Questions for Discussion: What markets should Pepsi target for Aquafina? What recommendations would you make foradvertising objectives‚ message strategy‚ andmessage execution for Aquafina? What advertising media recommendationswould you make for Aquafina‚ and how wouldyou evaluate the effectiveness of those mediaand your advertising? What sales promotion and public relationsrecommendations would you make forAquafina? What recommendations would you make forpromoting Aquafina Sparkling
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consumers and it is unique. Coke and Pepsi’s powerful brands are inimitable‚ so not really many substitutes were on the market. The entry barriers are pretty high. There are significant costs to enter the industry of soft drinks producers which automatically eliminates small players. The loyalty for the brand is also an issue. Consumers seemed to be pretty loyal over the years - it makes it very hard for a new enterer to compete with the major players Coke and Pepsi and right after Cadbury.
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Harvard Business Case: Pillsbury Cookie Challenge 1. What are the challenges that Ivan Guillen faces in his role as the marketing manager of the RBG business? What is the team currently doing to support the RBG cookies segment? Who is the team currently targeting? Mr. Guillen is facing the problem regarding the growth of volume in the segment of the Refrigerated Baked Goods (RBG). His main concern was that as the refrigerated cookie sector is the most profitable and in contrast to market volume
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Jiamin Ma Porter’s Five Forces Analysis on Cola Wars Case Threat of New Entrants The threat of new entrants in the soft drink industry is low. Barriers to the CSD industry are extremely high because customers have high brand loyalty towards to either Coke or Pepsi. As the case mentioned‚ Coke and Pepsi spend millions of dollars on advertising even though they are already the dominant companies in the industry. Thus‚ heavy investment on advertising and promotions is necessary for
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(capital) is important to become rich. We somehow started to grasp the idea that it is not own effort and talent but how much wealth we own from the beginning decides our wealth. This feeling is proven by Piketty in his book ‘Capital in the twenty first century’. Piketty divides income in two‚ the wage and the capital. Then‚ explains how each plays role in inequality. The large gap in wage includes political reasons. Capital includes both natural and political reason. Accumulated capital
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combination of concentrate producers‚ bottlers‚ retail channels‚ and suppliers plus the wide spread availability of CSD’s and their availability in diet and numerous other flavors. 2. Compare the economics of the concentrate business to that of the bottling business: Why is the profitability so different? - Concentrate producers‚ produced cheap concentrate product that was promoted and advertised successfully. The cost to build and run a manufacturing facility was relatively little ‚ concentrate
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Coke vs Pepsi Week 5 Case Study Question #1 Question #2 Question #3 Question #4 Can you make poor investment decisions and be profitable? What evidence do you see from the companies’ results that indicate how well they made investment decisions (capital budgeting). A company can make poor investment decisions and still remain profitable‚ but only for a time. A company cannot continually make poor investment decisions and remain profitable forever. When looking at the Coke vs Pepsi case study
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http://www.casetutors.com/22115/Coke-versus-Pepsi-2001-V-4-1.html Coke versus Pepsi 2001 V 4 1 Case ID - UVAF1340 Solution ID - 22115 1836 Words Abstract This case analysis takes into consideration the post 2001 period in which PepsiCo acquired Quaker Oats Company. The case analyzes the rivalry and competitive relationship between PepsiCo and Coca Cola. The case puts forward the concepts of EVA WACC and CAPM. The main goal of the case is to analyze the health of both companies in relation
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The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical Crises I. Summary: Incepting in the late 1800s‚ Coca-Cola has been famous worldwide in beverage industry. Some widely recognized products are Coke‚ Diet Coke‚ Fanta‚ Sprite‚ Virgin Cola‚ etc. CocaCola dominated over PepsiCo in the US in 1993‚ leading in global soft-drink market and was the most-recognized trademark in the world. Its strong reputation was reinforced with philosophic practice‚ philanthropic initiatives‚ international market orientation
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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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