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CHAPTER-1 ……………………………………………05-09
• Objective of study
• Scope of study
• Executive Summery
CHAPTER- 2……………………………………………10-43
• Introduction
• Product Profile
CHAPTER-3……………………………………….…...44-62
• Factor analysis
• Data Analysis
• Hypothesis Testing
CHAPTER- 4……………………………….…………..63- 66
• Findings
CHAPTER- 5………………………………….………..67-69
• Conclusion
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CHAPTER- 6…………………………………………..70-79
• Bibliography
• Annexure
CHAPTER-1
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OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The survey was done to know the current status of activation element of
coca cola in the outlets.
To find out the present status of Coca-Cola brands in the retail outlets.
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SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study has been done at Aishbagh region in Lucknow only. During the
study I went through different aspects. The study would be only a drop in the
ocean that can help to understand the current status of activation elements of
Coca-Cola in retail outlet.
The study can be conduct on the national basis also with large sample size &
sufficient time by taking feedback of many retailers which sell Coke
products.
There are some important aspects of this study which are as follow—
This study will help to the company to know about their new concepts position
in the market.
This study will help the company also to know about its promotional
activities.
Through this study company will know about the visibility of its products in
the market
During my project I came to know about coke market share in twin cities.
This study will help the company to increase the sales through effective
utilization of activation elements.
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During my project I came to know about Pepsi-Co Marketing strategy that is
the biggest competitor of Coca-Cola.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Selling the product is not as important as awareness about the product. Awareness
creates the demand itself. To spread the awareness of the products companies carry
out some promotional activities through Television, Radio, News paper, Magazines,
Exhibition, Posters etc. This plays a key role to spread the awareness about the
product to the public or target customer. In soft drink industry promotion participate a
very crucial part. Every soft drink company bring into play promotional activity to
promote their product in the market. In soft drink industry Coca- Cola enjoys the
biggest soft drink company in the world.
This era is the era of competition. All the companies are competing with each other.
They are using different promotional tools and technique to be the market leader. In
beverage industry there are two major players Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. where Coca-
Cola have no.1 position in the world as well as in India. Company wants to grasp
more market share, for that purpose company have launched new sales promotion
concept recently in the market. According to this concept company provides some
tools like Flange, table top, Ariel mobile hanger, three tier racks etc. to the retail
outlet to display the product in outlets. And retailers have to maintain these red
elements with coke products in outlets. This helps in increasing the sale of the
products.
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Market provides a key to gain actual success only to those companies which match
best to the current environment i.e. “imperative” which can be delivered what are the
people needs and they are ready to buy at the right time without any delay. It is
perfectly true but this also depends on the availability of good quality products and
excellent services, which further attract and add a golden opportunity for huge sales.
This also depends on the good planning approach and provide ample opportunity plus
sufficient amount of products for sales in the coming next financial year.
This report introduces a brief study of promotion tools &technique of Coca-Cola for
retailers. The study report will provide an opportunity to know retailers psychographic
needs, it may provide an opportunity to the Coca-Cola to frame a good future plan to
satisfy maximum needs, taste preferences of the retailers and established its guiding
role in the market of Aishbagh region Lucknow.
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CHAPTER-2
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INTRODUCTION
This project is made on the project title “MARKET SHARE AND PRODUCT
VISIBILITY OF COCA-COLA SOFT DRINKS” The purpose of this project is to
know the current status of activation element of coca cola in the outlets as well as to
provide the elements to those outlets which they don’t have. These are the
promotional tools of coca cola which are being used to promote sales of coca cola
products. By providing these promotional tools the company wants to display coke
product in the outlet and make aware about its new as well as existing product to the
population. These promotional tools are very helpful to increase the sale. In this
modern era promotion plays a key role to boost the sale. Therefore every soft drink
company is taking interest in promotional activities to increase the sale. Consumption
of soft drinks has increased tremendously in India. Every age of group like it, now
days it become a household necessary item. In field of marketing many kind of
surveys are conducted by Coca-Cola team time to time. This is end & last feedback
for any kind of organization. By the specific survey, Coca-Cola organization wants to
know about the right picture of market. This work study provides extensive
information about the position of company’s brand and its promotional tools in the
outlet.
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INDUSTRY SCENARIO AND
COMPANY PROFILE
INTRODUCTION
From 1976 to 1989, the industry only comprised of Indian manufacturers namely,
Parle, Campa-Cola and Dukes. Decades of 90’s have brought changes in Government
Policies of liberalization, which has helped user in two huge American Multinational
Pepsi-Cola international and Coca-Cola.
1977:- Refusing to dilute its equity stake, Coca-Cola winds up its operations in the
country.
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Thums-Up from Parle and Campa-Cola from Pure Drinks launched.
1986:- An application for a soft drink cum snack food joint venture by Pepsi. Voltas
and Punjab agro is submitted to the Indian Government.
1988:- Final approval for the Pepsi food limited project granted by the Cabinet
committee on economic affairs of the Rajeev Gandhi Government.
1990:- Coca-Cola and 7up launched in limited market in North India. The
Government clears the Pepsi Project again but with the brand name changed to Lehar
Pepsi.
Simultaneously, it also rejects the application of Coke. Citra hits the market from the
Parle Stable.
1991:- Britco food files an application before FIPB to set up a new 50 crore facility
in Maharashtra. Pepsi extends its soft drink reach on national scale. Products launched
in Delhi and Bombay.
