American university of beirut | FINANCE 210 CASE | PEPSI VS. COCA COLA | Instructor: Leila Atwi | | 12/12/2010 | Raneem Jaffal (Ratio Computation) Jana Haounji (Ratio Analysis) Alexandra Aboulhosn (Recommendations and Comparison) This is a financial comparison between Pepsi and Coca Cola in terms of company liquidity‚ solvency‚ asset management‚ profitability‚ and valuation between the years 2008 and 2009 respectively. | Part One: Pepsi Ratio Analysis: Pepsi PEPSI RATIOS
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The Coca-Cola Company is a beverage company‚ manufacturer‚ distributor‚ and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage‚ Coca-Cola currently offers more than 400 brands in over 200 countries or territories and serves
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5 Strength & Weakness of Coca Cola Coca Cola INTRODUCTION The purpose of this integrated essay is to explore the strengths and weaknesses of Coca Cola (Coke) using the Value Chain Analysis Framework developed by Michael Porter. Using Exhibit I from Porter ’s Framework‚ I examined the linkages and strategic significance of Coke ’s value system. DESCRIPTION OF THEORIES/CORE CONCEPTS According to Michael Porter (1985)‚ information technology changes the way companies operate by specifically targeting
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examine is the Coca-Cola border promotional ad‚ located at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-STkFCCrus&feature=relmfu I chose this promotion because of the underlying message that the advertiser has included within the context of the ad. From the customer’s viewpoint‚ they are confronted with a sense of tension between the two guards from two different countries‚ each pacing along their respective sides of the border. While one enjoys a bottle of Coca-Cola‚ the other eyes
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Coca-Cola’s • Major Problems o Major problem now is how Coca Cola is perceived in the market o Communicate to the public real intentions to gain consumers trust o Company now stands to lose customers due to hidden ploy of increasing vending machine prices based on weather. o Company still need achieve goal of maximizing profits through vending machine sales. o Consumers may choose cold water instead of a coke to quench thirst on hot days. o Do coke products actually quench thirst in extreme
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Kovacevich CEO and chairman of Wells Fargo’s 2) Company Profile of Related Case Study History: Origins Soon after gold was discovered in early 1848 at Sutter’s Mill near Coloma‚ California‚ financiers and entrepreneurs from all over North America and the world flocked to California‚ drawn by the promise of huge profits. Vermont native Henry Wells and New Yorker William G. Fargo watched the California boom economy with keen interest. Before either Wells or Fargo could pursue opportunities offered
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Analyze of Market Segmentation of Coca-Cola Individuals with different product requirements have heterogeneous needs. Market segmentation is the process of differentiation a total market into subgroups consisting of people who demand similar products. A market segment composes of individuals‚ groups or organizations with special characteristics that incline them to have similar product needs. It allows the companies to provide better demand satisfaction. Moreover‚ consumer markets can be characterized
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Media Recommendation for: Coca – Cola Classic Communications 352 Dr. Ju-Pak Section Two Yolanda Michel Oscar Perris Patty Pineda Iris Preciado Table of Contents: _____________________ Target Market……………….……………………………………………………..Page 1 Media Objectives…………………………………………………………………..Pages 2 - 3 Media Mix Strategy and Tactics……………………………………………………Pages 4 - 9 Where is your Executive Summary? Read the memo on “Media Recommendation Report” to see how you’d organize your
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THE DESIGN The Coca-Cola contour bottle is one of the brand’s key icons and is the symbol of the brand’s authenticity. It was developed in 1916 to create a distinct identity for the brand in consumers’ minds and to protect the brand from being imitated by competitors. Today it represents the very essence of the brand’s identity in the marketplace and remains instrumental in differentiating the brand from all other competing products. The familiar shape of the Coca-Cola bottle and the flowing script
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1 2.1.1 Assessing Corporate Reputation 1 2.2 Assume you have become the CEO at Coca Cola. Outline the strategic steps you would take to remedy the concerns emanating from the company’s board of directors‚ consumers‚ employees‚ business partners‚ government s and the media. What elements of social responsibility would you draw from in responding to these stakeholder issues? 3 2.3. What do you think of Coca Cola’s environmental initiatives? Are they just window dressing or does the company seem
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