COCA COLA COMPANY Research Project For ACC 412 Presented to: Overview of Coca-Cola Leading the beverage industry for the third consecutive year‚ Coca-Cola‚ a common household name known around the world‚ climbs to the 4th spot in Fortune’s 50 Most Admired Companies in the world for year 2012. When it comes to a refreshing cold soda‚ who does not know of Coca-Cola? The company was established in 1886 in Atlanta‚ Georgia at the Jacobs’ Pharmacy soda fountain by pharmacist
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Developing The Marketing Mix The marketing mix is probably the most crucial stage of the marketing planning process. This is where the marketing tactics for each product are determined. The marketing mix refers to the combination of the four factors(price‚ promotion‚ product‚ place) that make up the core of a business’s marketing strategy. In this step of the marketing planning process‚ marketing mix must be designed to satisfy the wants of target markets and achieve the marketing objectives
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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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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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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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Chapter six The overall Planning Process- “well planned” and “well thought out” having good idea of the organization’s overall mission‚ as well as more specific written goals and carefully configured plan‚ can be important to an organization’s success. 2 Major component of Planning 1. Goals- a future targets or end result that organization wishes to achieve. 2. Plan- the devised for attempting to reach a goal. PLANNING- management function that involves setting goals and deciding how best to
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Scott Morrow MGT 531 Case #1 1/31/08 Coca-Cola’s New Vending Machine Statement of Problem Coca Cola‚ the world’s largest beverage company‚ has been under a tremendous amount of media scrutiny lately. Word got out that Coke is testing a new vending machine technology that changes price based on weather conditions. It charges a higher price during warmer temperatures and a lower price during colder times. Coke wants to increase its vending machine business with higher margins‚ but isn’t
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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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