Coca—cola entry methods and strategy
Introduction
Since the Coca-cola was formulated by pharmacist Dr. John Stith Pemberton in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia in the U.S., passing by 140 years it became the world's largest soft drink company in term of manufacturer, distributor and marketer in non-alcoholic area, and operates in more than 200 countries servicing over 16 million people different coca-cola products every day. The products in coca-cola company including sparking drinks and still beverages such as waters, juices and juice drinks , teas , coffees , sports drinks, and energy drinks. (Coca-cola website 2010)
Brand as the definition is "A name, a sign, symbol or design or combination of them intended to identify the goods and services of either one seller or group of sellers and to differentiate the from the competitors" (Kotler 1984, p442) .
Brand is a symbol, an attitude and a culture to the people which can show their own personalities and life. A good brand is not only a name and a promise is not only a memory in people's mind however it can influences people's life.