SOCIO CULTURAL BARRIERS FACED BY COCA-COLA IN INDIA AND SOLUTIONS TO OVERCOME THE ISSUES CONTENTS 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 2. TERMS OF REFERENCE 3 3. CURRENT SCENARIO 3 4. ANALYSIS OF THE SITUATION 4 4.1. STRENGTH 5 4.2. WEEKNESS 5 4.3. OPPORTUNITIES 5 4.4. THREATS 5 5. SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 6 5.1. PUBLIC RELATIONS 6 5.2. ENHANCE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOVERNMENT 6 5.3. LAUNCH MARKETING CAMPAIGNS 7 5.4. LISTEN TO THE CUSTOMERS 7 5.5. MANAGING
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Revenues are extremely concentrated in this industry, with Coke and Pepsi, together with their associated bottlers, commanding 73% of the case market in 1994. Adding in the next tier of soft drink companies, the top six controlled 89% of the market. In fact, one could characterize the soft drink market as an oligopoly, or even a duopoly between Coke and Pepsi, resulting in positive economic profits. To be sure, there was tough competition between Coke and Pepsi for market share, and this occasionally hampered
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Statements 2020 Vision A LETTER fROm OuR ChAIRmAN ANd ChIEf ExECuTIvE OffICER dear fellow Shareowners: In 2011, I was honored to represent The Coca‑Cola Company all over the world, in humble villages and great, bustling cities. Wherever I traveled, I spent time in stores, restaurants, shops and homes—the places where people buy and enjoy Coca‑Cola. With every visit, I learned something new about our business: what we are doing well and what we can—and must—do even better. Again and again, as I listened
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distribution system and more customers can be reached. The possible disadvantage again is channel conflict of which the marketer should always be cautious. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company. It is recognized as the world’s most valuable brand. It markets four of the world’s top five soft drink brands like Diet Coke, Fanta, and Sprite along with water, juices, tea, coffee and energy drinks. It has one of the world’s largest beverage distribution systems spread over 200 countries
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pertaining to the Coca Cola case Customers: Direct Impact: Many consumers got ill effects related to health while consuming the product in 1999 in Luxemburg and Netherlands. The coke further took a step back and did not want to come in limelight to discuss the issue openly. The response time was too high for consumers to accept. France was also affected similarly. The contaminated products were also shipped to Poland. This direct impact which reduced reputation of Coca Cola in these countries also
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CLASS-XII HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK-BUSINESS STUDIES BUSINESS STUDIES 1. “He keeps machines, materials, tools etc. ready for operations by concerned workers”. Whose work is described by this sentence under functional foremanship? 2. Identify the principle of fayol which emphasis that wages and salaries paid to the employees should be just and equitable? 3. Identify and explain briefly the type of environment to which the following are related: a. Banks reducing interest rates on housing loans. b. An increasing
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What is marketing? Definition of marketing Many define marketing as the process of buying and selling in a market. Marketing is defined in many ways; marketing is the management process responsible for identifying, anticipating and satisfying consumers’ requirements. The essence of marketing is that a business will make what it can sell rather than sell what it can make. Marketing requires an assessment of human needs and the orientation of all the firm’s resources towards the satisfaction
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KARELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCE International business Sukhanova Taisiia 1301237 MKBNS13 PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT September-November 2013 Chapter 1. Recently, I bought a Smartphone for myself, so here the short report about it. Product: Smartphone HTC one S. Features: The main reason for buying this phone was the price and design. I was really satisfied with the price
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Maria Criselda A. Sarmiento 2009 – 26175 BA Communication Research 25 Nov 2011 Paper 1: Diagnostic Comm130-FRU Coke Green: The Drink That Isn’t This year saw a noisier ground for the Corporate Social Responsibility as the two legislative chambers both filed a bill institutionalizing it. Corporate Social Responsibility, as defined by the World Bank, is “the commitment of business to contribute to sustainable economic development, working with employees
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rumblings heard as far away as Japan and India. This time it was a soft drink that was the cause for concern. On 14 June 1999, in a move that was to cost more than $200 million in expense and lost profits and cause damage to the brand image of the trade-marked products of The Coca-Cola Company (CCC), the Belgian Health Ministry ordered that Coca-Cola trade- marked products be withdrawn from the Belgian market and warned Belgians not to drink any Coca-Cola trade-marked products they had in their homes
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