Sunday, February 14, 2010

Epilogue: Pepsi Refresh Effort

An article that appeared in Ad Age Feb 8, suggests that 'pass or fail' the effort will be one for the textbooks. Kevin Keller, author of our text, had this comment:


"Pepsi has been wonderful for years at entertaining us," said Kevin Keller, professor of marketing at Dartmouth College. "This [program] is reflective of the times and the realities that people love entertainment but also care and have concerns about the world as a whole. But I would hate to see them stop entertaining us altogether.....Added Mr. Keller, "the one thing becoming more and more true is the importance of cause marketing for any brand, but particularly a brand that has a more youthful target and appeal, which Pepsi clearly has."


The article goes on to say that "in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, Pepsi was the second-most discussed advertiser associated with the Super Bowl... according to Nielsen.

4 comments:

Marissa said...

Keller is right-on. The "Next Generation," (i.e. Millennials) that Pepsi targets is concerned about social problems. They're a compassionate generation wanting to make a difference in the world.

The Refresh project empowers young people to confront the social problems that they want to solve. Refresh gives them the funds to make a difference.

Refresh is powerful because it engages the customer. They interact with Pepsi as they create their proposal. The brand is top- of-mind while they live and breath their project idea for weeks.

For a brand that appeals to young people, the strategy is brilliant.

Kristin Hughes Photography said...

I have to agree with Marissa and Keller, the "Next Generation" is swayed toward products which are providing a social responsible impact.

I look at the power of Product Red and the Green Movement as strong drivers of purchases.

Though, I would love to do a survey to see how many people who are adamantly voting or proposing items for the refresh everything campaign will purchase Pepsi over Coke as a result.

While I think the refresh campaign is powerful and says a lot about Pepsi, I am still a Coca-cola customer and won't be switching to Pepsi.

Unknown said...

Cause marketing is truly important for all brands, particularly a brand that has a more youthful target and appeal. It is thus important to incorporate it in the brand marketing strategy.

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