Coca-Cola (KO) Analysis Coca-Cola Corporation and its Competitors Coca-Cola was discovered as a result of an accident. In 1886 a pharmacist named John Pemberton cooked up medicinal syrup. When he was done‚ he figured he had created a fine tonic for people who were tired‚ nervous‚ or plagued with sore teeth. He and his assistant mixed it with ice water‚ sipped it‚ and proclaimed it tasty. They wanted some more‚ and the assistant accidentally used carbonated water to mix the second batch. Instead
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Strategies - In a relationship with cost and customers’ demand - In a relationship with competitors 3. Price Adjustment Strategies a. Discount and Allowance Pricing b. Psychological Pricing c. Geographical Pricing When marketers talk about what they do as part of their responsibilities for marketing products‚ the tasks associated with setting price are often not at the top of the list. Marketers are much more likely to discuss their activities related to promotion‚ product development‚ market
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Case Study 4 - The Coca-Cola Company Struggles with Ethical Crises Case #11 January 5‚ 2014 1) The corporate role in any company builds the foundation of how a company succeeds and‚ also‚ how the public views them. Their organizational performance is based on how the company is run and what ethical structure they have in place. Their social responsibility runs parallel with their organizational performance. If a company is not successful within themselves they cannot be successful within
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marketer of non-alcoholic beverages in the world‚ Coca-Cola has a strong brand recognition and brand portfolio. The company owns more than 400 brands‚ including sports drinks‚ teas‚ juices‚ and energy drinks. Coca-cola operates in more than 200 countries‚ with 75% of profits coming from abroad (Hoover‚ 2009). The company ranks well ahead its closest competitor Pepsi‚ with brand equity of $67 billion compared to Pepsi’s $13 billion. However‚ Coca-Cola is threatened by intense negative publicity and
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Coca-Cola 1. Promotion: Coke has many different and unique ways that they promote their brand that makes their company so successful. They have taken promotion to a whole new level by creating the vending machine to sell to people on the go‚ created santa clause so people would drink their product during summer‚ they also put a lot of money into having their commercials playing during big events such as the super bowl from 2009 to 2013‚ coke has spent 62.3 million dollars on adds during the super
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1. Introduction. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company‚ refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. The global nature of our business requires that the Coca-Cola system has the highest standards and processes to ensure consistent quality -- from our concentrate production to our bottling and product delivery. To ensure such consistency and reliability‚ the Coca-Cola system is governed by the Coca-Cola Operating Requirements (KORE)‚ a new management
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Internal | * Strenghts1/ partner with big companies (Mac Donalds)2/ Excellent strategy3/ Diversified production lines4/ Unique taste5/ World’s leading brand | * Weaknesses1/ Product not healthy2/ The target group of the CC company are mainly younger people.3/ Taste differentiation4/ Sluggish performance in North America5/ lack of popularity of many Coca Cola’s brands | External | * Opportunities1/ advertise it’s less popular products2/ Acquisitions3/ buy out competition4/ It can to provide
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Coca-Cola’s New Vending Machine (A) Case Questions 1. Is selling Coke through interactive vending machines a good or bad idea? Explain your answer. It is a good idea to sell Coke through interactive vending machines. Over the last three years‚ the soft-drinking giants have watched their earnings erode as they waged a price war in supermarkets. Vending machines have remained largely untouched by the discounting. Sales of soft drinks from vending machines have risen steadily over the last
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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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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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