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Coca-Cola Gives Out Free Drinks to People Who Buy Pepsi Products


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Another recession-busting trick has emerged in the food and beverage industry, this time from Coca-Cola. This is definitely not the time to be classed as the No. 2 brand for anything; only being at the top will do.

Coca-Cola announced that anyone who buys rival Pepsi’s Mountain Dew soda will be given a free bottle of Coca-Cola’s version of the drink, Vault.  Promoted at the Vault Taste Challenge, the “Don’t Dew It” campaign encourages customers to switch to the Coca-Cola brand.

These clever marketing ploys encourage the consumer to go out there and spend their money in the hope of getting something free. Although a bottle of soda is nowhere near getting a free car like Dodge promoted with their trucks last year, it’s still a very significant way to create brand appeal.

References:  thisismoney, adage

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Bianca Bartz on Mar 9, 09  4,530 Trends   3,575 Comments
That's ridiculous, they're encouraging people to buy Pepsi!! I'd rather have 2 for the price of 1 any day, and I'm sure many others are the same.
Bianca Bartz on Mar 9, 09  4,530 Trends   3,575 Comments 0
Doug Gordon on Mar 9, 09  31 Trends   45 Comments
I guess they figure Mt. Dew is the #1 drink in it's genre and they want people to compare it to vault. I can see the logic, but the problem is that Vault tastes awful.
Doug Gordon on Mar 9, 09  31 Trends   45 Comments 0
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