Scene the beginning of time or so it seem‚ we the consumer‚ have had the pleasure of enduring the “Cola Wars” between Coke and Pepsi. This has been an ongoing battle between the big two cola manufactures for over one hundred years. John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ invented Coca-Cola in 1886; pharmacist Caleb Bradham invented Brad’s Drink‚ later to become Pepsi-Cola‚ in 1893 in New Bern‚ North Carolina. In 1938‚ Coke filed suit against Pepsi‚ claiming trademark infringement. In
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organizations profitability as compared to its competitors in the same industry by looking at 5 forces of stress. Coca-Cola deals with a lot of pressure in the concentrate business‚ most specifically with Pepsi. I will analyze the 5 forces model to determine Coca-Colas overall profitability. The 5 forces model begins by looking at rivalry between established competitors. Coca-Cola has a direct rivalry with Pepsi in the fact that they make and distribute an almost identical product used for the same
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INTRODUCTION Marketing is an organizational function and a set of process to creating‚ communicating‚ and delivering value to customers and for managing customer relationship in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholder. To delivery its value‚ the company needs a marketing plan and strategy. The objectives of a marketing strategy are to identify a target market and develop a marketing mix that will appeal to those potential customers. Decisions regarding the ideal marketing mix can
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COLA WARS CASE STUDY Market analysis: what are the sources of the profitability of the soft drink industry? * Duopoly industry: large and relatively stable market shares * Barriers to entry: * Informal: compete with the established brand names (trademarks)‚ distribution channels‚ and high capital investment * Technical barriers: amount of capital investment require‚ exclusive territories in distribution channel‚ access to retail channels * Exit barriers: leaving this
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Product: Coca-Cola Business Name: The Coca-Cola Company Tagline: “Enjoy Coca-Cola” (2012) Table of Contents: Executive Summary I. External Environment Analysis -Definition of Industry -Macroenvironment * Demographic * Economic * Natural/Ecological * Technological * Political * Cultural/Sociological -Threats and Opportunities II. Analysis of Internal Environment -Overview of company -Microenvironment * Suppliers * Marketing Intermediaries
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COCA-COLA COMPANY: • Coke was first created in Atlanta. It is an American Multinational‚ offering 500 brands in 200 countries with over 3500 products worldwide. • Coke’s slogan: OPEN HAPPINESS It represents the power of optimism and positive thinking. It is “happiness in a bottle”‚ it connects people and it brings out the best in the human spirit. • MUSEUM: Coca-Cola is the only brand in the world to have an entire museum that showcases its history‚ current reality and future possibility. The
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1. Describe in your own words‚ market segmentation‚ give an example of how a market may be segmented‚ and explain the reason for segmentation. 2. Explain the principles of targeting and give two examples of a targeted market. 3. Discuss what is meant by positioning using two example of a business positioned in differing market sectors Marketing consists of a range of techniques designed to sell a product/service. It focuses on customers and their needs‚ firms generally undertake research
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Mrs. Betsy Ching The Coca-Cola Company I ERCBA211 Mrs. Betsy Ching The Coca-Cola Company ERCBA211 Contents Executive Summary II Introduction 1 1. Stakeholders 2 2. Triple Bottom Line 4 2.1 Financial 4 2.2 Social 5 2.3 Environment 6 2.3.1 Energy Efficiency and Climate Protection 6 2.3.2 Sustainable Packaging 6 2.3.3 Recycling 7 3. Corporate Social Responsibility 8 3.1 Ethical CSR 8 3.2 Altruistic CSR
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The Coca Cola Company‚ founded in 1886 in Atlanta‚ the United States‚ is the world’s largest nonalcoholic beverage company. Coca Cola currently owns and markets more than 500 beverage brands (Anonymous‚ 2010)‚ including waters‚ sports and energy drinks‚ juices‚ tea and coffee‚ which are distributed in over 200 countries throughout the world. Along with Coca Cola‚ the company also owns Sprite‚ Fanta and Diet Coke‚ which are four of the world’s top five nonalcoholic beverage brands (Anonymous‚ 2010)
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1 I. Introduction “Coca-Cola and Shasta.” These two products are in the same industry and both were invented around the same time. Nonetheless‚ a very different perception comes to consumers‟ mind when they hear these two words. In the 21st cent ury‚ Coca-Cola is considered one of the most valuable brands in the world‚ whereas Shasta is mostly known in United States‚ particularly in the West Coast region. Coca-Cola is owned and operat ed by The Coca-Cola Company‚ and Shasta is currently owned
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