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By Dr Kennedy Amadi
1.Introduction.
The Marketing strategy is a long-term prospective approach to planning with the ultimate goal to gain a
sustainable competitive advantage. Each company, regardless of its size, must have defined objectives in
order to develop the business. These objectives will help the company to remain in the growing
competitive market and also to increase sales. The marketing strategy is only the key to define your goals
so that you can direct your efforts in the right direction. A well-defined strategy should not it will only
help you achieve your goals, but it will also help you achieve your clients ' goals and expectations.
A marketing strategy usually consists of a few pre-determined points for your institution. Most important
the organization's short-and long-term objectives. It is followed by an analysis of the organization plans to
establish its activity. For a service-based industry for relevant customers and expanding customer
dominance is of the utmost importance. In addition, make a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses) , analysis of
services provided or products sold will help the organization to analyze its environment. A successful
marketing strategy will create a win-win situation for the customer and the organization. It goes without
saying that customer satisfaction will in turn increase the value of the organization's brand and create an
advantage on the contender. It helps to create a realistic approach plan that defines the methods to achieve
the objectives set. The company can look for ways to implement the plans to make the process very
efficient once the strategy and plans are ready.
Most successful commercial establishments make optimal use of stakeholder engagement marketing
strategy to increase benefit. The beverage industry accounts for a significant share of total sales, both
domestic and international, worldwide. With the continuous and dynamic demand for various drinks,
having an exact marketing strategy is quite important for the beverage industries. An example for such
successful implementation of the marketing strategy is PepsiCo. Contributes to the highest sale of soft
drinks worldwide.
In 1965, Donald Kendall, the CEO of Pepsi-Cola, and Herman Lay, the CEO of Frito-Lay, recognized
what ignorance "a marriage made in heaven", a single company that delivers perfectly salted snacks
served alongside the favorite cola on Earth. His vision led to what quickly became one of the largest food
and beverage companies in the world: PepsiCo.(PepsiCo,2019)
Operating in more than 200 countries, PepsiCo, the parent company of Pepsi, has been the leading
company in the food and beverage industry with over 100 years of experience in the market.
Pepsi is a mass market product that uses undifferentiated target strategies to compete and increase sales.
In the non-alcoholic beverages market, Pepsi Cola has positioned itself as a young, dynamic and
passionate brand that challenges conventional things. This is explained by Bhasin, H (2019)
According to Bailey,S(2019) ,Pepsi-Cola Company manufactures Pepsi-Cola, Pepsi Diet and Mountain
Dew. Frits-Lay products include corn fries, Lay fries, Cheetos with cheese, fries and rolls of gold.
PepsiCo was expanded with The acquisition of Tropicana in 1998 and merger with Quaker Oats in 2001.
According to Forbes (2019) PepsiCo is a food and beverage manufacturer specializing in snacks and soft
drinks. One of PepsiCo's main competitors in the beverage industry is Coca-Cola (KO). Other
competitors in the area of basic necessities are Dr Pepper Snapple Group( DPS), Coca-Cola Enterprises
(CCE) and Reed.
PepsiCo, Inc. is overtaking the Coca-Cola Company on Wall Street. PepsiCo's shares have gained 2.95%
in the last two years and 30.6% in the last five years, compared to -1.45% and 9.25% for Coca-Cola.
(Mourdoukoutas, P.2018).
a.High power, very interested people (close driving): seeks to involve these people, make the best
efforts to satisfy them.
As stakeholders, investors are interested in PepsiCo's higher financial return. shareholders significantly
affect the company through the availability and cost of capital. PepsiCo believes that its focus on
consumers / customers, communities and employees contributes to optimal financial
performance(Greenspan,R.2017)
While the industry is oriented towards a cleaner label and healthier choices, PepsicCo continues to
develop its portfolio of brands, good that at a much slower pace than that of many players, in an effort to
find growth and avoid stagnation.
