which formal organizations establish the need for purchased products and services and identify‚ evaluate and choose among the alternative brands and suppliers’ ( Webster and Wind- Philip Kotler 12E ‚ Page 196) Definition of individual Buying or Consumer buying: Individual buying is defined as follows “The decision process and physical activity engaged in when evaluating‚ acquiring‚ using or disposing of goods and services”( Ignou Text Book) Some features of organizational buying are as
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Assignment The government charged the Coca-Cola Company with marketing and selling a beverage that was injurious to health. They charged the company with producing a beverage that produced serious mental and motor deficits due to the use of synthetic caffeine. They also claimed that Coca-Cola was misbranded because its name implied that the product contained coca‚ yet it did not contain the whole coca leaf (because the cocaine was removed) and the name constituted a
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Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores‚ restaurants‚ and vending machines throughout the world.[1] It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta‚ Georgia‚ and is often referred to simply as Coke (a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since March 27‚ 1944). Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton‚ Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler‚ whose marketing tactics led Coke
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Executive Summary On August 2003‚ Coca Cola India faced a sales drop due to pesticides residues issue brought by a non-government organization called CSE (Center for Science and Environment). This report aims at covering the case study from the Corporate Communication 5th Edition by Paul A. Argenti ‘s book page 284-299 (Case 10-1). These papers will include the case questions with answers‚ to analyze the key problems that Coke India should focus and how well-prepared was them in dealing with
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study that Coca Cola have generated over the coure of their 125 year history. Please identify at least five examples and categories them according to the type of marketing opportunities (eg. New product development) Coca-Cola contour bottle‚ an iconic package design recognized worldwide and one of the few packages granted trademark status by the U.S. Patent Office. The bottle had a modest beginning in 1894 when a store owner began bottling the popular new fountain soda called Coca-Cola in a cork
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SWOT Analysis of Coca-Cola: SWOT stands for Strengths Weakness Opportunities Threats. SWOT analysis is a technique much used in many general management as well as marketing scenarios. SWOT consists of examining the current activities of the organization- its Strengths and Weakness- and then using this and external research data to set out the Opportunities and Threats that exist. Strengths: 1. Beverage Experience 2. Personnel Relations 3. Knowledge Regarding Competitor 4. Hardworking
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Module 2 The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical Crisis 1. What role does corporate reputation play within organizational performance and social responsibility? Develop a list of factors or characteristics that different stakeholders may use in assessing corporate reputation. Are these factors consistent across stakeholders? Why or why not? Having a good reputation is the most important factor for any business. A corporation can spend many decades building a good reputation with the
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Studies & Research June‚ 2010 2 DEEP RED Analysis and Evaluation of the product availability and Activation standard in retail Outlets of Indore By Nidhi Tiwari Under the guidance of Shri Tarun Purohit Marketing Manager Hindustan Coca cola Beverage Pvt. Ltd. K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research June‚ 2010 3 CERTIFICATE This is to certify that Ms. Nidhi tiwari‚ a student of the Post-Graduate Diploma in Retail Management‚ has worked under my guidance and
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The Coca-Cola Way In 1999‚ following the merger of Coca-Cola’s four bottling operations (Hindustan Coca-Cola Bottling North West‚ Hindustan Bottling Coca-Cola Bottling South West‚ Bharat Coca-Cola North East‚ and Bharat Coca-Cola South East)‚ human resources issues gained significance at the company. Two new companies‚ Coca-Cola India‚ the corporate and marketing office‚ and Coca-Cola Beverages were the result of the merger. The merger brought with it over 10‚000 employees to Coca-Cola‚ doubling
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Coca-Cola has strong brand recognition across the globe. The company has a leading brand value and a strong brand portfolio. Coca-Cola is the leading brands in the top 100 global brands ranking in 2012 (Interbrand). Interbrand also valued Coca-Cola at $67‚000 million. Coca-Cola ranks well ahead of its close competitor Pepsi which has a ranking of 22 having a brand value of $12‚690 million. Furthermore; Coca-Cola owns a large portfolio of product brands. The company owns four of the top five soft
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