...Globalization is defined as the spread of worldwide practices, relations, consciousness, and organization of social life. Globalization theory emerged as the result of real world concerns with the dramatic transformations of globalization as well as a reaction against the earlier perspective of modernization theory. Globalization can be analyzed culturally, economically, and politically. Some cultural theorists see globalization as producing homogeneity as a consequence of cultural imperialism while others see it as producing distinctive local forms. It is the process completed in the twentieth century by which the capitalist world-system spreads across the actual globe. Since that world-system has maintained some of its main features over several centuries, globalization does not constitute a new phenomenon. At the turn of the twenty-first century, the capitalist world economy is in crisis; therefore, according to the theory's leading proponent, the current "ideological celebration of so-called globalization is in reality the swan song of our historical system" (I. Wallerstein, 1998: 32). Globalization has impacted strongly on the Coco Cola Company which is one of the largest Multinational Cooperation around the world today. The Coca-Cola logo is one of the world’s most recognised trademarks and an indicator of the extent of Coca-Cola’s penetration into communities across the world. It was created in Atlanta, Georgia by Dr. John S. Pemberton and is simply often referred...
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...relating to word count, plagiarism and collusion for all tasks. This assignment is a result of my own independent work/ investigation except where otherwise stated. Other sources are acknowledged in the body of the text and/or a bibliography is appended. The work that I have submitted has not previously been accepted in substance for any other award. I further confirm that I have not shared my work with other candidates’ Prepared for : Zimbabwe Newspapers Prepared by : Marketing Manager Date : January 2012 Subject :Medium – term Marketing planning to address threats in the external environment of Zimbabwe Newspapers TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Executive Summary 4 Corporate Mission 5 Summary of audit findings 5 SWOT Analysis 6 Marketing objectives 6 - 7 Marketing Strategies 7 - 10 Marketing mix decisions 11 - 12 Budgets 12 Implementation 12 Evaluation and Control 13 APPENDICES Appendix 1 : Organizational background Appendix 2 : Audit Findings Appendix 3 : Gabriel’s credibility Matrix Appendix 4 : Implementation / Schedule of activities Evaluation Report References EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd is the oldest newspaper publisher and commercial printer in Zimbabwe, as well...
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...Introduction Nestle is one of the major food and beverages company in the world. It was established in 1867 by Henry Nestle, who was a trained pharmacist. The introduction of the company in the market was through the development of an alternative source of infant nutrition for mothers who were unable to breast feed and named it as Farine Lactee Nestle. He choose his surname “Nestle” as the name logo of the company which means a “little nest”. In 1904 Nestle introduced its chocolates in the market. But when the availability of raw materials reduced during the First World War, Nestle purchased lot of factories in U.S and increased their production to twice as their pre-war production. Immediately, after the end of the war consumers switched back their choice to fresh milk due to which Nestle recorded its first loss. However they updated their operations and brought production in line with sales and thereby dropping the debts. In 1930 Nestle introduced several new products like Milo and Nescafe. Nestle achieved considerable growth after the end of Second World War because of diversification within the food sector. The sales of Nescafe instant coffee quadrupled between 1960 and 1974. In 1980's Nestle drew criticism from many organizations on account of promotion of infant formula over breast feeding which allegedly led to death of infants in less developed countries. The boycott of Nestle products was suspended in 1984 after Nestle agreed to fulfill with the international...
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...Diffusion of Innovation Products tend to go through a life cycle. Initially, a product is introduced. Since the product is not well known and is usually expensive (e.g., as microwave ovens were in the late 1970s), sales are usually limited. Eventually, however, many products reach a growth phase—sales increase dramatically. More firms enter with their models of the product. Frequently, unfortunately, the product will reach a maturity stage where little growth will be seen. For example, in the United States, almost every household has at least one color TV set. Some products may also reach a decline stage, usually because the product category is being replaced by something better. For example, typewriters experienced declining sales as more consumers switched to computers or other word processing equipment. The product life cycle is tied to the phenomenon of diffusion of innovation. When a new product comes out, it is likely to first be adopted by consumers who are more innovative than others—they are willing to pay a premium price for the new product and take a risk on unproven technology. It is important to be on the good side of innovators since many other later adopters will tend to rely for advice on the innovators who are thought to be more knowledgeable about new products for advice. At later phases of the PLC, the firm may need to modify its market strategy. For example, facing a saturated market for baking soda in its traditional use, Arm ü Hammer launched a major...
