COCA-COLA IN AFRICA Mike W. Peng (University of Texas at Dallas) Case Discussion Questions Why is Coca-Cola so interested in Africa‚ which is typically regarded as the base of the global economic pyramid Coca-Cola needs to seek new opportunities for earnings growth due to the fact that many of its markets outside of Africa are mature‚ saturated‚ declining or experiencing increased competition. Africas income‚ infrastructure‚ and to some extent governments are improving. Its population generally gets
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Coca-Cola in India 1. What aspects of U.S. and Indian culture may have been a cause of Coke’s difficulties in India? There are four areas that of culture differences may cause the Coke’s difficulties in India. First of all‚ is the spoken and written language. During the contact with the India government‚ there might comes out some misunderstood with language express. Secondly is the service and empowerment. Asian culture is more conservative and the U.S. pays more attention on empowerment
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How Coca-Cola segments it market This is coca cola zero‚ which is a low calorie version of the normal coke. It was introduced in 2005. It was mainly introduced because males thought that diet coke was a feminine drink. Target Market Coke zero is primarily aimed towards young adult males around the world. This is because diet coke was seen to be more aimed at woman. It is also aimed at people that didn’t really purchase the normal coke due to it being too sugary
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indeed Coca-Cola. Although majority of time Coca-Cola has held the larger market share in this region‚ at times Pepsi has led by providing very aggressive and wittier advertising strategies (D’Altorio‚ 2010). In 2009‚ Coca-Cola has revenues of $31 billion and sales in more than 200 countries. The company is best known for Coca-Cola‚ which had been called the world most valuable brand. Coca-Cola’s has a large distribution system that includes independent bottlers partially owned by Coca-Cola‚ and company
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Syrup” label on our products. By doing so‚ we have connected with those customer’s who are looking for a healthier beverage alternative. As we know‚ Coca-Cola bought a 40 percent stake in our company for $43 million. This was a major boost to our company by providing us with Coca Cola’s nationwide distribution network. However‚ executives of Coca Cola are “disturbed” by our “No High Fructose Corn Syrup” label due to them seeing it as criticism and are asking us to change or eliminate the label from
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will react to it considering those practices are wrong and inappropriate. This could also have been the reason for India’s interference in stopping Coke’s operations due to the villagers’ accusation of the water shortage and contamination caused by Coca-Cola. Lastly‚ every country is made up of different a culture‚ set of values‚ philosophy and background. Where India is concerned‚ the Asian market is known to be more conservative. India‚ a developing country which is still striving in poverty is very
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Coca-Cola´s Marketing Challenges in Brazil: The Tubaínas War What recommendations would you make to global brands to help them compete successfully with B brands in emerging markets In emerging markets global brands need to compete on unfamiliar terrain dominated by local players and plenty of B-brand that sell at price points below the MNC production costs using home court advantages with government regulators‚ and wrestle with deep-seated social and cultural customs. While the established
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The cola industry is an attractive industry if you’re a concentrate producer and an incumbent in the business. The powers of input suppliers which supply the main ingredients in cola concentrate are weak. The bargaining position of the concentrate producer is extremely strong since most of the inputs required to manufacture concentrate is relatively easy to purchase and the concentrate industry has many suppliers to offer those inputs. In addition‚ analyzing the cola wars case‚ Coca Cola concentrate
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APPENDICES Appendix1: History Of Coca-Cola The world’s most recognized trademark in the World! It is recognized by 94% of the world’s population. The world has changed in many ways since pharmacist‚ John Styth Pemberton first introduced the refreshing taste of Coca-Cola in Atlanta‚ Georgia. However‚ the pure and simple magic of one thing remains the same - Coca-Cola. The name and the product mean so many things to hundreds of millions of consumers around the globe. Coca-Cola products are served more than
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Coca Cola Coca-Cola is one of the most widely used soft drink in the world. The company has very efficient and extensive distribution system in the world. There is a great variety of brands offered by Coca-cola throughout the world like Diet coke‚ sprite‚ Fanta‚ Rc cola‚ Minute made etc. you can find the Coca-cola soft drinks anywhere in every country of the world. The ’Coca-Cola’ brand has been adopted the strategy of global marketing. They are considering the whole world as single market place
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