I. PEPSI CORPORATION HISTORY The Pepsi-Cola story began in a drugstore in New Bern‚ North Carolina‚ USA in 1896. Caleb Davis Bradham‚ a pharmacist‚ owned a drugstore named Bradham Drug Company in downtown New Bern. Like many of the drug stores at the time‚ Bradham’s store also housed a soda fountain. Here‚ Bradham offered his own soda concoctions which attracted most of the small-town folks. On August 28‚ 1898‚ Bradham invented a new recipe‚ blending kola nut extract‚ vanilla and “rare oils.”
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Pepsi advertising endeavour Pepsi has always formulated advertising strategies keeping in mind its target group. Its target group has always been the youth. Pepsi’s basic advertising techniques: a) Catchy tag lines and associate lines b) Evolution of the logo c) Association with main sports events d) Youth icons as brand ambassadors i. Creativity in advertisements ii. Grabbing attention a) Catchy tag lines and associate lines: Ever since Pepsi’s entry into India
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1|Page Pepsi Brand Tracker (Project2 Part2 Brand Equity Measurement) PRAXIS BUSINESS SCHOOl A report Submitted to Prof. Srinivas Govindrajan In partial fulfilment of the requirements of the course Product and Brand Management On 03/08/09 BY Apoorva Jain Gunjan Dugar Hardik Mishra Manoj Mani Iyer PEPSI BRAND EQUITY PRAXIS BUSINESS SCHOOL 2|Page Executive Summary The objective of this project was to find out the brand equity of Pepsi . The parameters which enabled us to arrive at
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Summary In 2000‚ under the leadership of the former CEO Steve Reinemund‚ PepsiCo.launched a new business strategy that based on the racial and culture diversity. It emphasized the importance of having equal working and promoting opportunities for all employees from different ethnic groups. In order to help the company keep up with the demographical shifting in United States‚ this strategy was initially resisted by some of the employees as well as senior division managers. The resistance led
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COMPANY PROFILE-PEPSI CO. (US) PepsiCo is a world leader in convenient foods and beverages‚ with revenues of about $27 billion and over 143‚000 employees. The company consists of the snack business of Frito-Lay North America and the beverage and food businesses of PepsiCo Beverages and Foods‚ which includes PepsiCo Beverages North America (Pepsi-Cola North America and Gatorade/Tropicana North America) and Quaker Foods North America. PepsiCo International includes the snack businesses of Frito-Lay
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CASE STUDY - PEPSI: PROMOTING NOTHING QUESTION 1: What markets should Pepsi target for Aquafina? Pepsi Cola and Coca-Cola have been competing with each other for many years through numerous taste tests and television ads. One of the ideas they came up with is water. In the early 1990s Evian and Perrier were the brands that dominated the niche and helped establish bottled spring water’s clean‚ healthy image. Pepsi first tried to attack this market with bottled and sparkling water but failed. In
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Case #14 Coke vs. Pepsi‚ 2001 Synopsis and Objectives Set in December 2000‚ immediately after the merger announcement between PepsiCo‚ Inc.‚ and the Quaker Oats Company‚ this case asks to examine the implications of the merger for the rivalry between the Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo and for value creation by each firm. Because the merger would allow PepsiCo to control Gatorade‚ which held an 83% share in the sports-drink market‚ PepsiCo would further strengthen its already wide lead
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Pepsi: The “Next Generation in Advertising” Effective advertising is‚ almost always‚ persuasive advertising. While not all advertising seeks to persuade‚ in a competitive situation‚ those who best persuade are those most likely to win. (O’Shaughnessy) The advertisement strategy for Pepsi Cola has done a great deal of work to make it an all-time favorite. I feel like they use persuasion by making the consumer think that if they drink Pepsi‚ they will be youthful. However‚ in my opinion
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Coke and Pepsi are the main pieces of this market. They struggle for over a century to conquer the number one position in the market‚ competing fiercely in last few years‚ following each one’s strategic decisions. Nevertheless‚ something seems to threaten the profitability of these two giants. The increasing share of non-carbonated soft drinks seems to be able to decrease the high margins that once ruled in the CSD’s industry. In this sense‚ what will the future of Coke and Pepsi be? How will
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Strength Pepsi has a broader product line and outstanding reputation. Merger of Quaker Oats produced synergy across the board. Record revenues and increasing market share. Lack of capital constraints (availability of large free cash flow). o Great brands‚ strong distribution‚ innovative capabilities o Number one maker of snacks‚ such as corn chips and potato chips PepsiCo sells three products through the same distribution channel. For example‚ combining the production capabilities
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