"Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010" Read and Apply: Michael E. Porter (2008)‚ “The Five Competitive Forces that Shape Strategy”‚ Harvard Business Review‚ (January 2008)‚ pp. 2-17 Assignment Questions (AQ) (a) Why has the soft drink industry been so profitable for concentrate producers? Compare the economics of the concentrate business to the bottling business: why is the profitability so different? [50% points] The soft drink industry has been extremely profitable for Concentrate
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Mountain Dew Mountain Dew’s unique way of connecting to the younger generation through extreme sports has become a grand success‚ consequently many companies are coming up with similar advertisement base Recent threats to Carbonated Soft Drinks in recent years by highly caffeinated and sports drinks have affected their sales. The company advertisement has focus on the young generation and thus quickly rose as Coke’s loyal opposition. They have advertisements harnessing ideas of current generation
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brBRANDS List some of your favorite brands in: * Cars * Perfumes/Lotion * Electronic Devices * Cereal * Fast food Restaurant * Shoes/Sneakers * Drinks (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) 1. Are they international or international brands? 2. What image and qualities does each one have? 3. Do these products have anything in common? Ex. High price‚ quality‚ 4. How loyal are you to the brands that you have chosen? 5. If you don’t buy branded goods‚ explain
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CASE ANALYSIS NOTE Mountain Dew: Selecting New Creative Analysis: History of Mountain Dew advertising: 1. It was introduced in 1940 and didn’t have any brand history or specific culture. 2. Advertising was handled by Ogilvy and Mathers before being Assigned to BBDO in 1973. 3. The drink hit it off in the rural areas of the US‚ mainly on the Eastern seaboard and into the Northern plains of Minnesota and the Dakotas 4. Campaign themes over the years when different ads were
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Brand Wars "To be‚ or not to be: that is the question" To rise as the new prodigy or to remain imbecile - An issue churning in the minds of all the ’brand owners’. Brand Wars have been going on for decades but it has taken a completely new outlook in the recent years. The fierce battle between brands of the same genre continues as one tries to rise over the others as superior to lead the market. Looking back at the 70’s we can see the brawl between the two highly popular brands Pepsi and Coca-Cola
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Introduction and Company Analysis Witnessing Redbull’s success in the American market in 1997‚ Coca Cola saw the opportunity to capitalize on its operational expertise in bottled drinks and enter the energy drink market. Previous ventures in the market by competitors‚ such as Pespico’s Josta introduced in 1995 in the US market‚ had all failed. Redbull paved the way to changing consumer habits surrounding soft drinks‚ thereby allowing large beverage companies to create and sell their own. Burn was
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Buğra Tunalı (1611433) Homework Assignment-4: Evaluate the Brand Equity of Your case Product (Coca-Cola Company) "DRINK ME (!)" The Coca-Cola Company is the world leading manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of soft-drink concentrates and syrups. It is operating in more than 200 brands in over 200 countries. Today‚ with 74 million dolars‚ Coca-Cola is the most valuable brand in the world. Company achieves
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Q) Why‚ historically‚ has the soft drink history been so profitable? The soft drink industry is profitable as these drinks can be easily produced and that to with very less cost‚ so they followed a low cost strategy and by doing so they were able to earn huge profit margins and more quantity means more profit. They were also huge dealers for food chains like KFC‚ MCD etc and several other gas stations. Q) Compare the economics of the concentrate business to that of the bottling business: Why is
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Since 1876 Budweiser has been an iconic and innovative alcoholic beverage company in America. (Big Buddy) Their advertisements are no different. How many alcohol companies use puppies in their ads? Matt Freeman says "What they understand is that online marketing is more about a compelling and infectious idea rather than a particular technical format or technique." (Budweiser) Numerous companies use different marketing techniques to intrigue us and enhance their product‚ but what significance does
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Name: Remon Mossa Hanna Asyut Group (A) 1- What do you feel Coca-Cola has to offer potential employees? How does this help Coca-Cola attract a quality workforce? Coca Cola does not prefer external recruitment their basic focus is on internal recruitment. They maintain a talent bank for meeting internal hiring needs they only do external hiring in case of sudden recruitments they forecast their future needs and collect the data of applicants in advance Coca-Cola has to offer potential employees
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