Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: 1,0, Ashcroft International Business School Cambridge (Anglia Ruskin University), language: English, abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the way in which each element of Starbucks’ marketing mix contributes to achieve sustainable competitive advantage in the UK market. In order to identify critical success factors, marketing elements will be examined and contrasted to competitors’ approaches. Ever since the first coffee houses were opened in the late fourteen hundreds, they have been a gathering place for people to socialise and discuss business. Today, the possibilities of how and where to enjoy a cup of coffee are plentiful and Starbucks aims to set itself apart from other coffee houses by creating an experience around coffee, which caters to people’s lifestyles. As a supplier of high-quality coffee, Starbucks has become one of the most recognised brands worldwide. The company’s approach to doing business and its impressive success story set it apart from other companies and make it an interesting case for analysing retail marketing strategies.

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: 1,3, University of King Juan Carlos, language: English, abstract: The present paper develops a marketing plan for Starbucks. The author begins this task by performing a marketing analysis including a Porters Five Forces-analysis of the retail coffee and snacks industry. He then proceeds with an external and internal analysis, examining competitors and social, economic and environmental trends as well as the companies own resources and current position. Following a SWOT-Analysis, different aspects of strategic and operational marketing are highlighted, among them the product itself, price, place, promotion, targeting and segmentation. Finally, implementation and control of the strategy are discussed and a conclusion is drawn.

Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: 2.6, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, language: English, abstract: Ever since the first Starbucks store in Seattle was opened, the company has shown an amazing growth and development. With over 15,000 stores all over the world, Starbucks is one of the leading coffee shops. This assessment will give an overview of the history of Starbucks showing the quick growth of the company and highlighting major management decisions that have been made during the years. Furthermore it will show the variety of products and take a look at the operation of Starbucks on the basis of the Marketing Mix. The paper will close with a summary and a conclusion.

Seminar paper from the year 2020 in the subject Business economics - Market research, , language: English, abstract: In this assignment, the effect of a unique selling proposition on a company’s success will be discussed and examined. In order to do that, after this introduction into the USP, a closer look will be taken into the concept of USP and some theoretical examples of what a USP could be. The concept of the so-called unique selling proposition was invented in the early 1940s by the television advertising pioneer Rosser Reeves. He created successful advertising campaigns and slogans like for example for the M&M’s candies: "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand.’" He believed that an advertisement or commercial should show off the value or unique selling proposition of a product and that it has to be honest in order to be sold successful & he was right. But why is it important to have a USP?

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, , course: Marketing, language: English, abstract: Starbucks is known for the qualitative variety of its products, the exclusive and friendly environment, the helpful and very polite personnel, the information and training on the products and the participation of management in building relationships with customers. Starbucks offers more than 16 blends and types of coffee made of coffee beans Arabica, a large variety of beverages prepared instantly, teas, freshly baked pastries, chocolates, savoury delicacies, sandwiches, salads, etc. Also, at Starbucks a customer can buy coffee specialty products such as coffee machines espresso, coffee grinding machines, mugs and other items related to coffee and tea and CDs, which are original proposal gifts. Despite this wide array of products, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz, in February 2007, decided to close 600 Starbucks stores. This paper examines several reasons that may be advanced for the company's decline, concluding that it would not have happened if Starbucks had stayed in their original form of combining the exclusive cafe with the friendly atmosphere and staff, and above all, good quality coffee. The paper then goes on to explore the changes that the company has made in its marketing strategy since the decline in 2007 as well as the risks and potential benefits from competition, such as best practice examples of marketing in other countries, specifically in Greece.

Project Report from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Offline Marketing and Online Marketing, grade: A, University of Wales, Newport,, language: English, abstract: This is a marketing plan for Costa Coffee which is based on the Costa Coffee case study. The marketing plan discussed in this report carries out a detailed analysis and strategic examination of different marketing aspects of Costa Coffee in the UK and in its global markets. The report makes use of various tools and models as described in marketing literature. The report also utilizes a number of techniques by which the entire marketing plan is realized. The major aim of the marketing plan in this report is to demonstrate the insight into strategy development for effective marketing and how to make use of this insight for such marketing plan as discussed in this report. The report conducts a step-by-step examination of Costa Coffee. First of all it conducts the marketing audit of the firm and discusses various aspects of the audit in technical details. Both the micro and macro environments of the company are discussed at length. Next, the report undertakes a detailed SWOT analysis of Costa Coffee to take help to realize a robust marketing plan. After the SWOT analysis, the report moves on to set the marketing objective for Costa Coffee to set its 3 year future marketing plan. The report then discusses the very critical 7 P’s of the company or the marketing mix strategies and discusses how the company can capitalize on its present day success. The report then moves on to discuss various aspects of budget allocation for the company’s local market as well as its global markets. The report ends with a discussion on controls in the overall marketing plan. Various aspects of controls are discusses, and it is also discussed how the company should continue to improve its decision making processes while closely monitoring its operations.

Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Business economics - Business Management, Corporate Governance, grade: 1,3, University of Applied Sciences Wernigerode, language: English, abstract: Starbucks’ CEO, Howard Schultz, asks an interesting question: “What would happen if one takes the high-quality coffee from Starbucks and connects it with the charm and atmosphere of European cafés? Starting from this idea, the company developed in a unique way. Starbucks is now the world leader in the premium coffee market with 128,898 employees in more than 17,000 locations and a revenue of US $ 9.77 billion. Starbucks has revolutionized the coffee business. Its main marketing strategy is to present the Starbucks store as a “third place” between work and home. Starbucks has expended rapidly abroad, but there were and are some cultural differences through which Starbucks has problems. I will try to analyze these problems and demonstrate solutions.