Environment analysis and market research: A case study of Coca Cola.
The Coca Cola Company has been among the world’s top companies that have been able to perform well in all the areas of the world. The company follows the latest strategic research and evaluation methods to formulate such strategic policies that helps in not only meeting the customer expectations and desires but also achieving various organizational goals and objectives.
The main threat of the company is not from the local producers but from the global producer Pepsi Co that has similar product line and methods of manufacturing and distribution.
The company expects to develop and grow its business in India. In this view the company has been making heavy investment and expects to control Indian beverage market in the coming years. The various methods used by the company to stay in business are discussed in this research.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary: 2
An introduction to Coca cola Company: 4
Environmental Review: 4
a. Economic Environment: 5
b. Cultural Environment: 5
c. Political Environment: 6
d. Regulatory Environment: 6
e. Buyers and Competitors: 6
Buyer Behavior: 7
a. Local Competitors: 8
b. Global Competitors: 8
Marketing Research: 9
a. Regional Strategy: 11
b. Market Entry Regional Strategy: 11
c. Market Entry Options: 12
Evaluation: 12
Marketing Strategy: 13
a. Product/Service: 13
b. Strategy Pricing: 13
c. Strategy Distribution: 14
d. Strategy Promotion: 14
e. Strategy Advertising: 14
Strategy Sources: 15
Conclusion: 15
Bibliography 15
An introduction to Coca cola Company:
The Coca-Cola Company is global well known company. The Company re-entered Indian markets in year 1993. The company had to leave earli...
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Bottling Network: Both Coke and PepsiCo have franchisee agreements with their existing bottler’s who have rights in a certain geographic area in perpetuity. These agreements prohibit bottler’s from taking on new competing brands for similar products. Also with the recent consolidation among the bottler’s and the backward integration with both Coke and Pepsi buying significant percent of bottling companies, it is very difficult for a firm entering to find bottler’s willing to distribute their product.
To handle the enormous scope of its business, the Coca-Cola Company has divided into six operating units: Middle and Far East Groups, Europe, The Latin America Group, The North America, The Africa Group and The Minute Maid Company. The head Quarter is in the United States. Methods of Research I will use The method of research which I will use is the secondary research, i.e. I have asked The Coca-Cola Company to send me their history and annual reports. I will also call The Coca-Cola Company office to ask some details, I will also use ask them some relevant questions (questionnaire method), interview the people on the high street and will do some research over the Internet. From those sources I am going to finish my all other tasks.
Coca –Cola (KO) is one of the world’s largest beverage companies. Company was incorporated in September 1919 under the State of Delaware law and headquarters is located in Atlanta Georgia. But from 1886, company established its brand in US (Coca-Cola, 2012, p. 1). Currently company is providing for more than 500 varieties of non-alcoholic sparkles to the customers around the world. Apart from this, company also serve for still beverages that includes enhanced water, water, ready-to-drink, juices, energy drink, sport drinks and so on.
Therefore, the long-term brand of Coca cola and better pricing strategies would help in competing with Pepsi. Unlike, Pepsi, Coca cola had targeted entering into partnership and alliances with local distributors and firms. This helps to develop strong relationship within the domestic firms to reduce the domestic barriers and thus, enhance the company’s competitiveness (Thabet, 2015). Lastly, the Asian markets consist of related and supporting industries to the soft drink industry that helps the companies in gaining a strong competitive position in the markets. Based on the competitive advantage of nation’s model, Coca cola has more home based advantages to develop a competitive advantage in relation to other countries on a global
... objects and customer regions. Do making a clear differentiation image between its soft drinks and bottled water. Because the consumers may believe that bottled water of Nestle sounds healthier than Coca-Cola brand since Nestle tend to emphasize their image on healthy food products. Then do market test for new taste, new packaging, or new innovation according to each regions, and especially for Europe, the company should launch the new one to replace Dasani image in order to seize their market shares. They may renew all nutrients and packaging. Finally Coca-Cola should continue its joint ventures with the regional companies in order to protect their products from barriers to entry both international trade restrictions and distribution channels. Furthermore, joint venture with local brand is a long term contract guarantee to make it easier for HOD to a specific region.
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The Coca-Cola Company was founded in 1892. Since its inception, the organization has seen a steady increase in its market share over the years, and to this day has operations in over 200 countries worldwide. To achieve such success in its competitive market, Coca-Cola has employed sound strategies that have helped it become among the leaders in its industry. The Coca-Cola Company utilizes Market Based Management (MBM) techniques as well as Value Driven Management (VDM) techniques within the organization and in its market to help the firm sustain its stronghold of the market.
The Coca-Cola company was founded in 1886 by John Pemberton, a Civil War veteran and Atlanta pharmacist. He was inspired by his curiosity as he stirred up a fragrant, caramel-colored liquid that he brought down to a place called Jacobs’ Pharmacy. There he added carbonated water and let several customers sample the new concoction. Jacobs’ Pharmacy put it on sale for five cents a glass and named it Coca-Cola. This “inspired curiosity” has now grown to be the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of nonalcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. In 1906 Coca-Cola opened bottling plants in Canada, Cuba, and Panama. Today they produce nearly 400 brands in over 200 countries. More than 70% of their income comes from outside the U.S. (1). This paper will focus on an analysis of operations of the statement of cash flow reports and a vertical and horizontal analysis of the consolidated balance sheets. Also an analysis of the global financial condition of the Coca-Cola Company and the value of goodwill and other intangible assets will be discussed.
As the world 's largest manufacturer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverages, Coca-Cola is certainly no stranger to global marketing. Established in the US, Coca-Cola initiated its global expansion in 1919 and now markets to more than 200 countries worldwide. It is one of the most recognizable brands on the planet and also owns a large portfolio of other soft drink brands including Schweppes, Oasis, 5 alive, Kea Oar, Fanta, Lilt, Dr Pepper, Sprite and PowerAde. Despite this, Coca-Cola often struggles to maintain its market share over its main rival PepsiCo in some overseas markets, particularly Asian countries.
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Place: PepsiCo uses a global network for distributing its products to consumers. Most PepsiCo products are available at retailers, such as supermarkets, grocery stores, and convenience stores. However, customers can access PepsiCo-licensed merchandise like tumblers and t-shirts through retailers and their websites. Based on this element of the marketing mix, PepsiCo’s places for distributing its products are mostly non-online
This competitive advantage has been rendered sustainable as other players have found it difficult to catch up with the company's competitive strategy. In spite of this clear advantage, it was noted that the company faces some challenges being the world leader in soft drink distribution. The canning and bottling of the product which is done in many countries have now fallen into the hands of independent companies, thus it becomes hard for a given company to control the quality of the packaging
McDaniel, C., & Gates, R. (2006). Marketing research (7th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.