...Coca-Cola’s Marketing Plan: Phase III Laura Darby, Paula Coletti, Mira Walker, Victor Torres - Rosario, and James Rowan September 6, 2010 MKT/421 Henry Weber Product Life Cycle and Factors All products move through stages called the product life cycle. There are four stages that a product will follow. The stages are market introduction, market growth, market maturity, and sales decline (Cannon, McCarthy, & Perrault, 2009, p. 261). Different products will move through the life cycle at a different pace and there are certain factors that will affect its movement. “Kick’em Back” will begin in the market introduction stage of the product life cycle. Customers do not know about the product and are not looking for the drink. During this stage, Coca-Cola will likely lose money because they are investing in the product and receiving little sales. “Kick’em Back” should move quickly through this stage because Coca-Cola is a large, “well known” company, and they have many resources to advertise to the public. As “Kick’em Back” enters the second stage, market growth, sales will quickly rise. The company should move through the stage slowly because customers will be satisfied with the product and continue to buy it. As competitors begin to enter the market, they will try to copy the product or make it better (Cannon, McCarthy, & Perrault, 2009, p. 262). At the end market growth, sales and profits will decline for Coca-Cola. According to Cannon, McCarthy...
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...Marketing Plan - Coca Cola Executive Summary [pic][pic][pic][pic][pic]The Coca-Cola Company was first established in 1886 by Dr John Styth Pemberton. Today, the company is the world's leading manufacturer in the beverage industry, operating globally in more than 200 countries with its head office located in Atlanta, USA. It produces more than 300 beverage brands and over 1.06 billion drinks are consumed per day around the world. Mission Statement The Coca-Cola Company's mission statement is: 'Remind Coca-Cola is the read thing' but their motto now has changed to 'To benefit and refresh everyone who is touched by our business.' Also Coca-Cola would hope to provide the best quality drink for everyone, all the employees working for them being at their top and fulliest. Marketing Marketing is the role used by the business to plan, price, promote and distribute products/services to individuals. The Coca-Cola Company's marketing includes: (i)Situational analysis (ii)Target Market (iii)Objectives/Goals (iv)Marketing strategies and the marketing mix (v)Monitoring & Controlling (i) Situational Analysis The Coca-Cola Company has been operating for over a century and is highly successful. It is currently in the renewal level of the post-maturity stage in the business life cycle. This is shown in Fig. (10). Sales ($) Fig. (10) The Coca-Cola Company's business life cycle SWOT Analysis Strengths (S)Weaknesses...
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...Abenaa S. Ampratwum Professor Hunt Marketing W360 Case 2 [pic] Coca-Cola Launches New Advertising Campaign Advertising plays a role in consumer marketing by creating significant brand awareness. Generally, studies show that the more businesses spend on advertising and promotion as a percentage of sales, the higher their level of brand awareness. The Coca-Cola Company has had many advertising campaigns since its inception in 1886. These campaigns have captured facets of our daily lives. The campaigns have ranged from “Catch the Wave and “Red, white and you” in 1986, “Can't beat the feeling” in 1998, “Can't beat the real thing” in 1989 through to 1992, “Always. Coca-Cola” in 1993 and “Coca-Cola Enjoy” in 1999. In 2001, Coca-Cola launched its current campaign “Life Tastes Good” The competitive challenge for Coca-Cola is to keep its brand on a top of mind basis with consumers. According to Advertising Age, the top five brands in terms of advertising including Coca-Cola, spend $3 billion or more each year despite the fact that they are already among the world’s most recognized names. In the contemporary marketing environment, companies must determine the social/ psychological/ marketing propensities of their prospects and then allocate dollars to the various components of the marketing communications mix. Coca-Cola has a very detailed marketing strategy to align its brands with audiences of commercials. Coke first determines whether an idea...
