ITV viewers got a sneak preview of John Lewis‘ Christmas ad last night when a teaser aired with the hashtag #sleepingbear, although some viewers believe Coca-Cola was behind the ad. The five-second ad aired on ITV on November 6, during shows such as ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ and showed an animated sleeping bear. The teaser included […]
It may be facing criticism over its innovation pipeline but Apple has usurped Coca-Cola for the first time in 13 years to top a list of the world’s most valuable brands. The iPhone maker’s brand has been valued at $98.3bn (£60.83bn) by brand consultancy Interbrand, up 28 per cent year on year. Coca-Cola, which had […]
Coca-Cola has apologised after a promotion it was running for its Vitaminwater brand in Canada resulted in ‘You Retard’ being printed on one of its bottle caps. Playing off of Canada’s bilingualism, the promotion put a random English word with a French word. In this case, the English ‘You’ was put with ‘Retard’ which in […]
Manchester United commercial chiefs took issue with the organisers of a recent match on their Asia Pacific tour over the advertisements for Coca-Cola in the stadium, the arch rival of the club’s official drink partner in the region Pepsi. Club executives objected to the Coca-Cola ads in the stadium that hosted their 5-1 victory over an […]
The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company elected Ana Botín as a Director of the Company, effective immediately. Botín, 52, is CEO of Santander UK plc, one of Britain’s leading personal financial services companies and a subsidiary of the Santander Group, the largest bank in the Eurozone. An internationally recognized leader in the banking […]
This year’s average Super Bowl commercial price is expected to climb to about the same level as a year ago — close to 10% — with many commercials bought at $4 million for a 30-second commercial. Average pricing for a 30-second commercial for this year’s big football game on Feb. 3 on CBS featuring the […]
Following the astronomical success of their Polar bear campaign last year, Coca-cola are hoping to exploit the second screen phenomenon again during this year’s Super bowl. While most people will be watching the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens battle it out on February 3, Coke will be asking the viewers to take part in […]
Coca-Cola beverages have launched a new advertising campaign addressing, for the first time, the problem of obesity and their part in it. A two-minute video titled ‘Coming Together’ aired on US television earlier this week, reminding viewers that all calories count in weight management, including those that come from the company. The ad then goes […]