them to consumers and other buyers. A channel of distribution includes the locations where sellers market their products to the final consumer. This could be a combination of institutions through which sellers deliver their product (i.e., wholesalers, retailers, agents). There are many marketing functions that are handled by these intermediaries, including buying, selling, sorting, financing, storage, and transportation. The conventional channels of distribution involve many methods of getting products
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consolidation among the bottler’s and the backward integration with both Coke and Pepsi buying significant percent of bottling companies, it is very difficult for a firm entering to find bottler’s willing to distribute their product.(Goutham,2007) . • Advertising Spend: The advertising and marketing spend (Case Exhibit 5 & 6) in the industry is in 2000 was around $ 2.6 billion (0.40 per case * 6.6 billion cases) mainly by Coke, Pepsi and their bottler’s. The average advertisement spending per point of market
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978111862417-3 The Pepsi Brand A report with respect to marketing mix and positioning/branding of the Pepsi brand Executive summary Pepsi is a global renowned brand produced by PepsiCo, the company that is well organized and operates nearly throughout the world. Pepsi is doing perfectly well in the Pakistani market as a number one soft drink rivaling Coca Cola. Even though Coke’s primary power is its brand name, Pepsi has a quick diversification and aggressive marketing strategies that develops
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Customers: 7 Competitors: 9 Climate: 11 Segmentation, Target, Positioning 13 Product Mix 21 Communication 24 Going to market 26 Pricing 27 Coca Cola pricing strategy 28 Coca Cola downgrade due to low cost rivals 29 Price gap blowout 29 Lower prices the answer 30 Profitability 30 Customer Acquisition, Retention and Development 31 Strategies used by companies in the carbonated drinks sector 32 Conclusion 33 References 35 Executive Summary Beverages are divided into 7
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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
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b. Bargaining Power of Buyers: The distribution of CSDs took place through five principal channels: Supermarkets (29.1%), fountain outlets (23.1%), vending machines (12.5%), mass merchandisers (16.7%) and convenience stores (10.8%). Overall the industry enjoyed profitability due to lower buyer bargaining power. i. Supermarkets: End consumers have developed their loyalty to particular cola brands. Thus, to generate the store traffic, supermarkets needed Pepsi and Coke products. However, these supermarkets
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CSDs annually in 1970 Consumption grew by 3% per year over the next 3 decades Increasing availability of CSDs and introduction of diet and flavored varieties Non-cola CSDs were introduced • Production & Distribution of CSD 1. 2. 3. 4. Concentrate producers Bottlers Retail channels Suppliers 1. Concentrate Producer • • • • • • Blended raw material ingredients, packaged the mixture, shipped those container to the bottler Key production investment areas like machinery, overhead
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TERM PAPER Subject: “Pick a local firm which has one of the best and well-organized management. Analyze the current practices and explain what measurable positive impacts that would have. Management structure/practices and justify your opinion. Recommend at least 5 changes to the current practices and explain what measurable positive impacts that would have.” Submitted To: Mr.Mamoon Rashid Submitted by: Naima Sultana Student of Executive MBA North South University ID: Date: 14/08/2010
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Coke Zero SWOT Analysis Monessa Catuncan Trident University International SLP 1- Segmentation and Targeting Product/Brand Analyzed/Corporate Background- Since Coke Zero was first introduced to the US market in 2005, the soda drink has brought numerous accolades and profits to its parent company, Coca Cola. Coke Zero is a low-calorie variation of Coca Cola made to have the “real Coke flavor” without any of the adverse ingredients (The Coca-Cola Company.com, n.d.). While Coke Zero
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PRICING OF A PRODUCT (COCA COLA) Third Semester- Project 1 Submitted by: BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (Working Professional) Department of Business Administration January 2015 Acknowledgement I feel deeply indebted towards people who have guided me in this project. It would have not been possible to make such an extensive report without the help, guidance and inputs from them. Most of my information has been from the net by reading a lot about Pricing of a product in marketing
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