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...MN 2305 100769268 Word count : 1819 Coca cola company(TCCC) mission statement Executive summary Swot analysis of TCCC Objectives STP strategies 4ps strategies Financial budgeting Coca Cola’s mission statement: -To refresh the world -To inspire moments of optimism and happiness -To create value and make a difference Executive summary . The Coca-Cola Company was first established in 1886 by Dr John Styth Pemberton. Since then the company has become the world’s leading manufacturer in the soft drink industry, offering more than 500 brands in over 200 countries. TCCC provides 1.7 billion servings every day ,78% of these being Coke branded products. Over the past decade carbonated drinks have been increasingly criticised for their high sugar content or the health risks of artificial sweeteners and their impact on obesity. As a result we observe that the market for carbonates is shrinking significantly. Health awareness linked to alimentation is expected to grow exponentially over the next decade and it is safe to assume that the target market in 2 years will be much larger than today. People will tend to act more responsibly and be more careful about the chemicals they put in their bodies. In an effort to capture health-conscious customers, Coca Cola recently launched a new mid calorie alternative containing naturally occurring sugar, The Coca-cola life. This new soda takes advantage of the stevia, a natural sweetener which is calorie...
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...COCA COLA CASE STUDY « Think global, act local » T. Levitt 1) What is the primary basis for Coke’s past international marketing success? Is it only advertising? The Coca Cola Company expanded slowly abroad in the early 1920’s. Coca Cola presented the beverage with different logos which are culturally symbolic. However the true growth of Coca Cola beverages in the world had been possible during the World War II. Coca Cola Company delivered beverages to the US soldier in Europe and Asia. Marketing: understanding the market Marketing philosophy: A good understanding of customer needs and providing a good offer. Coca Cola: in America is a ritual, you open the fridge and drink a coca cola. Abroad, drink coca cola is to live the American dream. Many will say that it is the level of advertising. But the better answer may be the consistent and effective, locally oriented global marketing, aimed carefully at targeted markets around the globe. Coke and other brands have become leaders in their product categories by understanding consumer motivations and desires and by creating relevant and favorable image associations. Image association: Pavlov theory Cowboy Marlboro Coke Soft drinks Cigarette Pleasant There is nothing fly-by-night in such activities. 2) Given the growing political and economic uncertainty, what changes can Coke make to its global marketing strategy? During the 1990’s, the marketing strategy of Coca Cola Company was described by...
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...3.1 Marketing Strategy 3.2 STP Analysis [pic] Figure: STP process Source: consumerpsychologist.com In marketing strategy Segmenting, Targeting and Positioning (STP) play a vital role which helps Coca-Cola to introduce its product to customer and make them buy through this process they capture value from customer (Kotler- et- al, 2013). To understand the Coca-Cola’s product and its value perception, here is the STP analysis 3.2.1 Segmentation Strategy The competitive market and the changed demands of consumer have made Coca-Cola to satisfy their needs by improving and changing its product. For these reason Coca – cola has been successful to attract the customers and enhance its sales without interrupting other company. Such attempts taken by this company is to introduce new product based on changed demand such are to introduce Diet Coke, Caffeine free Coke. There are multi segmentation strategy which is used by Coca Cola. The marketing mix is used for the every segmentation of Coca cola which has various products as estimated 400 and product mix of 3,500. Geographic segmentation There are different users of Coca Cola such as various ethnic groups, lifestyles, age groups, sexes etc. Examples: Oasis- Juice with various flavour for the people aged between 20-30 and this is served in Ireland and Britian. Coca Cola diet, Coca Cola zero etc. for health concerned people. Climate- the product of Coca Cola is used more in summer than in winter and the...
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...Coca-Cola Company Marketing Plan [pic] [pic] Beth Dougherty Terri Meunier Shadeequah Curry August 3, 2012 Table of Content I. Executive Summary (Terri Meunier) II. Organizational and Product Overview (Terri Meunier) II.1 Organizational Description II.2 Vision, Mission, and Goals/Objectives II.3 Product Description III. Market Analysis (Beth Dougherty) III.1 Market Definition III.2 Competitive Analysis III.3 Environmental Forces III.4 Market Segmentation IV. Marketing Strategies (Shadeequah Curry) IV.1 Target Market(s) Selection IV.2 Product Portfolio Mix IV.3 Product Positioning Strategy IV.4 Sales Support Strategies I. Executive Summary The Coca Cola corporation is a beverage company and is defined to be the most well known trade mark in the world, and it is justly so. The Company owns or licenses and markets more than 500 nonalcoholic beverage brands, primarily sparkling beverages, but also a variety of still beverages, such as waters, enhanced waters, juices and juice drinks, ready-to-drink teas and coffees, and energy and sports drinks. It owns and markets a range of nonalcoholic sparkling beverage brands, which includes Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Fanta and Sprite. The Coca Cola products appeal to a wide range of people throughout the world from all races, genders, and ages. Coca Cola is well known for its worldwide...
