Coca Cola Research Proposal Outline December 11‚ 2013 Coca Cola Research Proposal Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta Georgia invented Coca Cola in May‚ 1886 (Bellis‚ 2013). The name of the product was created by Doctor Pemberton’s bookkeeper‚ Frank Robinson. A year later‚ Doctor Pemberton sold the Coca Cola formula to another pharmacist named‚ Asa Candler. Asa Candler purchased the formula for $2‚300 and began to aggressively market the Coca Cola product
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Coca-Cola Company applies to an undifferentiated targeting strategy to promote a single product of identical size. This approach allows the firm to consider a potential buyer as the one who has similar needs and preferences like any other consumer at the market. Hence‚ there is no a particular market segment because market is regarded as the whole. Producing one item saves costs for advertising and marketing (Lamb et al.‚ 2011‚ p. 275). However‚ focusing on undifferentiated marketing prevents
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The Marketing Review‚ 2003‚ 3‚ 289-309 www.themarketingreview.com Demetris Vrontis1 and Iain Sharp2 Manchester Metropolitan University Business School and Legal and General The Strategic Positioning of Coca-Cola in their Global Marketing Operation Examines how Coca-Cola has strategically positioned it self within the world’s soft drinks market. Given that they operate in over 200 countries‚ they are faced with a clear choice of whether to standardise their product offerings globally
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SWOT ANALYSIS The Coca-Cola Company (Coca-Cola) is a leading manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of Non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups‚ in the world. Coca-Cola has a strong brand name and brand portfolio. Business-Week and Interbrand‚ a branding consultancy‚ recognize Coca-Cola as one of the leading brands in their top 100 global brands ranking in 2006. The Business Week-Interbred valued Coca-Cola at $67‚000 million in 2006. Coca-Cola ranks well ahead of its close competitor
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Corporate Citizenship and the Community what is what is Coca-Cola and citizenship For more than a century‚ The Coca-Cola Company has used its resources to benefit the global community and to demonstrate its leadership to such an extent that the Coca-Cola name has become synonymous with good corporate citizenship. According to a survey carried out by Fortune Magazine‚ Coca-Cola is the most admired company in the USA. The Company believes that it is important to give something back to the communities
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.7 Weakness…………..……………………………………………………………..….….9 Key success factors….………………………………………………………………...10 Conclusion and recommendation………………………………….…………………10 Reference……………………………………….………………………………………11 I. INTRODUCTION 1. Background Coca-Cola‚ often referred to as Coke (generic trademark)‚ is a carbonated beverage that is available in stores‚ restaurants‚ and vending machines across the world. Invented in Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ by Doctor John Pemberton‚ a pharmacist‚ in 1886‚ it has become
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- AMSM Product (Category -Soft Drinks) Coca-Cola is the leading provider of soft drinks in the world. In 2010‚ it not only had the No. 1 selling soda with regular Coke‚ but its Diet Coke brand outpaced Pepsi for second billing. Within the pop category‚ Coca-Cola has a number of brand variants‚ including Dr Pepper and Sprite. The company also produces fruit juices and sports drinks. Emphasis on the soft drink industry‚ though‚ has contributed to Coca-Cola’s ability to distinguish itself as a quality
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1. Why do you think Coca-Cola has had one ethical issue after another over the last decade or so? Ethical issues have been a problem for Coca-Cola because the company has lacked quality leadership in many areas of the organization. It seems that the company was not prepared to handle disputes or incidents when they occurred. They were slow to respond in many incidents because they were ill equipped to handle the fall out. They essentially had no crisis management skills. It seems that
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Coca-Cola May 17‚ 2013 I. Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility is the corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company ’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. The term generally applies to company efforts that go beyond what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups. Corporate social responsibility may also be referred to as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that do not provide an
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Corporate Governance The Coca-Cola Company is committed to sound principles of corporate governance. The Board is elected by the shareowners to oversee their interest in the long-term health and the overall success of the business and its financial strength. The Board serves as the ultimate decision making body of the Company‚ except for those matters reserved to or shared with the shareowners. The Board selects and oversees the members of senior management‚ who are charged by the Board with conducting
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