Coca-Cola’s New Vending Machine (A) Case Questions 1. Is selling Coke through interactive vending machines a good or bad idea? Explain your answer. It is a good idea to sell Coke through interactive vending machines. Over the last three years‚ the soft-drinking giants have watched their earnings erode as they waged a price war in supermarkets. Vending machines have remained largely untouched by the discounting. Sales of soft drinks from vending machines have risen steadily over the last
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Introduction In this assignment I’m going to describe how the marketing research information is used in order to understand customers‚ competitors and the market environment in a company like Coca Cola. I’m also going to describe how the link between the principles of marketing are applied within the Coca Cola Company and the marketing research activities used by the same organisation. Marketing Research The marketing research aims to help organisation make effective decisions by providing
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Overview of marketing management According to Philip Kotler (2000): "Marketing management has the task of influencing the level‚ timing‚ and compositions of demand in a way that will help the organisation achieve its objectives. Marketing management is essentially demand management." "The art and science of choosing target markets and getting‚ keeping and growing customers through creating‚ delivering‚ and communicating superior customer value." Marketing management is
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Live Positively: COCA-COLA COMPANY MARKETING PLAN Coca-Cola Company Marketing Plan Bellevue University Marketing Essentials BUSC335-308H Table of Contents Page 3 Executive Summary 4-5 Mission Statement 6 Demographic Information 7 Target Market 8-9 Current Marketing Efforts 10- Competition 11-12 Internal and External Environments that affect the Corporation 13-15 New Strategies 16-17 Target Market 18
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Discuss the PESTEL changes of an organization over the last decade. PESTEL Analysis for Coke Coca-Cola‚ the largest manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of beverage concentrates and syrups in the world. Coca-Cola is recognized as the world’s most valuable brand. They market four of the world’s top five non-alcoholic sparkling brands‚ including diet and light beverages‚ mineral water‚ enhanced waters‚ juices and juice drinks‚ teas‚ coffees and energy and sport drinks. Through the world’s largest
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value among consumers. So‚ the core target audience of Coca Cola is youngster or youth. Their targeting is not based on gender but the results show that both genders like this product and use it. Finally‚ Coca Cola consider each customer as a target and a potential consumer. All age groups are being targeted but the most potential is the age group from 18-25 that covers around 40% of total age segments. To know what their customers need‚ Coca-Cola uses the consumer segmentation criteria and market into
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Coca-Cola’s • Major Problems o Major problem now is how Coca Cola is perceived in the market o Communicate to the public real intentions to gain consumers trust o Company now stands to lose customers due to hidden ploy of increasing vending machine prices based on weather. o Company still need achieve goal of maximizing profits through vending machine sales. o Consumers may choose cold water instead of a coke to quench thirst on hot days. o Do coke products actually quench thirst in extreme
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toward coca-cola of intensely brand- loyal consumers (perhaps like those who were upset by the new coke in 1985). How might their attitudes and beliefs differ from those of less involved‚ less loyal consumers? What marketing implications would these differences have? 2) Do you think it’s possible for consumers to be loyal to more than one brand of soft drink? What about more than one brand of cola? Discuss the pros and cons of having several brands in a product category (as do coca-cola and Pepsi in
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1.0 Introduction Coca-Cola has sold more than one billion servings every day. More than 10‚450 beverages are consumed every second. The company achieved earnings of $4‚347‚000‚000 in 2003. It is present on all seven continents and is recognized by 94% of the world population. How did Coca-Cola grow from its humble roots as a home-brewed Georgia-based patent medicine to be the international soft drink powerhouse that it is today? Coca-Cola used numerous technologies to achieve its rise to the
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The Coca- Cola Company Planning Memorandum Industry and Regulatory Risk Factors: Obesity/Health Concerns: There is a growing concern among consumers and public health officials about the public health consequences of obesity. This includes a large movement towards health conscious eating and drinking‚ specifically avoiding sugar-sweetened beverages. This could affect demand for some beverages and in turn affect profitability. Water scarcity: Water is the main ingredient of all products. It is
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