Tag Archives: Pepsi

The two faces of social media

January 13, 2011 54 Comments


Last week the New York Times reported on the possibility of cheating in the Pepsi Refresh fundraising competition for non-profits. Pepsi assured participants that the most rigorous technology to ensure the integrity of the process, but as with all technology …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Causes, Consumers, Future, Optimism, Social media | Tagged , , , | 54 Comments

 

Why brands pit one audience against another and lose both

October 13, 2010 Comments


There must be something about advertising to guys that makes top brands do strange things. Less than a year ago Pepsi was royally and rightly reprimanded for its AMP Cola iPhone app that told men to “AMP up before they score”, …

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Consumers say, “Catch us if you can”. Coke and Pepsi give chase.

January 14, 2010 Comments


I really appreciated the fantastic feedback on this week’s post about The Death of Corporate Websites. Lo and behold, last night I spy a quote (thanks, Frank Reed) from Anne Carelli, Digital Marketing Manager for Coke saying: “Several years ago, …

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