F A L L 2012 08 The Coca-Cola Company Kim Connors Hillary Edwards James Howell Sulki Jang Alex Williamson East Tennessee State University 1. ASSOCIATIONS WITH COCA-COLA 3 1.1 SPORTS 3 1.2 HEALTH 3 1.3 THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 4 2. Brand positioning versus Pepsi Co. 4 3. Competitors 5 4. Images Associated with coca-Cola 6 4.1 Santa Clause 7 4.2 The Polar bears 7 4.3 The Secret Formula 8 4.4 The Olympics
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History of Coca Cola Company Coca Cola was invented by Dr. John Pemberton in 1886 when he concocted a mixture of water‚ sugar‚ caffeine and extracts of the coca leaf and the kola nut. The concoction was originally marketed as a headache remedy‚ but was not successful due to poor advertising and Pemberton’s ailing health. In 1888‚ Pemberton sold the business to Asa G. Candler‚ a successful druggist with excellent business sense. The company grew quickly under his 26 year leadership. He expanded
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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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tells us who we are or where we come from. There’re different cultures in the world‚ people come from different backgrounds‚ which they mix and interact. In many occasions the mix of cultures can bring discontent or happiness to each individual. "Coca-Cola and Coco Frio" talks about a boy who goes to Puerto Rico looking for something new‚ something that he had never seen or tasted before‚ Puerto Rican Culture. However‚ he founds that the people of this island is losing their own culture by adapting another
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development‚ introduction‚ growth‚ maturity and decline. I would like to use an example of Coca-Cola. Here is its mission statement. “To create value and make a difference…everywhere we engage.”(Baines‚ Fill and Page‚ 2008‚ p177) Coca-Cola is a widely known enterprise all over the world‚ the success of which is obvious to all. From its mission statement we can find that the core philosophy of Coca-Cola relates to the mass-market share (“everywhere we engage”) and extension strategies (“create value
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major events in the life of the Coca-Cola Company that have an impact on the company today‚ these include: 1886: Coca-Cola‚ the beverage‚ was first produced by John Pemberton. It was sold at fountains at a Jacobs’s pharmacy‚ a local pharmacy in Atlanta‚ for 5 cents a glass. Frank Robinson named the drink Coca-Cola and wrote it in his own unique script‚ to this day Coca-Cola is written in the exact same way. They used to sell an average of 9 glasses of Coca-Cola a day. 1891: John Pemberton sells
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A R T I C L E www.hbr.org A New Game Plan for C Players by Beth Axelrod‚ Helen Handfield-Jones‚ and Ed Michaels Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 A New Game Plan for C Players 10 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Product 8598 A New Game Plan for C Players
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Marriott Corporation: Questions for HBS case “Marriott Corporation: The cost of capital” 1) Are the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy consistent with its growth objective? In my opinion‚ the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy are consistent with its growth objective. As we find in the case‚ the four components of Marriott’s financial strategy: Manage rather than own hotel assets‚ Invest in projects that increase shareholder value‚ Optimize the use of debt
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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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A Report on Strategic Planning Of COCA COLA Subject: Strategic Management [MBA – Evening Program] Faculty: Sir Yousuf Prepared & Presented by: Rohail Riaz (51515) Table of Contents 1- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 2- HISTORY OF COCA COLA 4 3- BRANDS OF COCA COLA 7 3.1- Energy Drinks 7 3.2- Juices/Juice Drinks 7 3.3- Soft Drinks 8 3.5- Tea and Coffee 8 3.6 Water 8 3.7- Other Drinks
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