Essays on Candler

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Coca-Cola generally referred as Coke, is an American multinational company, producing a non-alcoholic carbonated drink, which was invented back in the 19th century by a pharmacist John Pemberton as a patented medicine. When the drink started to be distributed in the country’s retail market, the sales were below expectations. The businessman Asa Griggs Candler, however. saw a great potential in the company and acquired it in 1891, laying the foundation to the strongest brand in soft drinks market throughout the 20th century under the leadership of the visionary businessman and, later, his oldest son. Importantly, Asa Griggs Candler ...

Global Marketing Strategy – Coca Cola

Coca Cola, generally referred as Coke, is an American non-alcoholic carbonated drink produced under the brand The Coca-Cola Company. The drink was introduced about 130 years ago by John Pemberton as a patent medicine and later, the brand was bought by Asa Griggs Candler, and Coca Cola was then marketed as a soft drink. Candler’s marketing tactics brought Coca Cola in the limelight and the brand dominated the global markets and went on to become the largest non-alcoholic drinks brand in the world. The name Coca-Cola, comes from the two words, Coca which means leaves and Kola which ...

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Change is a process that impacts all organizations. As observed by management expert, Kurt Lewin, “group life is never without change, merely differences in the amount and type of change exist” (Burnes, 2004, p. 981). Most change initiatives, however, fails because of the tendency of people to resist change. People, according to management experts, fear change and so they tend to revert back to old ideas and practices even if the change is for the better. This tendency of the individuals to resist change affects the organization as a whole. Also, the longer the ...