Marketing Pass/Fail Friday: Coca-Cola Case Study

Case Study:  Coca-Cola Share With Campaign

One of the most brilliant marketing campaigns in the last few months was the Coca-Cola Share with Campaign.

As I walked through the stores of my local Wal-Mart, people were digging through chest high bins of individual Coca-Cola bottles looking for their name.  While I am very sure that Coca-Cola did a preemptive study on the most used names in the United States, they took it a step further to entice people to look for the name of their children, grandchildren, and friends creating a great demand for their product.

In truth, there were only 250 names on the list of Coca-Cola bottles (check to see if you are on the list here) – with the additional of general terms like friends, family, team, and BFF.

Understanding that the online market drives more brand recognition that the simple shopper, Coca-Cola went a step further to allow you create, download, and post your own name on a Coke bottle!

Congratulations – it seems Coca-Cola has found their groove again…simply brilliant!