Somewhere in between the post world war two era and the present day, Coke and Pepsi have elaborated and revamped what is and was advertising. Styles of ads have changed dramatically from what was deemed morally acceptable to what is seen as uncontroversial. Coke and Pepsi have been battling it out for some time in order to win the war of who can sell the best can of poison. People think of the tasty, sweet, and desirable drink as nothing more than a healthy dose of the daily sugar intake. Even back
DAVID B. YOFFIE tC Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in the Twenty-First Century For over a century, Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola vied for “throat share” of the world’s beverage market. The most intense battles of the cola wars were fought over the $60-billion industry in the United States, where the average American consumed 53 gallons of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) per year. In a “carefully waged competitive struggle,” from 1975 to 1995 both Coke and Pepsi achieved average annual growth
Cola Wars Continue: Coke and Pepsi in 2006 1. Why is the soft drink industry so profitable? In an industry dominated by two heavyweight contenders, Coke and Pepsi, in fact, between 1996 and 2004 per capita consumption of carbonated soft drinks (CSD) remained between 52 to 54 gallons per year. Consumption grew by an average of 3% per year over the next three decades. Fueling this growth were the increasing availability of CSD, the introduction of diet and flavored varieties, and brand extensions
Cola Wars Continued – Coke vs. Pepsi in 2006 Reading the case, special attention should be paid to the underlying economics of the soft drink industry and its relationship to average profits, the relationship between the different stages of the value chain in the industry, the relationship between competitive interaction and industry profits, and the impact of globalization on industry structure. While preparing the case, you should start by carefully characterizing the carbonated soft drink
Coca Cola’s Coke is undoubtedly one of the world’s most popular beverages largely due to its ingenious marketing campaigns. “Share a Coke” is the latest one, replacing popular names for the well-known logo. People seek out their own name --- and a new bottle of Coke in the process. http://www.ogilvy.com.au/the-work/share-a-coke However, another reason for this campaign’s success is its vertical age appeal. Senior citizens to high schoolers all want to find their name. “Share a Coke” highlights the
What causes the Diet Coke and Mentos to create such exciting geysers? Well, it’s a process called nucleation. This is where the carbon dioxide in the soda is attracted to the Mentos. All of the carbon dioxide (the fizz) is squeezed into the liquid, causing it to look for a way out. They are drawn to any tiny bumps that the carbon dioxide can hold onto. These tiny bumps are called nucleation sites which are places that the gas can grab onto and eventually, start forming bubbles. The surface of a Mento
bottlers. Finally, the bottling industry does not have giants who are able to penetrate into the CP industry. On the other hand, the CP industry has Pepsi and Coke to integrate bottlers. Threat of new entrants is the second weakest force for the CP industry. One of the major reasons is that it is difficult to access a bottler since like Pepsi and Coke are taking control of most of the packagers. Another reason is, although capital required to establish a soft drink concentrate plant with the capacity of
a 2-liter of Diet Coke, Diet 7-Up, and Dr Thunder, then the Diet Coke will have the largest reaction to the Mentos. Materials: 1 pkg. Mint Mentos candies 2-liter Diet Coke 2-liter Diet 7-Up 2-liter Dr. Thunder 1-liter measuring beaker Procedure: Unscrew the cap of the first 2-liter bottle of soda your testing. Immediately drop in three Mint Mentos. Stand back and wait until soda is done
strategic marketing at Coke after 2000. Strategic Marketing can help you make sure you choose the right products and services that your consumers need. A marketing strategy looks at all aspects of selling activities, helps each strategy support the next and makes sure all departments involved are aware of what the others are doing. Strategic Marketing is a way in which the firm capitalizes its current and potential strength to provide better value to its customers. Coke revamped its entire Marketing
Exploding Soda Do you know why soda spews when shaken? Which soda do you think will spew the most when shaken? The Coca Cola will spew the most out of all of the soft drinks. If the shaking of the soft drinks will have to be shaken at the same amount of time, how many seconds should the drinks be shaken? It is important for the drinks to be shaken equally. Many people would like to know so, they know which soda to drink that has less carbonation and doesn’t spew the most. Finally, the most