As an intern for Coca-Cola, you have been asked to help with developing an IMC budget. The

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As an intern for Coca-Cola, you have been asked to help with developing an IMC budget. The objective of the IMC strategy is to raise Diet Coke's market share by 2 percent in the United States in the next 18 months. Your manager explains, "It's real simple; just increase the budget 2 percent over last year's." Evaluate your manager's strategy?