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...By: Ty Clarke, Tate Thybo, Wyatt Treeby, River Voigt Executive Summary This paper provides detailed information about the Coca-Cola Company. The company is regarded as the most valuable and popular brand in the world. Coca-Cola Company owns more than 400 brands, which include sport drinks, teas, coffees, soft drinks, and other beverages. The paper outlines the current scenario and historical background of the company. The first part of the study is based on discussion about strategic focus and plan of Coca-Cola Company. The report delivers brief introduction about the goals, mission, vision, sustainable competitive advantage, and core competencies of the company. In today’s market place, the company is facing challenges because of regulatory changes, socio-economic changes and market driven changes. Therefore, it is pivotal for the company to focus on mission and vision to maintain sustainability in the competitive market place. The second part of the paper outlines the situational analysis of the company. The situation analysis of the Coca-Cola Company is determined by SWOT analysis, customer analysis, competitor analysis, industry analysis, and company analysis. The external and internal analysis provides clear picture about the issues of the company. This profile of the report covers all features of the Coca-Cola Company that focus on the products and provides vibrant information about the commitment of the company towards business malfeasance...
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...Marketing decisions are very important to the success of any firm. Today marketing has many dimensions. Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola Companies have chosen to be socially conscious through their marketing efforts to improve its positive effects on society and reduce it negative effects through the way they manage brands, marketing strategy, positioning strategies and how they market to their consumers while striving for prosperity. How Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola Company does advances and manages its brand? According to Ahmet, C Bozer, president of the Coca-Cola Company’s Eurasia and Africa Group, states in the article, “How Coca-Cola Manages 90 Emerging Markets” that Coca Cola advances and manages its brand by finding the right mix. Coca Cola is a global company, therefore, it is important the brand is relevant locally also. To do this is to treat each country differently, while keeping and communicating the same message and brand architecture (www.coca cola.com). Pepsi Cola’s plan for how the company advances and manages its brand, is similar to Coca Cola, in that Pepsi Cola is also global and maintaining relevance locally and globally in products that appeal to local tastes and needs, and also working with local supply chain and encouraging people to live balance and healthy lives (www.Pepsi Cola.com). Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola Company marketing strategy In reading the 60 marketer, Coke vs. Pepsi: Why Coke is a More Valuable Brand than Pepsi, the founder, Jamie Turner states...
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...DEVELOP ORGANISATIONAL MARKETING OBJECTIVES 1. Evaluate how effective Coca-Cola has been in their marketing strategies in terms of product positioning in regard to their products and services Who/How/Where Coca-Cola positions themselves: Coca-Cola is one of the most widely used soft drink in the world. The company has very efficient and extensive distribution system in the world. There is a great variety of brands offered by Coca-Cola throughout the world like Diet coke, sprite, Fanta, Rc cola, Minute made etc. You can find the Coca-Cola soft drinks anywhere in every country of the world. Advertisements for Coca Cola started on the radio in the 1930s and on the television in 1950. Currently Coca-Cola is advertised on over five hundred TV channels around the world including Viral and Outdoor media. Coca-Cola has positioned themselves too market toward a certain age group, this age group is youths from 15-25 but they also have a unique way of marketing which also reached the 40+ audience. Targeting youths, they base their strategies on entertainment and for the older generation their marketing strategies are mainly about the family drink, which is low cost and convenient. Coca-Cola’s’ brand personality reflects the positioning of its brand. The process of positioning a brand or product is a complex task and must be done over time using all the elements of the marketing mix. Positioning is in the mind of their consumers and can be described as how the product is...