Britco foods application cleared by the FIPB, and Pepsi start initial
negotiations for a strategic alliance but talks break off after a while.
1993:- Pepsi launches Teem and Slice to counter Limca and Maaza respectively
from Parle. Pepsi captures about 30% market share in about two years.
Coke files an application for a 100% owned soft drinks Company with FIPB,
Decides to part ways with Rajan Pillai. The Government clears the Coke
application in record time.
Voltas pulls out of the Pepsi Food Limited joint venture. Pepsi decides to
buyout the Voltas share and raises its equity to 92% Report of Coke Parle joint
gain strength.
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Pepsi launched 1 liter bottles in Pepsi-Cola, Mirinda and Teem flavors.
Sweeps off the 100ml segment over Pure Drinks.
Coca-Cola buys out Parle and major leaders of the market, Ramesh Chauhan,
becomes a part of the Coke game plan.
Coca-Cola hits the Indian in 300 ml at the price of 250 ml. Equity 100% for
Coca-Cola.
2000:- Coca-Cola Indian has registered a growth of 18th percent in its net sale
during the first quarter of the current fiscal year.
HISTORY OF COCA-COLA
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In January 1893 Coca-Cola was registered with the U.S. patent office. Later
on in 1915 the Root glass company created the famous contour glass bottle
for Coca-Cola in 1915.
Sadly, in the first year of Coke’s existence, Pemberton and his partner only
made $50. Pemberton sold two third of his business in 1888 to cover his
losses and keep the business afloat.
He died later that year, and Mr. Candler, an Atlanta druggist, purchased total
interest in Coca-Cola for an unbelievable $2,300 in 1891. In 1891, Candler
and his brother formed the Coca-Cola Company.
EARLY GROWTH
He figured that keeping the Coca in his formula would legally allow the
company to distinguish its drink from imitations. Other companies also
produced soda drink made with cola nut extract. In particular, the Pepsi-Cola
Company would become Coca-Cola Company’s major competitor over the
next few decades.
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Candler also spent more than $11,000 on his first massive advertising
campaign in 1892. The Coca-Cola logo appeared across the country painted
as a mural on walls; displayed on posters and soda such as calendars and
drinking glasses. In addition, Candler was the first person ever to use coupons
to gain customers for a product. He distributed flyers offering free soda
fountain glasses of Coca-Cola to people visiting his drugstore.
In 1894 the Coca-Cola Company opened its first Coke syrup production plant
outside of Atlanta, in Dallas, Texas. That same year a candy storeowner in
Vicksburg, Mississippi, installed bottling machines and produced the first
bottled Coke. It had previously been sold only at soda fountains. By 1895 the
drink was sold in all U.S. states and territories.
In 1915 the Root Glass Company created a couture glass bottle for Coke, its
design based on the curvature of a coca bean. This bottle design became a
Coke trademark worldwide. The same year, Candler retired from the
company, passing it on to his children and moving into polities. He was
elected mayor of Atlanta in 1916.
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During World War II (1939-1945), Woodruff also boosted Coke’s popular
image in the United States by pledging that his company would provide Coke
to every U.S.
soldier. The company did not limit itself, however, to only doing business that
would increase its success in America. In the period leading up to the war,
between 1930 and 1936, it had set up a division of the company in Germany,
and it continued that
venture during the war. It recreated its image as a German company and
allowed the Germans to produce all but two, secret, Coca-Cola ingredients in
their own factories.
In 1941 the German company’s president, Max Keith, developed Fanta orange
soda using orange flavoring and all the German-made Coke ingredients. The
Coca-Cola Company’s wartime efforts helped it expend its global market,
often with the economic support of the U.S. government.
By the end of the war in 1945, it had established 64 overseas bottling plants.
The same year the company registered a patent on Coca-Cola’s popular
nickname, COKE.
POSTWAR GROWTH
In 1960 the Coca-Cola Company purchased the Minute Maid Corp. producer
of fruit juices and began offering Coke in cans. Between 1960 and 1963 it
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also launched four new soft drink in United States: Fanta, an orange soda;
Sprite, a lemon-lime soda; Diet Cola; Diet grapefruit-flavored soda. In 1964
the company acquired the Duncan foods crop. In 1967, it created the Coca-
Cola foods division by merging its Duncan and Minute Maid operations.
In the late 1960s, Coca-Cola faced difficulties in some of its foreign markets.
When the company built a bottling plant in Israel at the outset of the Arab-
Israel War, the governments of all Arab League nations banned the
production and sale of Coke. A year later the company withdrew from its
markets in India when that country’s
In 1977 Coca-Cola began packaging Coke and other drinks in two-liter plastic
bottles. The popularity of these large bottles grew over time, and their sales
earned the company new project, primarily in small specialty and
convenience stores.
In 1982 the company introduced Diet Coke, which soon becomes the best-
selling diet soft drink in the world. Also in 1982, Coca-Cola purchased the
motion-picture company, Columbia Picture Industries, also known as Tri-star
Pictures, for almost $700 million. Two year later, the company sold off its
Columbia holdings and other media acquisitions to Sony Corporation for over
$1.5 billion.
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the company quickly returned to also producing the old recipe under the name
Coca-Cola classic.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
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SYNOPSIS OF COCA-COLA IN INDIA
The Coca-Cola Company entered India in the early 1950s. It set up four bottling
plants at Bombay, Calcutta, Kanpur and Delhi.
