Background For over a century, Coca-Cola and Pepsi- Cola vied for “throat share” of the world’s beverage market. In a “ carefully-waged competitive struggle”, from 1975 to 1995, both Coke and Pepsi achieved annual growth of around 10%; this was largely attributed to the effectiveness of their marketing efforts. Analyzing the environment and understanding the market Instead of engaging in a “head-on confrontation” and getting involved in the largely dreaded price wars that promise to inflict much impact
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Management On Coca Cola [pic] The Partial Requirement for The Fulfillment of the MBA Degree [pic] [pic] _____________ Table Of Contents Topics Page # Introduction Vision of coca cola 12 Mission Statement of coca cola 13 Value of coca cola
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Stefania ALAIMO Massimo Maria AYARI Neila CALVAGNA Giorgia CRUCITTI Alessia Case study Cola Wars continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Google Inc. Nucor at Crossroad Caterpillar Tractor Co Komatsu Ltd. Crown Cork and Seal Apple Inc. in 2010 Cola Wars continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Google Inc. Nucor at Crossroad Caterpillar Tractor Co Komatsu Ltd. Crown Cork and Seal Apple Inc. in 2010 Cola Wars continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Google Inc. Nucor at Crossroad Caterpillar Tractor Co Komatsu Ltd. Crown Cork
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 Question: Identify the key marketing issues (Company weakness and the main opportunities and threats for company) met by Coke and Pepsi. SWOT | Cola | Pepsi | Strengths | * The flagship of soft drink global market share, approximately 40% * High profit margin by shifting some cost to bottlers * Strong marketing campaign * Expanded manufacturing and distribution system that kept prices low, Coke located in more than 200 countries. | *
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trusted and reliable brand and with this much needed upgrade, it is imminent that Nokia will take back its throne as King of the Mobile phones which it has been from 1998 to 2011. 2) Coca Cola History: In April 1985, Coca Cola launched a new marketing campaign in which they introduced the “New Coke”. This rebranding of the product came with a new tagline, “The Best Just Got Better!” Well, the company replaced the
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Coca Cola and Pepsi Company are two of the largest producers and distributors of beverage in the world. They manufacture, markets and sells variety of carbonated, non-alcohol beverages. They continued to lead the industry with their commitment to healthier food and maintaining the high quality of their beverages. Pepsi and Coca Cola has been known to have history of competition to maintained share of world mark, where both companies need each other in order to remain competitive. Pepsi is known
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COLA WARS: GOING GLOBAL 1. Reading synthesis The Harvard Review article discuss how the 2 most successful cola companies, Coca Cola and Pepsico, had been struggling in the market since they started their operations. The interesting part is how it explained how each one of the companies developed their market in different countries. In this case, it explained the companies history in Mexico, China and India. What I think is more important to understand is that each country has different
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Force Analysis for Cps and Bottlers for Cola Wars Analysis of forces affecting Cola Industry Concentrate Producers Bargaining power of suppliers was very low for concentrate producers while the threat of substitute products is very high. The main inputs for Coke and Pepsi products were sugar (sweetener) and packaging. Both had very low bargaining power due to the large number of suppliers in the industry. Concentrate producers (CPs) negotiated directly with sweetener and packaging
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CASE STUDY: COLA WARS 1. Why, historically, has the soft drink industry been so profitable? PORTER analysis: Soft drink industry Rivalry: HIGH: Exhibit 2 shows that in 2004, 95% of case volume is done by 4 companies (Pepsi: 31,7%, Coke:43,1%). Therefore rivalry is very strong and extremely concentrated. Buyer (=retailers): LOW: stores like Walmart need coke and pepsi to get profit. It represent 5,5% of their sales. Consumers are fan of Coca or Pepsi. So, Why changes? Supplier: LOW: main raw
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Coca-Cola India On August 20, 2003 Sanjiv Gupta, President and CEO of Coca-Cola India, sat in his office contemplating the events of the last two weeks and debating his next move. Sales had dropped by 30-40% 1 in only two weeks on the heels of a 75% five-year growth trajectory and 25-30% 2 year-to-date growth. Many leading clubs, retailers, restaurants, and college campuses across the country had stopped selling Coca-Cola 3 and only six weeks into his new role as CEO, Gupta was embroiled in a crisis
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