Cola Wars (Porter’s Five Forces) Barriers to entry The barriers to entry are high for new companies; therefore‚ the threats of new entrants are low. For example‚ retailers enjoy significant margins for their bottom-line. This makes it tough for the new entrants to convince retailers to substitute their new products for Coke and Pepsi. There are an economy of scale‚ high required investment‚ high costs for advertising and marketing promotion‚ high channels of distribution‚ and high products differentiation
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In May‚ 1886‚ Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta‚ Georgia. John Pemberton concocted the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard. The name was a suggestion given by John Pemberton ’s bookkeeper Frank Robinson (Anonymous‚ 2001). Birth of Coca Cola Being a bookkeeper‚ Frank Robinson also had excellent penmanship. It was he who first scripted "Coca Cola into the flowing letters which has become the famous logo of today. The soft drink
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The Pepsi Refresh Project: A Thirst for Change 1. Should the Pepsi brand team continue to fund Pepsi Refresh Project in 2011? Pepsi brand team should keep this Refresh project for maintaining and strengthen Pepsi’s brand position in soda market. The Pepsi Refresh Project is a first-of-its-kind initiative‚ positioning as a consumer brand‚ and directly respond to the evolving needs of consumers and their preferred methods of communication such as facebook‚ twitter‚ blog‚
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Coke vs. Pepsi As we all know‚ Coca-Cola and Pepsi have been rivals for centuries. While most people have their own preference on which cola they prefer‚ they have no idea what makes these two cola brands so similar yet so different. While both are similar in color and taste‚ the biggest difference between these two brands are their sugar level. Coca-Cola‚ the dominant coke brand‚ contains less sugar compared to that of Pepsi’s. Furthermore‚ these two world renowned colas are said to help regain
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different CEOs who have led Coca-Cola using the three leadership styles of managerial leaders‚ visionary leaders and strategic leaders? Use examples from the case to support your arguments. 2. What is your assessment of executive succession strategies at Coca-Cola? To what extend do you think executive succession planning is important for the success of a company like Coca-Cola? 1. How would you describe the leadership styles of the different CEOs who have led Coca-Cola using the three leadership styles
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reports gives internal and external audit of coca cola. And shows Coca-Cola’s strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats. It also shows a marketing objective and strategy to increase market share by 3% within a 12-month period. And a tactical plan to achieve the market objective and strategy within the 12-month period. Introduction The brands of The Coca Cola Company represent some of the most popular beverage brands in the world. Coca cola is one of the best selling soft drink product
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2009 FRANK V. CESPEDES Cola Wars: Goin Global ng op yo By 2008‚ per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) in the United States had declined in seven of the past ei ht years. Annual consumption of CSDs was 740 eight-ounce drinks ig per person in the U.S. versus 288 in the rest of the developed world and 77 in developing countries.1 As a result‚ the Coca-Cola Co. (Coke) and PepsiCo (Pepsi) increasingly looked abroad for growth. Coke and Pepsi approached international
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to those already available in India such as carbonated waters and fruit drinks. For promotional activities‚ Pepsi has a sponsorship at Navrati‚ a TV campaign using sports and celebrities while Coca-Cola has events and lifestyle focus such as vacations giveaways. For pricing policies‚ Pepsi uses an aggressive pricing policy to get immediate market share from Indian competitors while Coca-Cola have huge reductions up to 15-25%. For distribution arrangements‚ production plants and bottling centres are
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Candidate no: 045751 ‘NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Pepsi ’s Refresh Project‚ a first-of-its-kind experiment in social media’ "You ’re not going to fix this with a new logo or can or graphics‚ or ad campaign‚" he said. "This requires a major‚ comprehensive approach to the category and a refocusing to optimally capture the value of the brand at every beverage occasion‚ rather than have the discourse be ... how much volume can we pump out into the marketplace‚" said Mr. Laboy‚ PepsiCo Executive interview
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Marketing I | Phase I I. Environmental Analysis Competitive Forces Our major competitor in Egypt is Coca Cola since many of our products are similar to almost the same packaging. Therefore‚ due to our similarity we target the same customers; which makes a 50/50 percent to gain or lose a customer by how successful our market mix can take over. Their strengths lie above all in their customer loyalty‚ then comes their popularity‚ branding‚ finance strength‚ and international trade. Its logo can be
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