Coke Adds Life
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Essay title: Coke Adds Life
TOURO UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL
ELSTON H. STEELE
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (BUS 401)
DR. ANASTASIA LUCA
DR. VAL SAMONIS
MODULE 1 CASE
COKE ADDS LIFE
The Coca-Cola Company’s ability to conform to different regions of the world has contributed to much of its success in the global economy. Despite its success, Coca-Cola has its hands full as it battle PepsiCo Company and local producers for market dominance in India. I will identify three marketing issues as they apply to the Coca-Cola Company, pricing, advertising, and position.
Coca-Cola lost a lot of its market share after India’s government threw it out. Gaining market share was indeed an issue for Coca-Cola. Their strategy for that is to sell nearly half of its Indian bottler, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, in an effort to please the government, which wanted Indians to have a substantial ownership stake in Coca-Cola’s local operation. The decision to sell significantly impacted Coca-Cola’s position in the market. The company’s overall sales in India jumped almost a quarter per cent. Coca-Cola had issues with advertising. Its marketing strategy just was not working. With competition tough and large advertising expenses yielding mediocre success, Coca-Cola decided to break tradition and hire a celebrity spokesman. Now with a movie star promoting Coca-Cola products, focus was turned to the pricing of their products. Coca-Cola introduced new