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Coca Cola targeting and positioning Brands Overview
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Targe&ng
Segmenta(on
enables
Brands
to
define
the
appropriate
products
for
different
kind
of
customers.
Coca
Cola
doesn’t
target
a
specific
segment
but
adapt
its
marke(ng
strategy
by
developing
new
products.
Age:
Generally,
Coke
does
not
have
a
specific
target
and
is
addressed
to
everyone. Archives du blog
But
the
main
consumers
are
12-‐30
years
old
people;
even
if
there
is
no
specific
product
or
▼ 2012 (32)
communica(on
for
less
than
12
or
more
than
30,
the
brand
succeed
in
reaching
them,
► décembre (11)
through
partnerships
for
example
(restaurants,
fast
foods
such
as
McDonald’s…),
or
thanks
to
its
value
among
consumers.
So,
the
core
target
audience
of
Coca
Cola
is
youngster
or ▼ novembre (19)
youth.
Their
targe(ng
is
not
based
on
gender
but
the
results
show
that
both
genders
like How values
influence
this
product
and
use
it
(almost
50/50).
consumer's
Finally,
Coca
Cola
consider
each
customer
as
a
target
and
a
poten(al
consumer.
All
age Coke choice?
groups
are
being
targeted
but
the
most
poten(al
is
the
age
group
from
18-‐25
that
covers Coca Cola
around
40%
of
total
age
segments. development
Life
style:
no
life
style
targeted
but
more
and
more
busy
life
style
and
mobile
genera(on strategy
success
(youth)
are
considered
to
be
the
most
important
part
of
Coke’s
consumers.
Pepsi Promotion
Occupa2on:
no
occupa(on
targeted
but
consumers
are
mainly
students
and
family
oriented
people Coca Cola
Intergrated
Nature:
fun,
joy,
entertainment
loving… marketing
Customer’s
Media
Habits communication
There
are
some
habits
which
are
given
as
follow: s
·∙
The
young
target
audience
of
the
brand
loves
media
exposure Pepsi distribution
·∙
Mobile
genera(on
&
social
media
is
part
of
daily
life Coca Cola
·∙
Connected
people;
they
like
innova(ons,
they
like
being
surprised. distribution
strategy
Pepsi pricing
strategy
Pepsi Product
strategy
Coca Cola pricing
strategy
Coca Cola
Product
Strategy
Pepsi targeting &
positioning
Coca Cola
targeting and
positioning
Logo evolution
TWO Giants
Posi&oning history until
Coca
Cola
has
strategically
posi(oned
itself
within
the
world
soZ
drink
market.
It
faces
a the 70s
vital
ques(on:
does
it
have
to
keep
the
same
posi(oning
or
to
adapt
according
to
the
200 CSD trends and
countries
where
the
brand
sells
its
products.
The
brand
has
understood
this
principle
while innovation
ago:
“think
global,
act
local”.
Coca
is
thus
willing
to
keep
the
same
core
product
which
is Soft drinks:
coke,
but
it
adapts
the
offer
to
local
needs.
They
use
strategic
posi,oning
in
order
to
have Consumer
insight
the
same
image
all
around
the
world,
which
is
a
success
because
it
is
perceived
today
as
a
CSD Brand
part
of
daily
life
everywhere.
This
percep(on
of
the
brand
by
the
consumer
leads
to
a
high
Ranking
degree
of
loyalty
and
makes
the
purchasing
decision
more
automa(c.
Coca
Cola
has
been
Where are soft
successful
by
using
Unique
Selling
preposi(on
as
“Live
the
coke
side
of
life”,
related
to
joy drinks
and
happiness. distributed?
Consumers
basically
associate
this
brand
with
these
emo(ons.
When
the
name
of
Coke
is Structure of the
men(oned,
the
first
thing
that
comes
into
mind
is
fun
and
entertainment.
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competition
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