In 1950 as there were negligible companies in Indian market therefore Coca-Cola did
not face much competition and they were accepted in Indian market more easily.
By the end of 1977 Coca-Cola had captured more than 45% of market share in India.
Then Coca-Cola left India following public disputes over share holding structure and
import permit.
As per FERA REGULATION the company was required to India close operation by
May 5, 1978 yet strongly enough the company’s operation come to end in July 1977.
In October 1993, Coca-Cola returned to India after 16 years of absence with the
slogan “Old waves have come to India again” First launched in HATHRAS near
AGRA HOME of the famous TAJ MAHAL. At this time Parle was the leader in soft
drink market and had more than 60% of the total market share in soft drink Coca-Cola
joined hand with Parle and strategic alliance with Parle export give the company
instant ownership of the nation top soft drinks brands Thums-Up, Limca, Citra, Gold
Spot and Maaza access to Parle extensive 62 plant bottling network and a base for the
rapid introduction of the company’s international brand by striking a $40 million deal
with Parle Coke almost a clear sweep and made it goal as “To become an all occasion
drink not a special treat beverage”
Every person who drinks a coca-cola enjoys moment of refreshment and shares an
experience that millions of others have savored. All of those individual experience
combined have created a worldwide phenomenon – a truly global brand.
The Coca-Cola Company, nourishing the global community with the world largest
selling soft drinks since 1886, returned to India in 1993 after a gap of 16 years giving
a new Thums up to Indian soft drink market.
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In the same year, the company took our ownership of the nation’s top soft drink
market brands & bottling market. No wonder our brands assumed an iconic status in
mind of consumers. Coca-Cola serves in India some recalled brands across the world
including name such as Coca-Cola, diet coke, Sprite, Fanta, Thums-up, Limca, Maaza
& Kinley (packaged drinking water).
The vast Indian operations comprise 25 company’s owned bottling operations & 24
franchise owned bottling operations, apart a network of contract packers also mfg. a
range of the product for company. On the distribution front, 10 tone trucks, open-bay
three wheelers that can navigate the narrow alleyways of Indian cities, ensure that our
product available in each corner of the country.
The coca cola is responsible for the mfg. distribution & sales of product across the
country. A career in coca-cola is truly one kind of experience. Come @ Coca-Cola
and taste the life with enjoyment.
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Coca-Cola is using the following marketing strategy to reach its target customer and
to grasp more market share in India.
Coca-Cola works on dikhega to bikega philosophy. This is the main formula of the
marketing strategy of each company. So availability of product in the market is clear.
For this reason market developer daily come in market to check their product
availability.
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There is big difference between the availability of products in market & outlets. Coca-
Cola want that their product displayed in each outlet in market so it is important that
the product first available in market after than it put on outlets.
The aim of Coca-Cola is that its product should be visible for the customers so
company gives to retailers racks so many display items. Now a days the company is
giving visi-cooler to retailers for visible their chilled product in market for more sales.
The rural market is a significant part of our sales promotional discount scheme which
is enabling retailer’s link with our product.
In 2000 the Coca-Cola India spokes women Nantoo Banerjee said that “The real
market in India is the rural market. If u can crack it, there is tremendous potential.”
CCI begin focus on rural areas after 2000 in order to increase volumes. This decision
is giving a huge size & potential market to company. It is clear that CCI would have
shifted its focus to rural market.
In early 2002 CCI launched a new advertising campaign for attract more rural
consumers. The aids with India leading Hollywood star Amir Khan with movie of
lagan. The tag line of aid is (Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola)
To know the position of Coke’s product in the market coca-cola appoint some
executive those go in market & check availability, visibility of product, take care
companies assets, check visicooler and talk to shopkeeper & take feedback about their
product.
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.Coca-cola Company distributes their schemes according to area. Area or place where
soft drinks sold in a large manner, on those place company gives good schemes to
shopkeeper and retailer. Place like railway station bus stand are consider in this
category and place which have low selling where company gives small schemes to
the shopkeeper.
Outlets which only sales coca-cola product and gives good sale to company are
consider in this category company gives extra schemes, discount and other gift to
these shops and tries to keep them happy and make long relationship. Problem of
these kinds of outlets resolve as soon as possible.
Aggressive advertisement
Coca-cola use the concept of aggressive advertises for sales promotion. Company
introduces different schemes and advertises them with electronic and print media.
These advertisements build Brand image and establish awareness. Brand ambassador
play an important role. Brand ambassador encourage the today youth to trust their
instincts, influence them. Successful advertisement campaigns like “Taaza mango,
maaza mango” and “Botal mein aam, maaza hai naam”. Help lot to make market
image of maaza. Coca-cola advertising came again Jo Chaho Ho Jaye & Life Ho Toh
Aisi were very popular & had entered in youth vocabulary. In 2002 company
launched the campaign “Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola” which is sky rocket the brand to
make. Coca-Cola lunched so many advertising for rural market capture Amir Khan’s
aid “Oye soniyo Thanda piyo”
Coca-Cola Company time to time introduced rural social festival. In 2007 company
launched JALASA programmed in so many rural areas like RINGUS, RENWAL,
CHOMU, PHULERA, for take attention of the consumers.
