Marketing Plan for Starbucks Coffee BMM 364 Assessment-Part A Written by: Tianyi Wang (WAN12383771) Written for: Leo Billington 2012/10/19 * Table of Contents 1.0 Executive Summary 3 2.0 Introduction 4 3.0 Current External Marketing Situation 4 3.1 External/General Environment analysis and Trends 4 1 Demographic Segment 4 2 Economic Segment 5 3 Political/Legal Segment 6 4 Social-Cultural Segment 6 5 Technological Segment 8 3.2 Detailed Market Analysis and Projected
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1. COMPANY DESCRIPTION Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world. It was founded by three very unusual entrepreneurs, an English teacher Jerry Baldwin, History teacher Zev Siegel and a Writer Gordon Bawker. They came with this brilliant idea of getting into the coffee business inspired by an entrepreneur who sold high quality coffee beans and equipments, named Alfred Peet. The first Starbucks store was opened in Pike Market Place in Seattle on March 30, 1971. It is a for
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1. Starbuck is a coffee Shop and a largest coffee shop in the worlds based in Seattle, Washington, USA. Starbucks starts in Seattle in 1971. Three friends, Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, who all had a passion for fresh coffee, opened a small shop and began selling fresh-roasted, gourmet coffee beans and brewing and roasting accessories. Starbucks is the leading specialty coffee retailer in the nation, with over 5,000 locations in 22 international markets. The Starbucks ensuring
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Defining Marketing William Bice MKT/421 17 April 2014 Michael Bishop Marketing Defined Marketing plays a significant role in any successful business endeavor. Marketing is the way a business introduces products and services to potential customers. This introduction is the beginning or sustainment of the businesses relationship with its customers. The most powerful and successful marketing strategies can even have an effect on social behavior and attitudes. Effective marketing strategies
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Experiential Marketing – A case study of Starbucks Abstract We extend our heartfelt thanks to our instructor, Ling-Hui Hsu, Ph.D., the assistant professor of Department of English at Ming Chuan University who herein her expertise and always provide support and opinion for our study at the leisure time, and with her professional skill and experience shared for us. Her valuable suggestions helped all of us to apply and comprehend the theories and help us to get more details for our paper.
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before it decided to operate internationally. There are the macro-environment that affects Starbucks marketing decision, economic factors, socio-cultural factors, demographic factors, political factors, natural factors and also technology factors. Economics Factor Being a producer of first-rate and specialty coffees, Starbucks requires a market that able to withstand the demand for the coffee. Starbucks marketing decisions for an economy with high disposable income that leads to high quality of life
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Case 1-1 Starbucks – Going Global Fast Sept. 23, 2012 Question#1 - Identify the controllable and uncontrollable elements that Starbucks has encountered in entering global markets. The controllable elements of marketing decisions for Starbucks include product, price, promotions, distribution and research. The uncontrollable elements of marketing decisions facing Starbucks include competition, politics, laws, consumer behaviors and level of technology. (Philip Cateora, 2010) Starbucks is one
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Marketing Mix Latasha Edwards University of Phoenix MKT/421 Stuart Ringer July 07, 2012 Abstract This essay will describe the elements of the marketing mix. Starbucks is the organization that will allow a description of how all four elements affect developmental marketing strategy. An explanation of how each part of the marketing mix is implemented and what industry that Starbucks exist is present. Marketing Mix Starbucks originated in 1971 in Seattle. Today
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Influence of consumer Behavior on business Starbucks Corporation, based on Seattle, is the world’s largest coffeehouse with 20891 stores in 62 countries. (Starbucks- Annual report, 2012). From the very beginning, till 1971, Starbucks has been relentlessly trying to satiate customers thirst for high quality coffee with the touch of friendliness in its environment. Starbucks mission statement “To inspire and nurture the human spirit- one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time” also
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Marketing Mix Tammi L. Temeyosa MKT/421 June 16, 2013 Nick Okoro Marketing Mix Starbucks is a leader in the coffee industry and in the business world. Starbucks is currently the largest chain in the world of coffee houses. The company purchases and roast whole bean coffees to sell, along with handmade tea beverages, food items, and coffees sold inside their retail stores. “As of Oct 3 2010, Co. has 8,833 company-operated retail stores and 8,025 licensed stores worldwide” (Starbucks).
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