marketer of non-alcoholic beverages in the world‚ Coca-Cola has a strong brand recognition and brand portfolio. The company owns more than 400 brands‚ including sports drinks‚ teas‚ juices‚ and energy drinks. Coca-cola operates in more than 200 countries‚ with 75% of profits coming from abroad (Hoover‚ 2009). The company ranks well ahead its closest competitor Pepsi‚ with brand equity of $67 billion compared to Pepsi’s $13 billion. However‚ Coca-Cola is threatened by intense negative publicity and
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Awareness What triggers a consumers want for a coke? When consumers are affected by an internalstimulus such as thirst‚ problem awareness is created. In order to satiate this needconsumers are exposed to a variety of thirst quenchers for example water‚ juice etc.However consumers choose to consume a Coca Cola beverage instead which indicatestheir satisfaction is fulfilled by a want for this particular beverage. Motivation Coca Cola appeals to two types of needs within a consumer. The first is the biogenic
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American university of beirut | FINANCE 210 CASE | PEPSI VS. COCA COLA | Instructor: Leila Atwi | | 12/12/2010 | Raneem Jaffal (Ratio Computation) Jana Haounji (Ratio Analysis) Alexandra Aboulhosn (Recommendations and Comparison) This is a financial comparison between Pepsi and Coca Cola in terms of company liquidity‚ solvency‚ asset management‚ profitability‚ and valuation between the years 2008 and 2009 respectively. | Part One: Pepsi Ratio Analysis: Pepsi PEPSI RATIOS
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Have you ever seen a Coca-Cola ad and immediately had a strong desire to drink one? The Coca-Cola Company has been very strong in the advertisement department over the years and has made many sales on impulse alone. The most recent one being the "Share a Coke‚ which emphasizes that people should not only buy one‚ but purchase another to share with someone else. While this one is strong‚ one in particular that always makes me think to buy an ice cold Coca-Cola is when Winter comes around and they
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beliefs toward coca-cola of intensely brand- loyal consumers (perhaps like those who were upset by the new coke in 1985). How might their attitudes and beliefs differ from those of less involved‚ less loyal consumers? What marketing implications would these differences have? 2) Do you think it’s possible for consumers to be loyal to more than one brand of soft drink? What about more than one brand of cola? Discuss the pros and cons of having several brands in a product category (as do coca-cola and Pepsi
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7.0 COCA COLA GLOBAL VOLUME GROWTH Industry Worldwide soda volume was down by 1% during the first quarter of 2014 for Coca-Cola. The shift in the Easter holiday from the first quarter in 2013 to the second quarter in 2014 was partially responsible for the decline‚ but the fact remains that carbonated drinks sales have been under considerable pressure‚ particularly in big markets such as the U.S. Regular Coca-Cola sales have been steadily declining in the U.S. in recent years due to concerns over
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The Coca-Cola Company In 2006‚ The Coca-Cola Company adopted a new compensation plan for its Board of Directors. Its main point is that‚ the members of the Board get payed if the Company meets the performance goals it targeted. During a period of 3 years (mid-point of the Company´s performance strategy)‚ yearnings per share must raise at a compound rate of 8% a year. The plan foresees a flat fee of $175.000 in stock each year‚ with no extra payments. When the performance goal is met‚ at the end
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Stith Pemberton‚ a local pharmacist‚ produced the syrup forCoca-Cola®‚ and carried a jug of the new product down the street to Jacobs ’ Pharmacy‚ where it was sampled‚ pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for five cents a glass as a soda fountain drink. Carbonated water was Dr. John Pembertonteamed with the new syrup to produce a drink that was at once "Delicious and Refreshing‚" a theme that continues to echo today wherever Coca-Cola is enjoyed. Thinking that "the two Cs would look well in advertising
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Coca-Cola’s • Major Problems o Major problem now is how Coca Cola is perceived in the market o Communicate to the public real intentions to gain consumers trust o Company now stands to lose customers due to hidden ploy of increasing vending machine prices based on weather. o Company still need achieve goal of maximizing profits through vending machine sales. o Consumers may choose cold water instead of a coke to quench thirst on hot days. o Do coke products actually quench thirst in extreme
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Foundations of Economics for Business and Management Analyze the market for Coca-Cola 04.12.2010 Coca-Cola is perhaps the most popular and well known soft drink worldwide. Almost 98% of people worldwide know the word Coca-Cola and it is available in more than 190 countries. Coca-Cola belongs to the Coca-Cola Company and is only one of the 400 non-alcoholic brands that this company owns. The Coca-Cola Company is one of the largest corporations in the world‚ with a global workforce of
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