Focus on villages
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Now coca-cola considers more on villages after semi urban areas. Company is making
now a days strategies for villages because they know India leave in Villages.
1. Direct route.
2. Indirect route.
DIRECT ROUTE
Where company supply its products in market by company route or its agent route by
company owned delivery vans. In Lucknow City Company have direct route.
INDIRECT ROUTE
Indirect routes are those in which Coca-Cola products are supplied to its distributers
appointed in different areas. Then distributers distribute products in market by their
own tempo or vehicle. Total number of indirect routs in Lucknow rural region is more
then 100.
All advertisement expenditure is incurred by coca-cola India, but only D.P. Board,
wall painting, S.G.A.’s etc. Company spends on it around 8-9 % total sales company
invested 305 crore rupees in advertisement Budget.
Radio.
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T.V.
Hoardings.
Road signs.
Sticker.
Neon light.
Banners.
Newspaper.
Magazines.
Exhibition.
Posters.
To target various consumer segment of soft drink different add featuring cricket star,
cine star, pop star have been created.
1. Lisa Ray (famous model) in a very interesting add which featuring him bathing
with sprite having a catching line “Sprite bujhaye asli pyass baki sab bakwaas”.
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4. A family giving new look to Maaza “Taaza Mango”.
5. Amir Khan in the advertisement on Mini Coke it is very interesting and Romantic
advertisement.
6. Diet Coke the exiting adds. On the pool with fall swing calling “Taste the Power of
One Calorie”.
7. Amir Khan & Aishwarya Rai (both cine stars), which targeted younger generation.
This advertisement contained imagery of rugged and romantic for 330 ml of coke
theme “Coca-Cola Ho Jay”.
8. Limca leaving its old image of “Lime-n-Lemoni” drink has been shown as in the
advertisement featuring Shaif Ali Khan, a drink that could just change the mood at
time of disappointment lines. “Gala Gaya Sookh Limca Key Liye Ruk”.
Good Advertising.
Quality.
Attractive packaging.
Allotting SGA’S (Refrigerator, Chest cooler, Table Umbrella, and Chairs etc.)
to retailers.
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With every 1-2 crates purchased daily or alternatively an icebox is provided.
STRENGTHS
4. Latest technology.
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6. Strong advertising network.
WEAKNESS
2. Unskilled labor.
OPPORTUNITIES
1. Wide market.
3. Direct distribution.
THREATS
1. Stiff competition.
MISSION OF COCA-COLA
“Our Roadmap starts with our mission, which is enduring. It declares our purpose
as a company and serves as the standard against which we weigh our actions and
decisions.”
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Mission of coca-cola in India is to create consumer products, services and
communications customer’s service and bottling system strategy processes and tools
in order to create competitive advantage and deliver superior value to:
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VISION OF COCA-COLA
The world is changing all around us. To continue to thrive as a business over the next
ten years and beyond, we must look ahead, understand the trends and forces that will
shape our business in the future and move swiftly to prepare for what's to come. We
must get ready for tomorrow today. That's what our 2020 Vision is all about. It creates
a long-term destination for our business and provides us with a "Roadmap" for
winning together with our bottler partners and also provides exceptional strategic
leadership in the Coca-Cola India System resulting in consumer and customer
preference and loyalty through Coca-Cola’s commitment to them, and in a highly
profitable Coca-Cola corporate branded beverage system.
People: Establish a great place to work where people are inspired to the
Best they can do.
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Partners: Nurturing a winning network of partners & building a mutual
loyalty.
“Our values serve as a compass for our action and describe how we
behave in the world.”
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PRODUCT PROFILE OF COCA-COLA
There are nine brands of coca-cola in India and they are differ in taste, flavor and
also in their colors.
1. COKE
The world’s favorite drinks, the world’s most valuable brands, The most recognizable
word across the world after Coke, Coca-cola has truly remarkable heritage from a
humble beginning in 1886 .It is now the flagship brand of the largest manufacturer
marketers and distributors to non-alcoholic beverages in the world.
In India Coca-Cola was the leading soft-drink till 1977. When Govt. policies
necessitated its departure, Coca-Cola made its return the country in 1993 and made
significant investment to ensure that the beverage is available to more and more
people even in the remote and inaccessible part of the nation.
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2. THUMS-UP
Thump up is a leading carbonate soft drink and most trusted brand in India originally
introduced in 1977,Thum-up was acquired by the Coca-Cola company in 1993
.Thump-up is known for its strong fizzy taste and its confident mature and uniquely
masculine attitude . This brand clearly seeks to separate the men from boys.
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3. LIMCA
Limca is considered to be lemony in taste, and comes under the category of cloudy
lemon because of its color, which is similar to that of clouds. It has to yield good sales
revenue. It is generally preferred by Children & Women. “Limca is Lemoni Limca”
The brands has been dispelling healthy volume growth on year and Limca continues
to be the among the leading flavor soft drink in the country the success formula. the
sharp fizz and Lemoni bite combined with the single minded positing of the brands as
the ultimate refresher has continue strengthen the brands franchise. Limca energizes
refreshes and transform divine into the zingy refreshment of Limca and walk away a
new person.
4. FANTA
FANTA ORNAGE, It is orange flavor & preferred by Children & Women. Internally
Fanta the “orange” drink of the Coca-Cola Company is seen as one of the favorite
drinks since 1940’s Fanta entered the Indian market in the year 1993.
