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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Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-Cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. The most intense battles of the cola wars were fought over the $74 billion CSD industry in the United States‚ where the average American consumes 46 gallons of CSD per year. In a "carefully waged competitive struggle‚" from 1975 to the mid-1990s‚ both Coke and Pepsi had achieved average annual growth of around 10%‚ as both U.S. and worldwide CSD consumption consistently rose. However‚ starting
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1 Case Study Report of Coca Cola Company Hang LU S81293 Executive Summary The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world ’s largest beverage company‚ largest manufacturer‚ distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups in the world and is one of the largest corporations in the United States. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889
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METHODOLOGY 2.6 SAMPLING PLAN CHAPTER-3 INDUSTRY PROFILE & ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE 3.1 BEVERAGE AND ITS CONCEPTUAL ANALYSES 3.2 BEVERAGE INDUSTRY PROFILE 3.3COCA-COLA COMPANY PROFILE CHAPTER-4 ANALYSES OF DATA CHAPTER-5 FINDINGSSUGGESTIONSLIMITATIONS &CONCLUSION 5.1 FINDINGS
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provided by Yayra Consulting firm for the Coca Cola Corporation and Pepsi Corporation is as follows:Based on the survey I found that a majority preferred Coca Cola over Pepsi. The consumers that preferred Coca Cola were influenced by the products taste. Both Coca Cola consumers as well as Pepsi consumers were loyal to their product of preference. In both cases I found consumers who have consumed Coca Cola and Pepsi for over 20 years. I recommend that Coca Cola continue to invest in advertisements due to
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COCA COLA VS.PEPSICO 1. Current Ratio Liquidity Measurement Ratio | Coca Cola | PepsiCo | Current Ratio | 1.13 | 1.44 | The current ratio measures the company’s ability to pay its short term obligations with its short term assets. Between Coca Cola and PepsiCo‚ PepsiCo has a higher current ratio implying that the latter is more capable of paying its obligations. The debt management policies of Coca Cola in conjunction with share repurchase program and investment activity resulted in current
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Gross Profit Margin (USD $ in Millions) Source: Coca-Cola Co. Annual Reports Gross profit margin(2013) = 100 × 28‚433/46‚854 = 60.68% Gross profit margin(2012) = 100 x 28‚964/ 48‚017=60.32% Gross profit margin(2011) = 100 x 28‚326 = 60.86% Source: PepsiCo Inc. Annual Reports Gross profit margin (2013) = 100 x 35‚172/66‚415 = 52.96% Gross profit margin (2012) = 100 x 34‚201/65‚492 = 52.22% Gross profit margin (2011) = 100 x 34‚911/66‚504 = 52.49% Gross profit margin is a resource
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"In China‚ you are inevitably dependent on expatriate employees‚" explains Pepsi-Cola’s Anthony‚ whose 500-person workforce includes a number of expatriates. "There’s no established tradition of companies breeding middle managers‚ so there are very few experienced local people to recruit‚" he notes. Experts agree that local talent is needed for long-term success‚ but expatriates can help accelerate the learning curve of developing executives and managers. "It has been proven by case studies that
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Case Memo 1 Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola have a long history of intense competition since 1950. Besides the CSD (carbonated soft drink) consumption rise‚ it brought both Coke and Pepsi enjoyed significant revenue growth. In 2004‚ CSD has 52.3% of total US Liquid Consumption. Coke and Pepsi had 22.1% and 14.4% in Net profit/sales respectively. There are four major participants involved in the production and distribution of CSDs: 1. Concentrate Producers
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Coca-Cola versus Pepsi-Cola: Competitive Strategies Coca-Cola (Coke) and Pepsi-Cola (Pepsi) have been the most popular soft drinks for many years‚ and has also been each other’s biggest competitor. Coke was created in 1885 by John Stith Pemberton‚ a pharmacist‚ and was initially made as a tonic (Smith‚ 2012). In the beginning‚ Coke had cocaine in it‚ which was to fight depression and also make consumers addicted to the drink. In 1904‚ the Food and Drug Administration eliminated the use of cocaine
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