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COCA COLA
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y µRural¶- approx 70% population engaged in agriculture related activity.
y approx 700 million people
1/3rd of country¶s GNP
More than 450 districts, 6,30,000 villages
y A typical village retail environment consists of 5-8 k irana shops, thesize of such stores varies depending on the size and population density of village w here it serv es.
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Coca-Cola (coke)
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and v ending machines internationally. The Coca-Cola Company claims that the be v erage is sold in more than 200 countries. and it is often ref erred to simply as Coke (a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the UnitedStates since March 27, 1944). Originally intended as patent medicine w hen it w as inv ented in the late 19th century by John Pem berton, Coca-Cola w as bought out by businessman A sa Griggs Candler
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y A fter a 16-y ear absence, Coca-Cola returned to India in 1993,cementing its presence w ith a deal that gav e Coca-Cola o w nership of the nation¶s top soft-drink brands and bottling net w ork .
y Coke¶s acquisition of local popular India brands including Thums Up, Limca, Maaza, Citra etc:- a strategic step & success.
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In 2002, CCI launched a new ad v ertisement campaign:-
Featuring Bolly w ood star A amir Khan.
Tagline ± µThanda matlab Coca-Cola¶.
Targeted at rural, semi urban customers.
Idea w as to position Coca-Cola as a generic brand for cold drink s.
CCI began focusing on the rural market in the early 2000s in order to increase volumes.
Rs.5, this pricing strategy closed the gap bet ween Coke and basic refreshments like lemonade and tea, mak ing soft drink s truly accessiblefor the first time.
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THE BETTER DECISION
Flat sales in urban
markets.
Huge size of untapped
rural market.
Improv ement in income
and spending po wer of
rural people.
Better physical
distribution channel.
Increaseda w areness
due to tele vision
reach.
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CCI¶s R UR AL MA RKETING STR A TEGY
CCI¶s rural marketing strategy w as based on three A ¶s ± A vailability, A ffordability and A cceptability.
The First A ± A vailability emphasized on the availability of
the product to the consumer.
The Second A ± A ffordability focused on product pricing.
The Third A ± A cceptability
focused on convincing thecustomer to buy the product.
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AVAILABILIT Y
Capacity expansion ±
25 production line .
Unique anddiff erent
distribution strategy ± hub
and spokedistribution.
Cov erage of
1,58, 342 villages.
2,00,000refrigerators
to rural retailers.
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AVAILABILIT Y
CCI realized that the centralized
distribution
system used by thecompany in theurban areas w ouldnot be suitable for rural areas so the y
adopted HUB AND SPOKE
DISTR IBUTIONstrategy.
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A FFOR DABILIT Y
Introduction of 200ml bottle
(chota coke).
Priced at Rs. , closed the ga betw een oke
and basic refreshments.
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ACCEPTIBILIT Y
The company put up hoardings in villages and painted the name Coca-
Cola on the compounds of theresidences in the villages.
CCI also participated in the week ly mandies by setting up temporary
retail outlets, and also took part in the annual haats and fairs w hich w as a major source of business
activity and entertainment.
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ADV ERTISING STR A TEGY
Commercials sho wed progression in associating
µCoke¶ w ith µThanda¶ in a rural/semi urban context.
Ad 1 - Tapori ± connection of coke w ith thanda w as
made.
Ad 2 - Hy derabadi shopkeeper ± shopkeeper equates
the w ord thanda w ith Coca-Cola.
Ad 3 - Punjabi farmer ± w hen one ask s for thanda, one w ould get coke.
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FUTURE PR OSPECTS OF COKE
CCI¶s volumefrom rural
market increasedto approx 30% .
Focus on rural penetration
Target of reaching 0.1 million more
villages
Biggest challenge is to
increase themarket share
Div ersification ± nim bu pani,
fruit juice
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SEGMENT A TION
Psychographic Segmentation
Socioeconomic Class: Middle and Upper
Lif estyle : Status seekers
Behavioral Segmentation
Occasions: R egular and Special
Benefits:
y Econom y
y V alue for the mone y
y R efreshment
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PERCEPTUAL MAPPING
High R efreshment
Econom y Expensiv e
Lo w R efreshment
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CB NEEDS
22
Physiological Needs
(Food, water, air, shelter, sex)
Safety and Security Needs
(Protection, order, stability)
Social Needs
(affection, friendship, belonging)
Maslow¶s Hierarchy of Needs
Ego Needs
(Prestige, status, self esteem)
Self-Actualization
(Self-fulfillment)
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TR AIT THEOR Y
Highly dogmatic
Other-DirectedSocial
Character
Social Self-Image
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POSITIONING
Ù Positioning A gainst Competition
Ù Positioning Based on a Specific Benefit