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Over the year Fanta has occupied a strong market place and is identified as “the fun
catalyst” perceived as a fun youth brands, Fanta stands for its vibrant color, tempting
taste and tingling bubbles that not just uplifts feeling but also help free sprite thus
encouraging one to indulge in the moment. This positive imagery is associating with
happy, “Cheerful and special times with friends”.
5. MAAZA
MAAZA MANGO, in Maaza cold drink no gas only based on juice. It is a non-
aerated soft drink. It is preferred mostly Children & Women. Maaza was launched in
1976 .There was a drink that offered the same real taste of fruit juices and was
available through the year In 1993, Maaza was acquired by Coca-Cola India Maaza
currently dominates the fruits drinks category.
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Over the year brand MAAZA has become synonymous with mango .this has been the
result of such successful campaigns like, Taaza Mango, Maaza Mango and Botal
Mein Aam, Maaza Hain Naam. Consumer regards MAAZA as wholesome, natural
fun drinks which delivers the real experience of fruit.
6. KINLEY SODA
This is a soda drink. It has no color and no flavor. It is generally used with alcohol
and used by adults.
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7. KINLEY WATER
Water a thirst quencher that refreshes, a life giving force that washes all the toxins
away. Ritual purifier that cleanses, purifies, transforms, water the most basic need of
life the very sustenance of life, a celebration of life itself.
KINLEY water understands the important and value of this life giving force KINLEY
Water thus promises water that is as pure as it meant to be water you can trust to be
truly safe and pure.
7. SPRITE
Sprite is a good product at cola and contains at lemon flavor. Worldwide SPRITE is
ranked as the No-5 soft Drink and is sold in more than 190 countries. In India
SPRITE was launched in year 1999 and today it has grow to be one of the fastest
growing soft drinks , leading the clear lime category .
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Today SPRITE is perceived
as a youth icon. Why with a
strong appeal to the youth
SPRITE has stood for a
straight forward and honest
attitude .It is clear crisp
refreshing taste encourage influence them to be
true to who they are and to obey their thirst
9. MINUTE MAID
In Minute maid pulpy orange cold drink no gas only based on orange juice. It is a
non-aerated soft drink and market competitor of Tropicana Twister.
10.
GEORGIA COFFEE
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During the journey of the company towards its vision, leading the beverage revolution
in India now even garam matlab coca-cola a hot new launched from coca-cola in
India.
Georgia quality tea and coffee served from state of the art vending machines is
positioned at tap into the nation’s biggest beverage category. Georgia Gold is
delicious tasting of fresh coffee; currently available exclusively at McDonald’s outlets
across the country Georgia Gold has driven the sales through the roof. The success
from hot beverage from Georgia Gold has resulted in extension into the cold category
with the introduction of ice tea and cold coffee.
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CONSUMER CHOICE AT A GLANCE
BRANDS TAGLINE
Fanta - Go bite
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BRAND AMBASSDORS
ADVERTISING
Advertising is a non promotion of goods & services by sponsor who can identified
and
Who has paid for his communication? Their purpose of advertisement is to sell
something goods or services, idea, person or place.
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COLA WAR (neck to neck)
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Bollywood star Aamir Khan for Coke
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Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan new Brand Ambassador of Sprite
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CHAPTER-3
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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Marketing research got a vital role in decision making process by making available
right information, at the right time, and to the right person who involves in decision
making process. Thus it is the basic tool of marketing mix elements, like product,
place, price and promotion.
The research methodology is considered as a major part of the study that is being
conducted. It determines the strength, reliability and accuracy of the project.
Methodology will be considered as the methods used in research is selecting sample,
sample size, data collection and various tools for data analysis.
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RESEARCH DESIGN
The issue of research has been defined in very much clear term, the researcher will
require to prepare research design that will describe the conceptual structure of whole
research.
DATA COLLECTION
This research involved a study, which was descriptive as well as explorative in nature
it basically aims at gathering data about how the coca-cola red element concept
&scheme playing in the mind of retailer & consumers. During the research period I
collected data direct from retailers by survey. For proceeding further first of all we
should know something about data and what the different type data are-
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TYPES OF DATA: There are two types of data-
1. Primary data.
2. Secondary data.
1. Observation
2. Experiment
3. Survey
But here, only surveys method of data collection is preferred which is very suitable to
reach the researcher motto.
B. Area of surveys: The survey was conducted at Aishbagh regionin Lucknow city.
SAMPLE DESIGN
Sampling unit: The retailer of Grocery shop, general store, betel shop, and medical
store was selected from different places of Lucknow.
Sampling size: 68 Outlets have been taken for conducting the report.
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Type of sampling: there are two type of sampling.
A. Probability sampling.
Non probability sampling- In this sampling everybody gets not similar chance to
select as a sample unit. Example of non probability are cluster sampling, convenience
sampling, judgment sampling e t c.
Sampling method: Data were collected by retailer survey. The retailers are directly
contacted and interviewed at their retail counter.
FACTOR ANALYSIS
R.E.D CONCEPT
R.E.D is the survey method that company started earlier. For the survey, Company
has hired the person from A.C. NIELSON one of the best survey company. This
survey gets done once in a month. R.E.D is the set of norms divided into outlet wise.
The survey named as R.E.D. (Right Execution Daily). The survey has been conducted
to check the cooler management, availability of products & activation of coca-cola in
various outlets.