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...Introduction The Coca-Cola Company was originally established as the J. S. Pemberton Medicine Company, a co-partnership between Dr. John Stith Pemberton and Ed Holland. Dr. John Stith Pemberton for the first time produced the syrup for Coca-Cola on May 8, 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage, Coca-Cola currently offers nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries or territories and serves 1.5 billion servings each day. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest company, refreshing consumers with more than 450 sparkling and brands. Along with the coca-cola recognized as the world’s most valuable brand. Globally no.1 provider of Coca-Cola the product that has given the world’s its best-known taste was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 08, 1886. Coca-Cola Company is the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer & distributor of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates & syrups. The Company beverage products comprises of bottled & canned soft drinks as well as concentrates, syrups and not ready-to-drink power products. The coca cola company began building its global network in the 1920s. The company aims at increasing shareowner value overtime. It accomplishes this by working with its biz partners to deliver satisfaction and value to customers through a worldwide system of superior brands and services, thus increasing brand equity on a global basis. The associates...
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...Marketing Strategies of Coca-Cola Conducing to Success University of Victoria Marketing Strategies of Coca-Cola Conducing to Success In the past few decades, a great number of new corporations have emerged and became the main supporting force in current economic construction. In fact, few centuries ago, enterprises –like Coca-Cola– are still the mainstays of economy, and such enterprises have accumulated lots of experiences and lessons that junior corporations need to learn from. According to American “Wealth” magazine report, the top 500 companies around the world have the average life of 40 to 42 years; only 2% of enterprises survive to 50 years (Wealth Magazine quoted Mao, 2009). Moreover, Leon Stafford pointed out that the Coca-Cola Company had beaten the Apple, IBM, and Google to the top for 12 years (2011 ( need a citation here, missing the source name). Therefore, the Coca-Cola Company propels not economists but green hands to study its strategies. In “Recipe for Coke? One More to Add to the File,” Brown and Severson (2011) said that the recipe for Coca-Cola had always been an interest for many corporations, but none have been capable of replicating the taste of Coca-Cola. I used this information to explain that the Coca-Cola Company took advantage of consumers’ strong curiosity, stimulating them to buy the good. In “An Internalization Approach to Joint Ventures: Coca-Cola in China,” Mok and Dai (2002) introduced internalization theory to explain the entry mode...
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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 and reap the potential benefits of economies of scale, adapt their offerings to a particular market (which may facilitate increased market specific penetration), or adopt an integrated approach utilising both approaches simultaneously (Vrontis’ AdaptStand approach). There has been much literature written regarding the external and often uncontrollable factors which may impact upon a firms positioning strategy; this paper looks at these externalities and the internal controllables in order to derive a ‘best fit’ strategic and tactical approach. Moreover, this paper looks at the strategic international positioning of Coca-Cola by utilising a number of models. Keywords: Coca-Cola, global, international, strategy, positioning, adaptation, standardisation, AdaptStand, AdaptStandation, international, marketing, Introduction If we consider business to be akin to war, then perhaps there is no better starting point than the writings of Sun Tzu [circa 400-320 B.C.]. ‘The Art of ...
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...man as a beverage with extreme marketing skills, making Coca-Cola a dominant soft drink through-out the whole 20th century. The name Coca-Cola is referring to two main ingredients in the drink: kola nuts, a source of caffeine and coca leaves. Unfortunately, the current Coca-Cola formula still remains a trade secret. Coca-Cola is currently not targeting specific groups of customers but rather adapting to the market by creating and developing new products. Coca-Cola targets all ages of customers, but the mainly targeted customers are specifically from age 12-30. On the other hand for the age range of below 12 and above 30, although there is no specific product that satisfies them, the company compensates it by creating partnerships with restaurants and fast food chains. Coca Cola can be differentiated in few collections: the Coca-Cola classic, Oasis Juice, Diet Coke, Coca-Cola Zero and Coca-Cola Life. However, Coca-Cola made its success in the industry with its original sales of classic Coca-Cola, through the ‘share a coke’ campaign, selling all coke products with customized customer’s name on the cans or bottles. The Coca-Cola classic will be mainly discussed in this paper with the help of its official website http://www.coca-colacompany.com/. 2.0 Target Market For the selection of target markets of Coca-Cola, the company targets different segments of the market by offering various products for each segment using differentiated marketing. Coca-Cola offers product for different...
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