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...remains a mystery. Mcdonald’s india is a joint venture of Mcdonald’s corporation with Amit Jatia and Vikram Bakshi. Amit jatia handles the operation in westerns region whereas Vikram Bakshi in the northern region. Mcdonald’s india is an employer of opportunities, providing quality employment and long term careers to the indian people. The average Mcdonald’s restaurants employees more than 100 people in 25 different position-from cashiers to restaurants managers. Mcdonald’s world class-training inputs to its employees can be seen in the present close to 2000 employees currently in Mumbai and Delhi. But the most overlooked facts of Mcdonald’s india are its contribution to the food industry. Six years prior to the opening of the first mc donald’s restaurant in india, mcdonald’s and its international supplier partners together with local indian companies to develop products that...
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...the| |brand, positioning the brand, and delivering the brand. Brand management is nothing but an art of creating and sustaining the brand. Branding makes customers committed to | |your business. A strong brand differentiates your products from the competitors. It gives a quality image to your business. | |Brand management includes managing the tangible and intangible characteristics of brand. In case of product brands, the tangibles include the product itself, price, | |packaging, etc. While in case of service brands, the tangibles include the customers’ experience. The intangibles include emotional connections with the product / service. | |Branding is assembling of various marketing mix medium into a whole so as to give you an identity. It is nothing but capturing your customers mind with your brand name. It | |gives an image of an experienced, huge and reliable business. | |It is all about capturing the niche market for your product / service and about creating a confidence in the current and prospective customers’ minds that you are the unique | |solution to their problem. | The aim of branding is to convey brand message vividly, create customer loyalty...
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...Case Analysis for Culinarian Cookware 2006-2010 |Submitted By: |Andrei Grechko | | |Shane Johnston | | |Nakia Lape | | |Kyle McDaniel | | |Kevin Niehaus | | | | Prepared for Ned Jackson, MKT 625 March 28, 2010 Table of Contents Executive Summary Situational Analysis A. Environment I. Economic conditions and trends As evidenced by the case material, the US cookware market experienced growth by generating approximately $3.36 billion in revenues from 2002 to 2006. However, due to economic recession of the recent years (2008-present), cookware market faced new challenges and opportunities. The following developments appear to create several opportunities for cookware manufacturers. Due to slow economy and unemployment, consumers cut back on dining out and defer back to home meals. According to Cookware Manufacturer’s Association (CMA), consumers have re-discovered their kitchen during 2009. Thus, visits to restaurants, carry-outs and frozen entrees have been replaced by meals prepared in the home kitchen. This trend highlights the possibility of increased demand on cookware products. In the foreseeable future, economists predict growth in private and commercial real-estate markets (by 2013). This potential development...
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...real-estate markets (by 2013). This potential development could boost demand for cookware when consumers, for example, start to move in to newly bought houses. However, the demand for cookware products would not move in the same direction for all price ranges. Due to elastic demand for high-end and luxurious products, it is reasonable to expect that consumers will try to either buy less of premium priced items, or try to shift their preferences to less expensive models altogether. This fact could burden some companies in the industry that rely mostly on manufacturing and distribution of premium priced products. Despite slow economy, current and future economic environment provides potential opportunities for players who could adjust their marketing strategy to meet changing demands of consumers. Culinarian Cookware could serve...