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The survey was based on the following steps: -
Secondly, I have to check elements like table top, three tier racks, and ailed mobile
hanger which have been provided, are fully charged with coke products or not .
Then I have to find out that these elements are easily visible to the public or not.
Right Execution Daily (R.E.D) is the segmentation of outlets as Channel, Class, and
Income. Let us know what are the Channel, Class, and Income respectively.
Markets can be segmented along 3 lines- Outlet Volume, Locality Income, & Channel
cluster.
SEGMENTATION
TYPES OF OUTLETS
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CHANNEL TYPE-
Grocery:-
Outlets which primarily engaged in retailing of food and various household items, It
include neighborhood outlet stoking provisions, edible & general household items of
daily usages E.G., commodities like flour, pulses, rice & branded household items
like toothpaste, mosquito oil, soap etc
CHANNEL TYPE-
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Eating and Drinking (E&D)
Outlets selling items to eat which are being cooked within outlet, made at the outlet &
possibility consume in outlet. They may have place of sitting. It includes
QSR/Bakery/MITIE Store/Restaurants/Bars/juice/soft drinks/ ice cream parlor/tea
soaps etc.
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CHANNEL TYPE-
Convenience:-
It includes outlets which are small stores or shops generally accessible locally. These
are often located along side busy roads. It includes Chemists shop/STD booths/Pan
Bidi shops etc
Pubs: - Outlets selling alcoholic beverages & snack items. It May be open till late at
nights or 24 hrs.
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Dhabas: - Situated on roadside & market places catering cost effective Indian food.
Convenience includes:
Pan shop: - Semi- temporary kiosk located near the road side selling Cigarettes,
beverages and other confectionary items.
Outlet at petrol pump: - Convenience outlets selling top up items, may be open
till late at nights or 24 hrs.
PRE-SALE CONCEPT
This is the new concept that had started from the year 2007. In the Pre-Sale the
company takes order one day before and accordingly company delivers their products
for each route.
GROCERY:-
3 Tier Rack.
1 Tier Rack.
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Aerial Mobile Hanger.
Self Display
Combo Element.
Menu Boards.
Menu card.
CONVENIENCE
Shelf Display
Price Strips.
Shelf Display
Crate Wrap.
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Non-Lit Flange.
Standee.
HYPOTHESIS TESTING
1) Hypothesis:
(A) Null hypothesis (Ho): The coke has more consumption then Pepsi.
(B) Alternate Hypothesis (H1): The coke has not more consumption then Pepsi.
(C) Let the level of significance is (α) = 5% in testing the hypothesis since the
TEST FORMULA
Z= P1-P2
√PQ [1+ 1]
n1 n2
P= n1P1 +n2P2
n1+n2
Q= (1-P)
Where
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n2- sample size of Pepsi
After calculated value is Z=1.34 which is less then calculated from the table
2) Hypothesis
(A)Null hypothesis (H0 ):The market share of coke is higher than Pepsi.
(B)Alternate Hypothesis (H1): . The market share of coke is not higher than Pepsi.
FORMULA
Z = P*-P
√P(1-P)
P=Sample proportion
P*=Population proportion
n=sample size
The calculated value is less then value calculated from the table that is 1.96,
3) Hypothesis:
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(B)Alternate Hypothesis (H1): Presale is not good for the company
FORMULA
Z = P*-P
√P(1-P)
P=Sample proportion
P*=Population proportion
n=sample size
The calculated value (1.56) is less than the value calculated from the table thatis 1.96
hence hypothesis is accepted.
CONCLUSION
RED is a worldwide project of COCA COLA Company. This project is playing a very
important role for the company. With the help of this project, sale of the company has
been increased. Because in this project there is one market developer who has to
ensure that Visi-cooler must be on prime location, all brands must available, all
brands must displayed in brand order i.e. COLOJK. All the activation elements like
warm display
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TYPE OF OTLETS No. OF OUTLETS PERCENTAGE
Grocery 25 37%
Convenience 23 34%
E&D 20 29%
TOTAL 68 100%
Interpretation-
Through the above diagram we can know that out of 68 outlets how many outlets are
convenience, grocery and E&D outlets.
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Interpretation:
Through the above diagram we can see that on 51% outlets there is availability of only Coca-
Cola, While Only Pepsi is available on only 10% outlets. On rest 32% outlets the Pepsi and
Coca-Cola both are available. More than half part of market is totally covered by the Coke.
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Interpretation:
Out of total available cold drinks’ bottles (200-300 ml) in the market 77% are of Coke
and rest 23% are of Pepsi. It shows that product availability of Coke is so more than
the Pepsi.
Interpretation:
In case of Juices the scene is too much in favor of Coke (maaza), it has covered 2% of the
whole juice segment in the market, while its close competitor Slice has only rest 18% of
market share.
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2) Pepsi 240
Interpretation:
Coke believes in dikhega to bikega so it has maintained the product availability n the
market. In case of bottles 78% Glass bottles in the market are of Coke and rest only
22% are of Pepsi.
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Interpretation:
Here, it is found that out of 68 outlets Coke has provided 27 Visi-coolers and 7 simple
refrigerators. And on the other hand Pepsi has provided 17 visi-cooler and 3 Simple
refrigerators. they are also providing the warranty of those coolers. But the thing has
notices that there are 30 outlets where no coolers are provided 21 of them having their
own coolers and rest 9 is using Ice-Boxes.
