The most obvious similarity between the movie The Matrix‚ the cave analogy of Plato‚ and Descartes’ Meditation‚ is that all of these works doubt the reality of the world around us and call into question the validity of our sense perceptions. “Let us suppose‚” says Descartes‚ “that we are dreaming‚ and that all these particulars – namely‚ the opening of the eyes‚ the motion of the head‚ the forth-putting of the hands – are merely illusions” (Descartes‚ 1641‚ Meditations on First Philosophy). Likewise
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Pepsi BY: Saba Zarif Thousands of people love the irresistible taste of Pepsi and because of that it is one of the most famous carbonated soft drinks to this day. The PepsiCo started off their glorious franchise from the Pepsi soft drink in 1893 by Caleb Bradham‚ who made it in his drug store where the drink was sold. In 1931‚ at the depth of the Great Depression‚ the Pepsi-Cola Company entered bankruptcy‚ due to financial losses acquired by speculating on wildly
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wo of the largest and most profitable corporations in the United States are the Atlanta‚ Georgia based Coca-Cola Company and the New York based Pepsi Cola Company. While both are called "colas" they both attempt to address the same target tastes but from different approaches. Coke was the first on market with what is still a "secret" formula and Pepsi followed with a similar (not exact) taste. Since taste is very much a factor of your personal likes‚ either or neither may appeal to you or seem sweeter
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McKinsey Matrix (The GE multi factoral) With the help of McKinsey and Company‚ a leading consulting group‚ the General Electric Company (GE) developed a popular business portfolio analysis tool called the GE Multifactor Portfolio Matrix. This tool helps managers develop organizational strategy that is based primarily on market attractiveness and business strengths. Industry attractiveness might be determined by such factors as the rate of industry growth‚ the number of competitors in an industry
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that when you buy Pepsi you get more of flavor‚ amount and/or whatever than the competition offers. Pepsi is for everyone and that Pepsi alone can refresh or change the world. Many slogans have to deal with being young as well as being in the future. Most of the slogans indicate that if you want to be part of the future or new generation then you have to drink Pepsi. For example‚ their current 2012 slogan is “The Best Drink Created Worldwide.” Their latest campaign‚ called Pepsi Refresh‚ calls upon
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Pepsi: Promoting Nothing Q1) What markets should Pepsi target for Aquafina? A1) Since Aquafina is a consumer product‚ Pepsi should choose a large target market. Firstly‚ Pepsi could mimic the other water producers and target women. But to narrow the targeting even more‚ it could target the 20-35 aged‚ active‚ on-the-go‚ health-conscious woman. Then‚ in response to the concerns over teenagers drinking too many soft drinks‚ it can also position the drink as a substitute for soft drinks. This would
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3. The Ansoff Matrix Ansoff (1957) designed a framework called Ansoff Matrix. This strategy helps identifying corporate growth opportunities‚ also analysing companies based on market‚ product with possible growth opportunities which can be established by merging current and new products. Ansoff identifies four generic growth strategies‚ these are: 1. Market Penetration – tool used to increase organisations share in the market with its current product line. 2. Market development
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(1) I think it was a good decision for PepsiCo to adopt diversity as a strategic priority in 2001‚ because by encouraging executives to meet diversity-related objectives‚ the company could easily break down the barriers between employers and employees‚ especially between employers and minority employees. Diversity strategy gives managers a chance to perceive the attitudes of their employees. A close relationship between managers and employees makes employees consider their perceived performance level
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FINOLEX CABLES Ltd. Finolex Cables Ltd‚ the flagship company of the Finolex Group was established in 1958 in Pune. Today‚ it is India’s largest and leading manufacturer of electrical and telecommunication cables with a turnover in excess of Rs.16 Billion Starting with a modest beginning way back in 1958‚ Finolex has steadily grown and transformed to post a Rs. 2‚100 crore turnover in 2011-12. From modernizing plants with state of the art technology to offering innovative solutions to customers
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Strategic Brand Management Assignment 2 - Top Global Brands PEPSI Submitted By: Archit Kumar Singh (91127) Dinesh Joshi (91131) FMG 18 C Q1 What were the factors that enabled the brand to flourish from launch to the current period and build brand equity? You might wish to examine marketing mix elements and brand resonance model critically in this context. Ans: Pepsi-Cola is a carbonated beverage that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo. The drink was first made in the 1890s
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