Case Study Analysis Coke Zero Facts or size up * In both 2005 and 2006 sales of Coca Cola products dropped * Diet Coke plus was launched in 2007 * People were becoming increasing health conscience and no longer drank full calorie drinks quite as often * Diet coke tend to marketed towards women and thus the men were left out * Coke Zero’s name was chosen so as to not associate the word “diet” with the drink * Because of the Australia design of the product the US markets
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Chad Ogle MGMT 620 HBS Case 9 Starbucks: Delivering Customer Service History In 1971‚ Starbucks started as a small coffee shop which targeted a specialized market of coffee purists. Howard Schultz‚ who later owned the company and initiated the high growth period‚ joined Starbucks’ marketing team in 1982. Main concept of Schultz marketing strategy was too make Starbucks “America’s third place” considering home and work the two other places where Americans spend
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PEPSI BLUE CASE STUDY: THE CHALLENGES INHERENT IN EXECUTING A GLOBAL RE-BRANDING CAMPAIGN During the 1990s‚ PepsiCo launched new products and engineered a global re-branding campaign in an effort to grow sales volume; reinvigorate their stagnant brand; and to close the increasingly large sales and market share gap between itself and its primary competitor‚ Coca-Cola. In 1993‚ Pepsi jump-started its marketing efforts by adding two brands to its portfolio: Crystal Pepsi and Pepsi Max. Crystal
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high‚ with high demands for quality and innovation among the high end companies and high marketing costs. Relative to other companies in the Outdoor Apparel Industry‚ Patagonia is performing extremely well. Across most key metrics (Exhibit 1 from case)‚ from Gross Profit Margin to Return on Equity‚ Patagonia outperforms its peers. Perhaps more impressively‚ Patagonia was able to achieve a high level of Net Income Growth (20.8%) while only achieving 1.6% 12-Month Revenue Growth. The driving strategy
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Ameritrade Case Writeup questions (do all this as if it is June 1997‚ date of the case): 1. What is Ameritrade’s capital structure? Because there is no preferred stock or long term debt‚ Ameritrade is a 100% equity firm. 2. What is Ameritrade’s cost of equity capital? CAPM= (.0643)+ (1.8264)(.188-.0559)=.2902=29.02% Return on Market=(899.470-757.12)/757.12=.188 Beta calculation on Attached Excel Spreadsheet. 3. What is Ameritrade’s cost of debt capital? Because there is
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potential entrants. Of the five forces‚ competition is the highest weight between Pepsi and Coca-Cola. Industry Rivalry • Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola claim nearly 75% of the U.S. carbonated soft drinks marker sales volume in 2004. Each are globally established. • Other competitors including Cadbury Schweppes‚ Dr. Pepper/Seven-up Cos.‚ Cott Corporation‚ and Royal Crown Cos. struggle gaining market share due to Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola’s tight grip on retailers‚ bottlers‚ and distribution channels. Suppliers
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5. Evaluate Intel’s shift in strategy under CEO Craig Barrett and new CEO Paul Otellini. Craig Barrett’s strategic focus was on innovation and R&D. He aggressively built new businesses thru acquisitions and internal ventures‚ to the tune of $12 billion. Under his leadership‚ Intel entered a myriad of new markets – wireless‚ networks‚ communications‚ and online services. In 1999‚ he changed the corporate mission statement. Intel went from “being the preeminent supplier to the new computing
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Cola or Soda giants need to improve the thirst-quenching experience of people around the world especially in India with a potential market of over 17000 Crore Rupees. The per-capita consumption of Cola products in India is 14 bottles per year which is way lesser than the global average of 94. In India‚ Coke and Pepsi have a combined market share of around 95% directly or through franchisees‚ creating a duopoly situation. Campa Cola has a 1% share‚ and the rest is divided among local players. Drying
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CBS Tells SodaStream to Revise Brand-Bashing Super Bowl Spot Commercial Attacked Bowl Sponsors Coke and Pepsi -- and Wasn’t Just PR Ploy Published: January 25‚ 2013 All was surprisingly quiet this year on the "They Censored My Super Bowl Ad" front ... until Friday‚ when Alex Bogusky tweeted that CBS had rejected the Super Bowl spot he was working on for SodaStream. Every year‚ the Super Bowl attracts some of the best and most high-priced advertising in the world. But it also lures a horde of
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Q1. Trace the history and major milestone of the Coca Cola Company. Write about new businesses‚ divestment‚ new market entered and exited. Coca Cola History: Coca-Cola began its existence in a three-legged brass pot in the backyard of John S. Pemberton on May 8‚ 1886. Pemberton was a pharmacist trying to create a new headache tonic. Pemberton took his creation to the now famous Jacob’s Pharmacy about 2 blocks from his home. There the syrup was mixed with cold tap water and sold to ailing customers
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