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Interpretation:
It is shown in above chart that there are 53% outlets showing Coke Signage in front of
their outlets 12% showing Pepsi signage while 32% outlets are not having any type of
signage.
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CHAPTER-4
FINDINGS
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• I found that many of the retailers are not having the activation elements like
table top, mobile hanger and cut case display in their outlets.
• Many of the outlet owners are not properly maintaining and decorating table
top mobile hanger cut case display with Coke’s brand.
• Mostly E&D outlet don’t have any activation element of the company in the
outlet while they are interested.
• Among 68 outlets, 58 outlets were not having the price communication in the
outlet which is very necessary.
• Some outlets are maintaining old price strips and also these are not easily
visible to the customer.
• Also found dead & useless coolers in some of outlets and some retailers
complain about the service & repair of coolers.
• I found that some retailer were not satisfied with our service, for that reason
they stopped to sell our product and started to sell Pepsi product.
• Some retailers use company’s visi-cooler for other purpose, and some keep
Pepsi product in visi-cooler provided by coca-cola.
• I found in some outlets Flange is failed to draw the customer attention because
it is not easily visible.
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RECOMMENDATIONS & SUGGESIONS
• Company should focus more and more on E&D Outlet because most of the
E&D outlets don’t have promotional tools of the company and overall average
score of these outlets is very less.
• Company should reframe the Flange to an attractive and big size because the
current look and size of Flange is not attractive and fail to draw attention of
the population.
• Overall service should be improved because many of the retailers are not
satisfied with company service.
• Company must provide free chilling equipment to the outlet where needed and
also company should work out on complain of Retailers.
• Company can increase the sales when it considering more on retailers, their
suggestions or complaints about service or product so that necessary action
can be taken.
• Review meeting should be often held so that the working pattern of the
executives can be checked and improved if needed.
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• Distributers should be convinced to pass the incentives to the retailers so that
they are motivated to promote this brand.
• Increase the number of dealers and retailers as this will help in making high
sales volume.
• Now company should launch new taste of soft drinks like recently launched
Minute Maid & also launched new product in another flavor.
• In winter Season Company should give more discount & schemes to retailers
so that they sell more our product.
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CHAPTER-5
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LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH WORK
The project is purely based on observation & verbal meetings and may be
influenced by unprecedented factors.
The research was based on primary collection of data through voice interview
and observation so there may be chances of human error.
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As associated with project, time and money were the major limitations with
project.
CONCLUSION
To conclude the study we can say that the activation elements of the company are
very important. This plays a key role to show the visibility of Coke product in the
outlet to the customer. These elements are very helpful in spreading awareness about
the coke products to the customer and increasing in the sale. But as per the research
work, most of the retailers don’t maintain these elements in their outlets. Score of the
E&D outlets is very poor. Most of the E&D Outlets don’t have these sales promotion
tools. To overcome on this problem Company need to communicate & convince
owners to maintain these elements in their outlets. And also the score of convenience
outlets and Grocery outlets is not up to the mark. During two month of my project I
increased 4 point in score of convenience outlets, 1 point in E&D outlet, 5 point in
grocery outlet and 4 point in overall average score of 68 outlets by providing these
activation elements to the outlets. Company need to focus more and more in providing
these promotional tools to outlets and needs to convince retailers to maintain the
standard of activation elements in their outlets. Pepsi is the big competitor for Coca-
Cola and it is doing aggressive marketing and focusing & spending lot of money on
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promotional activity. Considering on these factors company must focus on promotion
activity and provide the entire activation element to the outlets. Because activation
elements is very helpful in increasing the sale of Coke product.
