MarHeting Quarterly, 2006, 15, 114-123, © 2006 West Virginia University Coca-Cola vs. PepsiCo — A "Super'' Battleground for the Cola Wars? Steve M. McKelvey Overview of the Soft Drink Industry Coca-Cola: The Defending Champion Since its inception in the late 1800s, Coca-Cola has experienced meteoric growth, progressing from nine glasses per day to nearly 4.5 billion cases on an annual basis ("Top 10," 2004). Today, Coca-Cola offers nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries and controls the highest
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PROJECT REPORT On MARKETING STRATEGIES OF COCA COLA Submitted By – Name : Pinak Paul MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am sincerely thankful to Miss Kanupriya (Project Faculty Guide), under whose guidance I have successfully completed this project and time spent with her had been a great learning experience. I think her constant encouragement, warm responses and for filling every gap with valuable ideas has made this project successful. She made it possible
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goods and services are usually not included directly in GDP. 3. Rank, i.e. list, the following in order of increasing (from negative to positive) cross – price elasticity of demand with coffee. Explain your reasoning. - Bleach - Tea - Cream - Cola 4. In 3-4 paragraphs, provide examples and discuss how the “Rules of the Game” impact the US economic growth and productivity. What current US economic Rules of the Game are impacting economic growth today? 5. In 2-3 paragraphs, discuss how markets
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marketing principles and this assignment has considered Coca cola, a company which is in the soft drinks industry as the base. This includes evaluation of benefits and costs of a company being market oriented and the deviation from its core activities. Further this discusses the micro and macro factors that affect Coca cola and how the marketing decisions should be taken considering these factors. The segmentation aspect which is adopted in Coca cola is discussed here. And effective strategies adopted in
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Cola Wars Tonya Hall October 1, 2012 Executive Summary Coca-Cola Company is a leading manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of non-alcoholic drinks in the United States and all over the world. It is a multinational company that has market presence in almost all countries of the world. The company has also diversified from its initial soft drinks to manufacture fruit juices and other non-soda beverages. Its objective has been to maintain its global leadership in the supply of beverages and
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PRACTICE PROJECT WORKSHEET 1 – 2012 THE COCA COLA COMPANY l Porter's Five Forces Model 1. Competitive Rivalry within an Industry Coke has nearly 50% share of the global carbonated soft-drink industry and over 80% in many markets. The market share of other competitors is too low to encourage any price wars. Cola-Cola gets one of its competitive advantages through the well-known global trade marks by achieving the premium prices. It means Cola-Cola have something that their competitors do
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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-Cola3 and only six weeks into his new role as CEO, Gupta was embroiled in a crisis
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The Coca-Cola Company FINANCE Spring 2013 [FNCE 601] February 1st, 2013 | WEMBA38 | Team 17 Mathieu Verbeeck Why has coca cola been so successful in the past? When Douglas Ivester took over the reigns at Coca-Cola in October 1997, he had big shoes to fill – indeed, Goizueta – who passed away earlier in the year – would be remembered as one of the greatest wealth builders of the 20th century: during his tenure as CEO, Coca-Cola’s market value grew from $4.3 billion to $165 billion
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Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2010 Table of Contents 1 Overview 2 General environmental analysis 3 Industry Analysis 3.1 Industry Structure - U.S. soft drink market share of concentrate producers - Suppliers within the carbonated soft drink industry 3.2 Market Structure - U.S. Liquid Consumption Trend (gallons/capita) - U.S. non-alcoholic refreshment beverage volume 2009 - U.S. soft drink market share – soft drink brands 3.3 Marketing Channels 3.4 Porter’s five forces 4 5 4 2 2 2 2
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PepsiCo Inc. In 1893, a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham invented a tonic, which he called "Brad's drink". This drink was carbonated and contained sugar, vanilla, rare oils, pepsin, and cola nuts. Bradham sold his drink at his pharmacy's soda fountain and by 1898, "Brad's drink" had been renamed to Pepsi Cola (Zokawics, 2007). Pepsi existed on the brink of ruin under various owners until Loft Candy bought it in 1931. Its fortunes improved in 1933 when, in the midst of the Depression, it doubled
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