiming that it has achieved "positive water balance" in India‚ that it is "Giving Back MORE WATER Than We Take". Wonderful as it may sound‚ Pepsico’s claims of achieving "positive water balance" simply do not add up. The India Resource Center approached Pepsico in 2010 to question them
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Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. It is a sugar-free variation of Coca-Cola. Coke Zero is Coca-Cola’s biggest product launch in 22 years‚ and primarily targets young adult males. In the U.S.‚ advertising has reflected that by describing the drink as "calorie-free" rather than "diet"‚ since that demographic associates diet drinks with women. SWOT Coca-Cola Zero is a sugar-free‚ zero calories soft drink produced and distributed by The Coca-Cola Company. This
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15‚ 30‚ 60‚ 90‚ 120 minutes) after the intake of drink (diet coke and coke). 2. At time-point 0‚ there was no differences between the groups (p=0.743‚ t-test‚ n=6). The difference in the mean values of the two groups is not great enough to reject the possibility that the difference is due to random sampling variability. There is no statistically significant difference between the blood concentrations after drinking coke and diet coke. At time-point 15‚ there was a significant difference between
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economic‚ political and social changes have made the global environment more uncertain‚ forcing Coke to reevaluate its strategy‚ structure and culture to maintain a competitive advantage. The following is a dynamic analysis that tracks the evolution of Coke’s strategy from global standardization to a multi-domestic strategy that emphasizes national responsiveness. During Goizueta’s management term‚ Coke is already a large‚ mature company in the formalization stage of its life cycle and in the international
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offers the world’s largest portfolio of billion-dollar food and beverage brands‚ including 19 different product lines that generate more than $1 billion in annual retail sales each. Our main businesses -- Quaker‚ Tropicana‚ Gatorade‚ Frito-Lay‚ and Pepsi Cola -- also make hundreds of other enjoyable foods and beverages that are respected household names throughout the world. With net revenues of approximately $60 billion‚ PepsiCo’s people are united by our unique commitment to sustainable growth by
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