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...Brand identity stems from an organization, i.e., an organization is responsible for creating a distinguished product with unique characteristics. It is how an organization seeks to identify itself. It represents how an organization wants to be perceived in the market. An organization communicates its identity to the consumers through its branding and marketing strategies. A brand is unique due to its identity. Brand identity includes following elements - Brand vision, brand culture, positioning, personality, relationships, and presentations. Brand identity is a bundle of mental and functional associations with the brand. Associations are not “reasons-to-buy” but provide familiarity and differentiation that’s not replicable getting it. These associations can include signature tune(for example - Britannia “ting-ting-ta-ding”), trademark colours (for example - Blue colour with Pepsi), logo (for example - Nike), tagline (for example - Apple’s tagline is “Think different”),etc. | Brand identity is the total proposal/promise that an organization makes to consumers. The brand can be perceived as a product, a personality, a set of values, and a position it occupies in consumer’s minds. Brand identity is all that an organization wants the brand to be considered as. It is a feature linked with a specific company, product, service or individual. It is a way of externally expressing a brand to the world. Brand identity is the noticeable elements of a brand (for instance - Trademark colour...
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...PROJECT REPORT On MARKETING STRATEGIES OF COCA COLA Submitted By – Name : Pinak Paul MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am sincerely thankful to Miss Kanupriya (Project Faculty Guide), under whose guidance I have successfully completed this project and time spent with her had been a great learning experience. I think her constant encouragement, warm responses and for filling every gap with valuable ideas has made this project successful. She made it possible for me to put all my theoretical knowledge to work out on the topic: “MARKETING STRATEGIES OF COCA COLA. A mammoth project of this nature calls for intellectual nourishment, professional help and encouragement from many people. We are highly thankful to all of them for their help and encouragement. We wish to acknowledge our great debt to all of them whose ideas and contribution influenced me to complete the project work. TABLE OF CONTENT 1. TITLE PAGE 2. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 3. INTRODUCTION 4. INDUSTRY PROFILE 5. COMPANY PROFILE 6. PORTER'S FIVE FORCES 7. PEST ANALYSIS 8. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES & METHODOLOGY 9. REVIEW OF LITERATURE 10. PRIMARY FINDINGS & ANALYSIS 11. CONCLUSION & RECOMMENDATION 12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 13. ANNEXURE INTRODUCTION This project is focused on studying the various marketing strategies of Coca-Cola and the scenario of Indian soft drink industry in the 1990’s. Coca-Cola Co., the global soft...
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...` School of Business, Society and Engineering Bachelor thesis in in Business Administration FOA214 (15 credits) Factors that influence consumer purchasing decisions of Private Label Food Products A case study of ICA Basic Thu Ha, Nguyen 900524 Ayda Gizaw 1/13/2014 830902 ` Abstract Course: Bachelor Thesis in Business Administration Institution: School of Business, Society and Engineering Authors: Thu Ha, Nguyen & Ayda Gizaw Examiner: Eva Maaninen-Olsson Supervisor: Magnus Linderströmd Title: Factors influence consumer purchase decisions of Private Label Food Products Keywords: Private Label Brand, consumer attitudes, intention, perceptions, ICA Basic Abbreviations PLB: Private Label Brand, WOM: word of mouth Research questions: Which factors influence consumers buying decisions of low-price PLBs food products? How consumers perceive low-price PLB food product? Case study of ICA Basic Research purpose: The purpose of this study is to identify and analyze factors that influence consumer purchasing decision of private label food products. Method: In this case study, both secondary data and primary were utilized. Secondary data was obtained from relevant literatures, online journals, articles, blogs, and other electronic sources. The primary data was collected by the combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. Qualitative data was carried out through interviews with store...
