{"product_id":"starbucks-evolution-of-the-companys-marketing-plan-von-fotini-mastroianni","title":"Starbucks. Evolution of the Company's Marketing Plan","description":"\u003cp\u003eSeminar 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarbucks 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783668353398\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Libri","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783668353398","offer_id":39451709669469,"sku":"9783668353398","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/4f4723ef-8a78-4dab-a802-924f277b50e1.jpg?v=1778388228","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/products\/starbucks-evolution-of-the-companys-marketing-plan-von-fotini-mastroianni","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}