Coke vs. Pepsi Karmen Burrell AIU Online MKTG205-1004B-08 Unit 1 IP October 7‚ 2010 In assignment one we are asked to choose two competitive products to analyze how they address the 4 P’s of marketing. First‚ we must understand what the 4 P’s of marketing refers to. They are pricing‚ product‚ promotion‚ and placement of product. We are asked to describe the products‚ their industry‚ their market shares‚ and their fluctuation in sales. Now that we understand what the 4 P’s of marketing
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through 3 contain the company’s recent financial statements. PepsiCo’s major subsidiaries were the Pepsi-Cola Company‚ which was the world’s second largest refreshment beverage company‚ Frito-Lay‚ Inc.‚ the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of snack chips‚ and Tropicana Products‚ the largest marketer of branded juices. PepsiCo’s leading brands included carbonated soft drinks (Pepsi‚ Diet Pepsi and Mountain Dew)‚ AquaFina bottled water‚ Tropicana juices and juice-based drinks‚ Lipton tea-based
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Pricing Decisions are decisions faced by top management and marketing managers. How much to charge for a product or service depends on a multitude of factors such as competition‚ cost‚ advertising‚ and sales promotion. Economic theory suggests that the best price for a product or service is the one that maximizes the difference between total revenue and total costs. However‚ in reality‚ the price charged is usually some form of cost-plus‚ which is later adjusted for market conditions and competition
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1. Pricing decisions Factors to consider when setting prices All profit organizations and many non profit organizations must set prices on their products or services. Simply defined‚ price is the amount of money charged for a product or service. More broadly‚ price is the sum of the values consumers exchange for the benefits of having or using the product or service. A company ’s pricing decisions are affected both by internal company factors and by external environmental factors. These factors
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on their website showing the cycle in which the company operates ("Overview" ).  The company’s website also tells how the brands are over one hundred years old‚ yet the corporation is relatively young ("Overview" ). PepsiCo was formed when Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay merged in 1965 ("Overview" ). In 1998‚ Tropicana was added to PepsiCo. ("Overview" ). Followed by that merge was the Quaker Oats Company and Gatorade in 2001 giving the company a sorted variety of beverage lines ("Overview" ). With
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Case Study 3 Pricing Strategy Payless Shoesource: Paying less for fashion Table of Contents BACKGROUND…………………………………………………... 3 OBJECTIVE……………………………………………………….. 3 PROCEDURES……………………………………………………. 4 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS………………………………………. 4 CASE STUDY QUESTION: 1…………………………………….. 4 CASE STUDY QUESTION: 2 …………………………………….. 5 CASE STUDY QUESTION: 3……………………………………... 6 CASE STUDY QUESTION:
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PepsiCo - World Leader In Convenient Foods & Beverages Industry • Revenues – About $43 billion and over 198‚000 Employees across the globe • PepsiCo was founded in 1965 through the merger of Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay • PepsiCo brands are available in more than 200 countries and territories across the globe • PepsiCo has more than 500 products in it’s portfolio of which 18 brands generate $1 Billion each in retail sales A broad spectrum of beverages worldwide bringing fun and refreshment to
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environment. This is indeed the case with its implementation of its pricing strategy‚ which is one of localisation rather than globalisation. Table II illustrates the comparative Big Mac prices (flagship brand of McDonald’s) from around the world. It succeeds in highlighting the point that McDonald’s has had to come up with different pricing strategies for different countries. More importantly‚ rather than just having a different pricing policy for the Big Mac in these listed countries‚ McDonald’s has
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2.2 Pricing Strategy 2.2.1 Factors affecting pricing decisions Milo is considered as a product of monopolistic competition market because there are many competitors of Milo in the market. Some of the competitors include Vico‚ Ovaltine‚ Horlicks‚ Dutch Lady and Nutrilite. Secondly‚ monopolistic competition market has free market entry and exit. This means that new competitors can enter the market easily and Milo may be easily force out of the market by its competitors. Monopolistic competition
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10/Oct/2012 Author: Bin Liu | ID #: U1037223 | Assignment # 2 | A Completed Analysis of Marketing Plan for Pepsi New Zealand | Executive Summary This paper presents a completed marketing plan/analysis for Pepsi in order to assist it regain its “second leader” position in the soft drink market in New Zealand. The first half of this paper shows the situation analysis of Pepsi. In particular‚ the internal analysis focuses on the power of suppliers‚ buyers‚ new entrants‚ and product substitutes
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