This year, PepsiCo had a low yield due to its inability to stop the bleeding from its North American
drinks. Its main products under the brand Pepsi which have lost a significant share, while niche brands
like KeVita - which has increased by 50% in sales to the first quarter-are not yet quite large to help
PepsiCo return to growth. To remedy this situation, the company has increased its spending in the media
to support its tail products, but warns that the effects of increased investment could take several
neighborhoods to show ( Fitzpatrick, A 2018) .
As emphasized by Fitzpatrick, A. (2018) this pivot was dictated by changing consumer tastes. Over the
years, PepsiCo has diversified to offer healthy non-carbonated drinks, snacks, sauces and juices in
response to the move away from sweetened carbonated drinks and artificial ingredients by younger
consumers. Today, about half of the volume of PepsiCo's drink is generated by low-calorie or zero-calorie
drinks. The consumer giant now divides its portfolio into three main product categories: "Fun For You",
"better for you" and "good for you", with healthier products making up almost half of its current portfolio.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the Center for science In the public interest (CSPI), a consumer advocacy
group, said that PepsiCo deceived consumers by marketing their naked drinks as
healthier than they really are. In addition, CSPI claims that naked juices deceive customers by making
them believe that drinks are full of super nutrients while the dominant ingredients are "cheap and nutrient-
poor"juices. Juice Kale Blazer, for example, is primarily Orange and apple juice, despite packaging and
marketing that focuses on green-leafy images.(Taylor, K.2016)
b.High power, less interested (stay satisfied): put enough work with these people to lose satisfied, but
not enough to get bored with your message.
According to Greenspan,R (2017),Governments are important for imposing rules and requirements in
PepsiCo's business. This group of stakeholders is interested in ensuring that companies comply with the
rules. The global legal team and PepsiCo's public relations team address government issues.
As stated by O’Driscoll,S(2007),A former employee has stated that Pepsi misclassified a huge amounts of
poorly concentrates imported from its plant in Little Island, Cork, to avoid $ 100 million in U.S. taxes.
Judge Charles Brieant rejected Pepsi's motion for the case to be dismissed after reviewing the allegations
made by former Pepsi distribution analyst Scott Winslow.
Mr. Winslow is accepting the case under the act of False allegations of the united States that allows
alleged complainants to take a case on behalf of the government of the united States if the government has
lost money due to fraud.
c.Low power, very interested people (stay informed): inform these people properly and talk to them to
make sure that no major problems arise. These hearings can also identify areas that could have been
improved or overlooked.
PepsiCo believes that human resources are important determinants of the company's long-term growth.
This group of stakeholders is interested in professional development and fair compensation.
Workers from At least five PepsiCo bottling plants in China are taking part in protests against an
acquisition agreement.
Tingyi degh-who operates noodle snapshot and Master Kong brand drinks in China-entered into an
agreement with PepsiCo earlier this month.
One worker who took part in the action stated that BBC staff were "taking leave together" to defend their
legal rights.
PepsiCo spokeswoman said that their contracts would be honoured.
In a brief statement, a Pepsi spokeswoman in Beijing said: "PepsiCo is a responsible employer. We have
high commitments on our staffers' rights."
"We are holding positive communications with our employees."(BBC,2011)
d. Low power, less interested people (Monitor): do not take these interest groups with excessive
communication, see if their level of interest or power changes.(Oxford College of Marketing ,2019)
According to Reuters (2014), PepsiCo, pledged to take steps to stop illegal land confiscations by suppliers
of raw materials such as sugar and palm oil, as it seeks to improve social and environmental standards.
PepsiCo said in a statement that it had worked with Oxfam and other outside experts on a new policy to
prevent suppliers from moving legitimate owners.
Conclusion:
Stakeholders are very important contributors in the achievement of organizations success. The
organization should consider all the stakeholders in decisions concerning a change in projects because this
affects them. This shows the benefits of stakeholder engagement. For example when PepsiCo was
introducing the new drink, did it really engage the stakeholders especially the customers? Not
extensibly.Without proper stakeholder engagement there will be resistance to the introduced change and
this will lead to employee’s strikes as witnessed at PepsiCo. The organizations should come up with the
most desirable methods to manage resistance such as using the Onion model by Mike Clayton. This
enables them to understand the reason for resistance and therefore identify the correct remedy for the
same.
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