Howard Davidson Arlington MA - Coke Designs an Annoying Campaign with a Bottle. Howard is from Arlington, MA. He writes about social media, marketing and advertising. www.howardjdavidson.com.

1. Coke Designs an Annoying
Campaign with a Bottle
Slide by: Howard Davidson, Arlington, MA
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Howard Davidson, Arlington, MA

2. Coke has launched a novelty item called “The Friendly Twist”
— a bottle top that requires consumers find a partner before
opening their drink. Talk about annoying.
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Coca-Cola has introduced Friendly Twist caps to umm promote
friendship. Well, the extremely annoying campaign is helping
with relationships on and off the shelves.

3. The campaign has got to be aimed at college dudes as a
way to “break the ice”. The idea to plays out pretty well
among millenials. But what about the geeks who just
grab two bottles and avoid all human contact?
Hmm… the whole concept kinda reminds me of the
Strangers Kissing marketing ploy video from earlier this
year. The new project follows in the footsteps of
another friendship-inspiring effort by Coke, the Sharing
Can. A regular can could split into two tiny versions,
coming as an illustration of how happiness can grow yet
bigger by sharing.
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4. Albeit annoying, the campaign has allegedly
tremendously boosted Coke sales. The premise really
makes sense. Why sell only one Coke when you can
sell two?
Leo Burnett in Colombia helped bottle up the idea
and support the brand’s on-going mantra of
happiness and sharing. But who needs to be
annoyed?
Slide by: Howard Davidson, Arlington, MA