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...summer training project Document Transcript ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am highly indebted to my project mentors, Mr. Sanjay Bharti for their continuoussupport, supervision motivation and guidance throughout the tenure of my project in spite oftheir hectic schedule who truly remained driving spirit in my project and their experience gaveme the light in handling research project and helped me in clarifying the abstruse concepts,requiring knowledge and perception, handling critical situations and in understanding theobjective of my work. I would like to thank all the staff of PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Ltd for theirdedication & support, To, Mr. Vivek Johari & Mr. Anurag Saxena, Who contributed withinsights that reflects their experience in marketing from which I gain a lot. All the TDM, ADC, and CE whose off time discussions with me always encouraged andmotivated me for the project; he was the one who helped me in understanding the market in abetter and easier way. My friends and colleagues Ankit Awasthi others that surround me andmake life fun to reduce stress and tiredness. And lastly, it is only when one writes and realizes the true power of MS word 2003, fromgrammar checks to replace-alls. It is simple. And the power of Windows XP the OS where MSOffice is …. Thank you Mr. Bill Gates and Microsoft Corp! DECLARATION I Inamul Abdin declare that this project report entitled comparative analysis of marketshare Pepsi versed Coke is an original piece of work done and submitted by me...
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...of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT Business Administration Starbucks with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) “How Starbucks succeeds in a business world with CSR” 15 Credits Master Thesis (FEAD 01) Thesis Advisor: Bo Enquist Co-reviewer Lars Haglund The Authors: Sornchai Harnrungchalotorn Yaowalak Phayonlerd Karlstads universitet 651 88 Karlstad Tfn 054-700 10 00 Fax 054-700 14 60 Information@kau.se www.kau.se ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Acknowledgements Our thanks go first and foremost to our supervisor, Bo Enquist for his insight support and constructive criticisms during our writing of this thesis. Moreover, we would like to thank Samuel Petros S. for recommending the books and the way to conduct this thesis. We also want to thank the librarian at university for helping us to find the books to run this thesis. Page 2 of 41 ABSTRACT In the today‟s business world, there are many strategies being used to run businesses. In the recent past, the topic of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has grown rapidly. People are starting to demand that companies take their social responsibility seriously. Many companies have started to engage in CSR as a strategy in order to gain benefits that can give them an added advantage over their competitors. There have been increasing numbers of companies engaged in CSR to run their businesses. Nowadays corporate social responsibility (CSR) can drive companies to succeed in business by increasing sales volume and...
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...COLLABORATION IN PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY New Delhi, India 7 October 2003 In cooperation with the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management Department of Economic and Social Affairs Public Administration and Globalization: Enhancing Public-Private Collaboration in Public Service Delivery New Delhi, India 7 October 2003 In cooperation with the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration United Nations New York The opinions expressed herein are the responsibilities of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations nor the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration All rights reserved. Table of Contents Foreword Pro-Poor Policy Processes and Institutions: A Political Economic Discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M. ADIL KHAN The Dilemma of Governance in Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOSE GPE. VARGAS HERNANDEZ Institutional Mechanisms for Monitoring International Commitments to Social Development: The Philippine Experience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MA. CONCEPCION P. ALFILER Globalization and Social Development: Capacity Building for Public-Private Collaboration for Public Service Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMARA PONGSAPICH Trade Liberalization and the Poor: A Framework for Poverty Reduction Policies with Special Reference to Some Asian Countries including...
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...Theories of Communication – MCM 511 VU LESSON 01 COMMUNICATION Defining communication Communication is seen as central to our everyday ideas about what makes life worth living. It is not surprising that academicians have attempted to unravel the secrets of the communication process. In this section of the study we will examine the theorizing and theories of this discipline of communication. To understand communication theory we need to understand the nature of communication. Nature of communication People define terms in different ways, and those differences in definition can have a profound impact on the extent to which we understand each other and the way we move forward with both academic and everyday pursuits. Given the variety of ways in which words are used and understood, we are often ill-served to search for the single, so-called correct definition of a term. In other words, it is better to evaluate definition in terms of their utility rather than in terms of their correctness. So we should not assume that there is always a single right way to define a concept. There is a great deal of variation in the definitions. Some are very abstract and some are extremely specific. Few definitions are cited below. Communication is the process by which an individual (the communicator) transmits stimuli (usually verbal) to modify the behavior of other individuals (the audience). (Hovland Janis and Kelly in 1953) Communication is the process by which we understand others and in turn...
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