Case Study: Coke & Pepsi learn to compete in India Timing of entry into the Indian market brought different results for PepsiCo and Coca-Cola India. What benefits or disadvantages accrued as a result of earlier or later market entry? Coca-Cola (1990) Benefits: advantages as „Early-Follower“‚ possibility to use reliable market information that´s already existing take-over of standards position as international market leader Disadvantages: expert knowledge of competitors has to be overtaken
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Case Study: Coke and Pepsi in India: Coca-Cola controlled the Indian market until 1977‚ when the Janata Party beat the Congress Party of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. To punish Coca-Cola’s principal bottler‚ a Congress Party stalwart and longtime Gandhi supporter‚ the Janata government demanded that Coca-Cola transfer its syrup formula to an Indian subsidiary. Coca-Cola balked and withdrew from the country. India‚ now left without both Coca-Cola and Pepsi‚ became a protected market. In the
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the new Coke fiasco‚ how could Coca-Cola’s marketing research have been improved? Be specific. Coca-Cola’s marketing research could have been improved in many ways to help it reach success over Pepsi in the long run. Pepsi started off in the 70’s and 80’s with marketing campaigns like the “Pepsi Generation” and the “Pepsi Challenge” which really made Pepsi gain momentum on Coke. Coke could have done some research on this to determine some similar types of campaigns to compete with Pepsi. Coke was also
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Unit: 9 CREATIVE PRODUCT PROMOTIONS The role of Advertising and the media development of Coca cola TABLE OF CONTENT PAGES Introduction 3 P3 and p4 4/14 Introduction In task 3 we had to select a product with a successful promotional campaign and describe the promotional campaign and why it can be considered a success then
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for industry profitability‚ an analysis of the five competitive forces offers an explanation for the success of the soft drink (CP) industry. The soft drink industry benefits from generally benign forces. Colas characterized the first 50+ years of the soft drink industry‚ with Coke and Pepsi accounting for the top brand names. While substitutes for soft drinks certainly exist‚ the major players in the CP industry have successfully shaped this competitive force in their favor‚ by changing the arenas
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CeCe Miyagawa Professor Preston Cameron SBU200 Society and Business October 15‚ 2014 Case Analysis – Case#16 Coke and Pepsi in India: Issues‚ Ethics‚ and Crisis Management Introduction This case delves into whether or not Pepsi and Coke are equal targets in India. It questions whether the companies are doing their ethical duties‚ as well as whether they are managing crises and stakeholders well. The Real Problem The real problem is whether or not these companies are doing their duties to their
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Discussion Questions 1. I think coke cola should be the analyzer in the miles and snow’s framework. Since analyzer tries to maintain a stable business while innovation on the periphery‚ coke cola wants innovate some new products and also‚ need to keep its top position. In the porter’s framework‚ I think coke cola follows the differentiation. As coke is taking steps to revamp its design strategy and want dropping the word classic from its labels‚ which means coke want to be special in the industry
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HISTORY OF PEPSI COLA Caleb Bradham of New Bern‚ North Carolina was a pharmacist. Like many pharmacists at the turn of the century he had a soda fountain in his drugstore‚ where he served his customers refreshing drinks‚ that he created himself. His most popular beverage was something he called "Brad’s drink" made of carbonated water‚ sugar‚ vanilla‚ rare oils‚ pepsin and cola nuts. "Brad’s drink"‚ created in the summer of 1893‚ was later renamed Pepsi Cola in 1898 after the pepsin and cola nuts used
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1.2- INDUSTRY HISTORY OF PEPSI-COLA INDUSTRY. The Pepsi-Cola story itself begins with a drugstore in New Bern‚ North Carolina‚ and a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham. Bradham’s aim was to create a fountain drink that was both delicious and healthful in aiding digestion and boosting energy. It would be free of the impurities found in many bottled health tonics‚ and it would contain none of the stronger narcotics often added to popular fountain drinks. As most pharmacies in 1896‚ Bradham’s
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Marketing Mix Of Pepsi-Cola Today¡¦s PepsiCo‚ Inc. was found in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi Co and Frito-Lay‚ the world¡¦s largest manufacturer and distributor of snack chips. In 1998‚ it acquired Tropicana‚ the world¡¦s largest marketer and producer of branded juices. In addition to the main body of 3 companies‚ the Pepsi-Cola Incorporation also owns four well-known fast food restaurants in the world; they are Pizza Hut‚ Taco Bell‚ KFC‚ and Burger King. Furthermore‚ with its 4 fast food restaurants
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