CHAPTER-6
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ANNEXURE
Schedule
Route Name-Aishbagh-Lucknow
Name-Madan Mohan Mishra
Aprox
Outlet
S. Name Con. Preson Cont. No. Type of Sale Juice
No. outlets Ko Pc Maaza slice
988981855
1 Max Café Gurmeet Singh 1 E&D 120 ------ 90 ---
995660317
2 Maneesh Gen Store Maneesh 9 Grocery 35 30 10 ---
993638321
3 Sharma pan Bhandar Dharmenrda 2 Convin. 30 ------ --- ---
4 Punjabi Taste Rajesh Gupta E&D 30 ------ --- ---
945209739
5 Gurpreet Bakers Gurpreet 8 E&D ------ 25 --- 15
6 Raina Hot & Chillz E&D
941551798
7 R.K.Gen. Store Kapil Tiwari 2 Grocery 30 25 15 15
993548942
8 Agrawal Stores Pankaj Agrawal 7 Grocery ----- 60
9 Sri Vnayak Cool Vivek 988992610 Grocery 30 ------ 30 ---
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Corner 8
933502787
10 Pandit Pan Bhandar Gaurav Sharma 6 Convin. 60 ------ 30 ---
11 Raj Café Shailendra E&D 60 ------ 30 ---
12 Nadeem Gen. Store Nadeem Grocery 90 ------ 30 ---
938932370
13 Raghubir Pan Shop Arjun Singh 5 Convin. 60 ------ 15 ---
991960959
14 Sharda Cool Corner Subhas 5 E&D 150 15 30 15
Model House Just 962893534
15 Madira Chhunnu 2 E&D 60 ------ --- ---
16 Modern Biz Centre Durgesh 2630432 Grocery 90 90 15 15
983948672
17 Parmanand Gen. Store Arun Kumar 1 E&D 60 120 30 30
945048747
18 Jai Siyaram Hotel Anuj Kumar 2 E&D 90 75 15 10
19 Maharaja Hotel 2635920 E&D 90 120 30 30
993630172
20 Ganga Pan Bhandar Ashish 2 Convin. 30 30 --- ---
964815846
21 Mishra Restorent Vijay 0 E&D 60 ------ 15 ---
Mishra Misthan
22 Bhandar Mukesh E&D 15 15 15 15
23 Gujrati Restorent Munendra E&D 600 ------ 300 ---
945041026
24 Raju Pan Bhandar Raju 6 Convin. 60 ------ 15 ---
967010578
25 Kalash Pan Bhandar Kailash Nath 8 Convin. 30 15 15 ---
938978077
26 Chaurasiya Tea Stall Vimal 2 Convin. 15 15 --- ---
961620204
27 Deepu Tea Corner Deepu 8 Convin. 30 30 --- ---
902609183
28 Gupta Cool Corner Monu 2 Convin. 60 30 15 15
933619332
29 Shushil Tea Stall Shushil 8 Convin. 30 15 15
933644044
30 Mayur Bekars Jitendra 9 E&D 60 ----- 15 ---
953297049
31 Gaurav Pan Bhandar Gaurav 0 Convin. 15 15 --- ---
920811019
32 Rmjhim Pan Bhandar Sumit 3 Convin. 90 ----- --- ---
33 Modella Kishan 4007910 E&D 90 ----- 60 ---
34 O.P.Stall Om Prakash Convin. 60 ----- --- ---
35 Jai Ma Gen. Store 945219050 Grocery 15 ----- --- ---
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36 Rajat Juice Anuoop Convin. 30 ----- 15 ---
972196613
37 Sanjay Sweets Sanjay 6 Convin. 15 ----- --- ---
38 Prakash Gen Store Suresh 2684958 Grocery 15 ----- 15 ---
936949046
39 Sky Refregeation Muskan 8 Grocery 30
933660351
40 Deepak Store Deepak 2 Grocery 30 30 15 30
923571357
41 Pawan Gen Store Pawan 9 Grocery 60 ----- 30 ---
979234930
42 Jai Durga Ma Mobile Malti Gupta 6 Grocery 30 15 15 15
930596360
43 Puspa Gen Store Anil Kumar 7 Grocery 30 ----- 15 ---
933629301
44 Aman Gen Store Aman 9 Grocery 60 ----- 30 ---
979533230
45 Amit Gen Store Amit 4 Grocery 60 60 15 15
46 Pritam Gen Store
995648848
47 Sandhya Juice Corner Viru Gupta 8 E&D 50 ----- 30 ---
48 Raj Gen Store Rajesh 3071335 Grocery 30
49 DuliChand Gen Store DuliChand Convin. 30 ----- 15 ---
New Nandlal 993652751
50 Namkeen Shushank 7 Grocery 75 ----- 15 ---
Damond Provision
51 Store Noor Mohd. 682927 Grocery ----- 15 --- 15
933573696
52 Vjay Sales Balraj 2 E&D 30
930508978
53 Matusri Interprises Raj Kumar 0 Grocery 30 ----- 60
902602656
54 Lalta Prasad Gen Store Ankur 3 E&D 45 ----- 30 ---
904418840
55 Balaji Gen Store Raja 1 Grocery 30 ----- 15 ---
56 Raj Traders Grocery
57 Swastik Sweets Rajesh Gupta Convin.
Arjunlal Murarlal 933606945
58 Murchen Ajay 6 Grocery 30 ----- --- ---
930775077
59 Agrawal Tea Shop Surendra 6 E&D ----- 60 --- 15
995693692
60 Anil Cool Corner Anl 4 E&D 210 ----- 60 ---
61 Sonu Gen Store Sonu 923639627 Grocery 60 30 30 30
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62 Punjab Biz. Store Satish 4010815 Grocery ----- 60 --- 15
63 Pankaj Gen Store Pankaj Convin. ----- 30 --- ---
979565010
64 Jai Shri Rakesh 1 Convin. 60 45
Shr Dhanvantari
65 Pratstha Ajay 6592309 Convin. 30 ----- 20 ---
889567253
66 Everyday Sales Ajeet 4 Grocerry 30 ----- 5
902656202
67 Singh Misthan Sunil 0 Convin. 60
995665342
68 Ganpati Cool Corner Lala 8 Convin. 50 15
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Route Name- Aishbahg Locknow
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24 Raju Pan Bhandar * Ko 50*24 Ko *
33 Modella * * 15*24 Ko *
34 O.P.Stall 7*24 Ko *
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52 Vjay Sales * 18*24 Ko *
1 Max Café Ok
7 R.K.Gen. Store Ok
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8 Agrawal Stores
11 Raj Café Ok
21 Mishra Restorent Ok
33 Modella Ok
34 O.P.Stall Ok
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36 Rajat Juice Poor Service
39 Sky Refregeation Ok
40 Deepak Store Ok
52 Vjay Sales Ok
56 Raj Traders Ok
57 Swastik Sweets
Arjunlal Murarlal
58 Murchent Ok
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64 Jai Shri Ok
66 Everyday Sales Ok
67 Singh Misthan Ok
Thank
You..!
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