Cola Wars CASE STUDY : COLA WARS CONTINUE : COKE AND PEPSI IN 2006 The case study “Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006” focuses on describing Coke and Pepsi within the CSD industry by providing detailed statements about the companies’ accounts and strategies to increase their market share. ‘ Cola war’ is the term used to describe the campaign of mutually targeted television advertisement & marketing campaigns between Coke & Pepsi. Furthermore‚ the case also focuses on the Coke vs. Pepsi
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Based on the case “Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010‚” use game theory approach/analysis to explain the competitive behavior of Coke and Pepsi making specific references to actions taken by each firm and the different “battlefields.” What conclusions can you draw about the competitive strategies pursued by both companies? At the time the Case was written was there a winner? Should both companies have acted differently?Based on the case “Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010‚” use game
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Michelle Ramirez Mgmt. 449_06 9/9/14 Case Study: Cola Wars Continue Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola have long competed for market share of the world’s beverage market. As the cola wars continued into the twenty-first century‚ Coke and Pepsi faced new challenges: Could they boost flagging domestic cola sales? Where could they find new revenue streams? Was their era of sustained growth and profitability coming to a close‚ or was this apparent slowdown just another blip in the course of Coke’s and
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doubt that the most spirited and intense competition in the beverage world is between coca-cola and Pepsi. Coca-cola was invented and first marketed in 1886‚ followed by Pepsi in 1898. Coca cola was named after the coca leaves and cola nuts John Pemberton used to make it‚ and Pepsi after the beneficial effects its creator‚ Caleb Bradham‚ claimed it had on dyspepsia. For many years‚ Coca cola had the cola market cornered. Pepsi was a distant‚ nonthreatening contester. In a simplified sense you
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Cola Wars Stephen Brennan Accounting II Tue/Thur. 3-4:30 The Wall Street Journal recently did an article on how the soft-drink battleground has now turned toward new overseas markets. While once the United States‚ Australia‚ Japan‚ and Western Europe were the dominant soft-drink markets‚ the growth has slowed down dramatically‚ but they are still important markets for Coca-Cola and Pepsi. However‚ Eastern Europe‚ Mexico‚ China‚ Saudi Arabia‚ and India have become the
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known beverage companies‚ Coco-Cola and Pepsi. They have competed considerably and distributed the beverage market profit for several decades. In the open market‚ it is difficult to exactly tell which one is the winner within the perfect competition‚ since both companies use different style of promotion and product to expend their markets. The competitive environment of the carbonated soft drinks started about three decades ago. In the beginning of 1960 Coco Cola was dominating the market but this
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Why and how can Coke and Pepsi sustain their profits in the wake of flattening demand and the growing popularity of non-carbonated drinks? The ‘Cola Wars’ have through the years shown the intense competition between Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. While the competition to gain new market share may no longer be as intense‚ the two companies are still fighting to remain relevant with a continued demand of their products. As the U.S. has shown an interest in non-carbonated drinks‚ domestic demand for carbonated
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Distribution 9 Profitability Analysis 11 Financial Analyses 12 SWOT and Ansoff Matrix Analyses 12 Where Should Pepsi and Coca-Cola head? 14 Keep status quo price competition and marketing mix? 14 Initiate Price War to enhance profitability while holding the rest of marketing mix? 14 Bottling drinking water‚ should the strategy be the same as CSD? 15 Should Coca-Cola and PepsiCo going in different strategies? 16 Industry Marketing Mix 16 Appendices 20 Figure A1: U.S. Liquid Consumption
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Cola Wars: Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo The Coca-Cola Company has enjoyed a long and successful history; however‚ it has made mistakes. Though success has not always come easy or cheap‚ Coca-Cola has maintained a large loyal consumer base. As an icon in America and around the world‚ the company can be credited for listening to and catering to the requests and needs of its consumers. This is why its attempt to launch new flavors must be carefully considered to ensure not only acceptance by the target
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http://www.dea.unipi.it/staff/e.giuliani/downloads/CocaPepsi.pdf Cola wars continue: coke and pepsi in 2012 $74B carbonated soft drink industry in the US 1975-1990s‚ coke and pepsi both earned average annual revanue growth of around 10%. In 2000‚ us per capita CSD consumption declined. 2009‚ average American drank 46 gallons of CSD per year‚ loest since 1989. Coke suffered from operational setbacks Pepsi charterd new‚ aggressive course in altnerative beverage and snack Challenges Boost
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