Examines the industry structure and competitive strategy of Coca-Cola and Pepsi over 100 years of rivalry. The most intense battles of the cola wars were fought over the $74 billion CSD industry in the United States‚ where the average American consumes 46 gallons of CSD per year. In a "carefully waged competitive struggle‚" from 1975 to the mid-1990s‚ both Coke and Pepsi had achieved average annual growth of around 10%‚ as both U.S. and worldwide CSD consumption consistently rose. However‚ starting
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Abstract This case study will provide an overview of the Coca-Cola Company as the perfect business as it pertains to the characteristics that make up a good business. A series of three questions will be discussed. Identifying four characteristics of a good business‚ identify four companies that display these characteristics‚ and in three years after purchasing common stock in these companies determine if the present analysis was correct. Discuss at least four characteristics of a good
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= 7.75 ÷ 4.5 = 1.723 The beta for Coca Cola Company is 1.723(www.pcquote.com/stocks/).Beta measures the unsystematic risk of a firm under analysis. Beta can be derived from sensitivity analysis. This beta can increase the risk of investor’s portfolio as it is more than 1 as compares to the market risk. Beta measures the responsiveness of the returns in the market. The higher the beta the aggressive the share prices(Wood‚Donald‚2000). The beta of the Coca cola company is higher and the market is
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TASK: As a marketing consultant‚ working for Coca-Cola‚ you are required to provide them with a report based on your analysis of the situation highlighted in the attached report form the Guardian newspaper and your own research. Your report should cover the following areas; A marketing audit of their business One new marketing objective for Coco-Cola. You should indicate the actions the company would have to undertake for the next twelve months to achieve this objective � INTRODUCTION This
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You are the international manager of a U.S business that has just developed a revolutionary new personal computer than can perform the same functions as existing PC’s but costs only half as much to manufacture. Several patents protect the unique design of this computer. Your CEO has asked you to formulate a recommendation for how to expand into Western Europe. Your options are a) To export from the United States; b) To license a European firm to manufacture and market the computer in Europe;
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Introduction: Generally‚ Power quality is an issue that is becoming increasingly important to electricity consumers at all levels of usage. Sensitive power electronic equipment and non-linear loads are widely used in industrial‚ commercial and domestic applications leading to distortion in voltage and current waveforms. With ongoing regulatory‚ policy and structural changes in the Indian electricity industry‚ following the Electricity Act 2003‚ the issue of power quality is poised to become a
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The Coca Cola and Pepsi War 1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? * The soft drink industry remains profitable because of the market share based on Porters Five Forces. * Coke has protected its recipe for over a hundred years as a trade secret‚ and has gone to great lengths to prevent others from learning its cola formula. The company even left a billion-person market (India) to avoid revealing this information. As a result of extended histories and successful advertising
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goods & services‚ promoting it and finally delivers to the ultimate customers and firms. It is a process of aiming the resources and motive of the firm on environmental factors. (Keegan & Schlegelmilch‚ 2001). Global Marketing: It is a process of planning and carrying on the trading activities across the different countries for exchanging of goods & services so as to satisfy the motive of the individual and the firm. (Czinkota & Ronkainen‚ 2007) The basic difference between the regular marketing &
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Coca-Cola Dividend Policy The definition of dividend is as follows: A dividend is the distribution or sharing of parts of profits to a company ’s shareholders. Now the question is why do companies pay dividends to it s shareholders? Because it’s the shareholders that are the real owners of the corporation and one would not own a piece of anything unless it would make money for them. So in turn a company wants to pay dividends to keep the shareholders happy and show that they are being profitable
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with its namesake beverage‚ Pepsi-Cola‚ invented by a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham in 1898 in New Bern‚ North Carolina. With its main ingredients pepsin and kola nuts‚ Pepsi-Cola offered a refreshing drink that was healthy and capable of aiding in digestion brought about by the pepsin enzyme found in the soda. Well received by the public‚ Pepsi Cola was soon patented in 1902 and was readily available throughout 24 states in America by 1910. In 1935‚ the Pepsi-Cola Company founded by Caleb Bradham
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