Promotion Of A Product: Different Strategies Of The Coca-Cola Company (Essay Sample)

Promotion of product Name Institution Date Tables of contents Executive summary………………………………………………………………………...3 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………...4 Products and Services…………………………………………………………………….5 2.1 primary products and or services offered by the organization. ……………….5 2.2 distinguishing features in terms of quality and design…………………………….5 2.3 benefits to customers of purchasing the product/service………………………...6 Distribution and Delivery: …………………………………………………………………7 service placed with regards to distribution, selling product to the customer………………...7 distributors, logistics and/or use of the internet to sell products directly to consumers……….7 Pricing…………………………………………………………………………………………8 How is the price for the product/service set………………………………………………………….8 What factors are taken into account……………………………………………………………………9 Is there any discounting. ……………………………………………………………………………….9 Marketing and Promotion……………………………………………………………………10 What methods are used to promote the product/service?.............................................................10 How is the effectiveness of each of these measured?...................................................................11 Market Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning: ………………………………………….11 What are the primary and secondary markets for your products and services?..........................11 How are customers targeted?......................................................................................................12 Suggest how the company or products are positioned………………………………………………13 References……………………………………………………………………………………..14 Executive summary The Coca-Cola company is the main company that manufactures, markets of the non-alcoholic beverages and the also the syrups. This company has over 300 brands of the different beverages. There are four top of the soft drinks and these are: coca cola, diet coke, Fanta and sprite.in addition this company also markets water and the energy drinks. Other top brands which are sold also include the minute maid, Powerade, Dasani and the vitamin water. This company has also the world largest distribution system. Sprite is one of the major product which was introduced in the year 1961. Sprite is the world’s leading lemon-flavored drink. Coke diet is liked by consumers because it is free of the calories and it is also free of sugar. This brand was first introduced in the united states of America back in the year 1982. The coca cola company mainly operate from the local channels. This company is in a position to manufacture and sell its beverages, beverages bases and it sell the concentrates. This company also owns brands and also it is responsible for marketing its brands. The coca cola company has a very unique distribution has a very unique method of distributing its products. The retailers have the main task of selling the final method of distribution. This is among the main methods of distribution. The main objective of marketing of the products in the coca cola is to sell the right product and at the right time. Through the most appropriate marketing strategy the company has been in the position to maintain the good relationship with the customers. The customers of the coca cola company include the international retailers’ restaurants and small businesses. The customers who buy the coca cola products are able to buy the products at a very low cost and therefore they are able to make more profits which in turn will help to boost the profits of the small owners. Introduction The Coca-Cola company is the main company that manufactures, markets of the non-alcoholic beverages and the also the syrups. This company overs over 500 brands in over 300 companies. The company records a 1.6 billion serving each day. This company has its headquarters in Atlanta in Georgia. This company has a very long history of the acquisitions. For example, the coca cola company acquired the minute maid in the year 1960. This company was established by the Dr. john Pemberton in the year 1886. This company accounts for over 78% of the total beverage all over the world. This company has over 300 brands of the different beverages. There are four top of the soft drinks and these are: coca cola, diet coke, Fanta and sprite.in addition this company also markets water and the energy drinks. Other top brands which are sold also include the minute maid, Powerade, Dasani and the vitamin water. This company ahs also the world largest distribution system. The statics from the company shows that over 60%of its sale comes from outside USA. The coca cola company is in a position to manage six operating systems. These segments are usually geographically based and they include; Europe, the middle east, Africa, north America, Asia, pacific and Latin America. The north America has the largest geographical segment which accounts up to 30% of the totally revenue. The Asia and the pacific generate up to almost 20% of the total revenue. The Latin America brings about 11% of the total revenue (Galia et al., 2016). Products and Services: 2.1 What are the key or primary products and or services offered by the organization. Sprite is one of the major product which was introduced in the year 1961. Sprite is the world’s leading lemon-flavored drink. This drink is sold in almost 190 countries all over the world. It is ranked number three al, over the world. Fanta was introduced in the year 1940. This drink is the oldest brand of the coca cola company. This brand is the largest selling brand in Africa and Asia. The statics from the coca cola company shows that this drink is consumed by over 120 million customers per day. Many of the customers like Fanta because of its fruity taste. Coke diet is liked by consumers because it is free of the calories and it is also free of sugar. This brand was firs introduced in the united states of America back in the year 1982. This brand is available in more than 155 markets all over the world. Also, Dasani is brand of water and it is like by people for its clean and fresh style. Minute maid is another brand that is sold by the coca cola company and it has been in existence for more than 61 years. The consumers prefer this drink because it is rich in nutrition and good quality. This brand acquired the coca cola company back in the year 1960. What are their distinguishing features in terms of quality and design The coca cola company is not a single company, for example the company does control the bottling partners. The coca cola company mainly operate from the local channels. This company is in a position to manufacture and sell its beverages, beverages bases and it sell the concentrates. This company also owns brands and also it is responsible for marketing its brands. The bottling partners of the coca cola company are given the mandate of packaging, merchandise and then distributing the final product. In the year 2011 the coca cola company launched more than over 500 brands which have low concentration of the calories and this has helped to bring, more profits to the companies. Up to date the company has more than 900 beverages which have low concentration of the calories. For example, one of the brand which was introduced is the coca cola zero and up to date it is sold in more than 160 countries all over the world and this has helped to bring more profits to the company (Lammersma et al., 2017). What are the benefits to customers of purchasing the product/service? The coca cola company is usually involved in finding out if the customers are very satisfied with the products they provide. The customers of the coca cola company include the international retailers’ restaurants and small businesses. The customers who buy the coca cola products are able to buy the products at a very low cost and therefore they are able to make more profits which in turn will help to boost the profits of the small owners. In Africa and Europe, the coca cola research councils usually conduct research on the many issues which affect the food industry. This will then help the retailers to get the necessary information of the changes in the market place. This makes the coca cola company to be very unique on its own. The coca cola company also provides much support to the small, scale customers by training them. This will in turn make their businesses to be more profitable. For example, the coca cola company has established a customer training center in Mexico, brazil and in Peru (Galia et al., 2016). Distribution and Delivery: Where is the product/service placed with regards to distribution, location and methods of getting the product to the customer? The coca cola company has a very unique distribution has a very unique method of distributing its products. The retailers have the main task of selling the final method of distribution. This is among the main methods of distribution. For instance, the coca cola company only caters the tripartition fee between the industry and the bottling company. Then transportation to the customers will afford the transportation fee to the customer. This helps the coca cola company to obtain save a lot of money which they would have spent it on the transportation. The coca cola company is continuing to expa...