PepsiCo vs. Coca-Cola – A Financial Comparison June 13‚ 2007 AC550 May 2007 Executive Summary The purpose of this comparative analysis is to provide a summary of financial and accounting information to a potential investor who is looking to invest in either Coca-Cola or PepsiCo. This research will cover some facts from the financial statements of both companies for the year of 2004. There are many factors to review when comparing these two companies. They are two of the top manufacturers
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The Coca-Cola company was established back in 1886 and it is most famous of creating the soft drink Coca Cola. Based on a global brand study‚ Coca Cola was the world’s most valuable brand in 2011. Though‚ just like all those “old” and well developed brands‚ Coca Cola is facing aging problem‚ a disconnection with the younger generation and it seems like people are not picking up coca cola as a trendy drink and a sign of coolness anymore as there are so many other drinks available in the market nowaday
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looking to expand into new markets with innovation ideas and products. Weaknesses: 1. Dependence on US Market. 2. Low pricing. Soda companies offer lower prices to compete with each other. 3. Questionable practices. Soda companies have recently come under scrutiny by using large amounts of sugars and fats in their products. Some companies have also been investigated for using pesticides in their products. 4. Weak brand awareness. Coca Cola has the largest market share out of all the
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Weaknesses of Coca-Cola A company like Coca-Cola has many internal and external strengths‚ but when launching a product of this sort‚ they begin to run into many internal and external weaknesses as well. As far as internal strengths go‚ Coca-Cola itself is a strong company to say the least. Not only are they a $23 billion company‚ but in 200 nations‚ Coke sells about 400 drink brands‚ including four of the top five sellers right now. They own 36% of the largest Coke bottler in the world‚ Coca-Cola Enterprises
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Segmentation and Target Market Paper MKT/571 Segmentation and Target Market Paper To obtain success‚ and then retain success‚ organizations need to determine which market segments to focus (Kotler & Keller‚ 2012). Additional consideration is necessary to ensure that the organization can effectively serve this market segment. According to Kotler and Keller (2012)‚ the finest marketing plans identify and embrace segment differentiation by determining the demographic‚ psychographic‚ geographic
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Campaign Critique Introduction Coca Cola‚ the world’s greatest and most successful brand for soft drinks was introduced in the year 1886. Coca Cola has had a lot of memorable images/advertisements which are seen as an icon for Coca Cola. One of these images is the image of the polar bear. Coca Cola’s advertisements/print advertisements have featured polar bears from as far back as 1922 and have had a lot of memorable moments‚ such as in the year 1993‚ where an advert was released of the polar
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Segmentation in B2B Markets A White Paper by Paul Hague and Matthew Harrison of B2B International E-mail Web Blog info@b2binternational.com www.b2binternational.com www.b2binternational.com/b2b-blog/ WHAT IS MARKETING IF IT IS NOT ABOUT SEGMENTATION? CVS Pharmacy is one of the most successful drug store chains in America. What is the reason for this success? They understand their market and have approached it through segmentation and targeting. The company looked at its customer base
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Founded in 1886‚ Coca-Cola Company is the world’s leading manufacturer‚ marketer‚ and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups‚ used to produce nearly 400 beverage brands. Their corporate headquarters are in Atlanta‚ but have local operations in over 200 countries around the world. Some of the key success factors for Coca-Cola include a great product‚ a successful brand image‚ fun advertising‚ creative marketing‚ variety of products and most important a thriving future. They
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of John Hancock‚ «Brand Warfare: 10 Rules for Building the Killer Brand» book) The only true marketing approach‚ which can be broken down into the following steps: 1) The correct positioning; 2) The successful introduction of the brand into the market; 3) An effective business model; 4) The long-term vision of the brand; 5) The overcoming of competitor’s adware pressure; 6) The interest and motivation of the target audience maintaining; 7) Management of distribution network; 8) The formation
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COCA COLA is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since March 27‚ 1944 Coke products could be found in over 200 countries worldwide‚ with consumers downing more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day History of the Coca‑Cola logo Coca-Cola was invented by John S. Pemberton in 1886. ASA Griggs Candler - Founder Revenue - 46.854 billion ( 2013) Interbrand’s best global brand study of 2011‚ Coca-Cola was the world’s most valuable brand LOGO EVOLUTION
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