I meant to post this after Halloween, but I forgot about it until now.
This ad made me laugh in that Coca-Cola only had to change the phrase on
the image to make it fall in their favor, which goes to show how
important context is when making an ad, especially if you're going to
poke fun at your biggest competitor. When you take out the written
phrase, the only thing that references Halloween was the fact that it
was released close to the holiday. Perhaps if Pepsi added some more
Halloween themes in the image, like a jack-o-lantern, skeleton,
etc...they wouldn't find themselves in the awkward situation where their
own ad was used against them.
~ Catherine
Update: After googling for a bit, I found out that Cola cola's response was not official and it was probably made by a Coke fan. But still, it's a cleaver and witty response and I find it more embarrassing that a Coke fan did it on behalf of the company rather than the company itself.
Update: After googling for a bit, I found out that Cola cola's response was not official and it was probably made by a Coke fan. But still, it's a cleaver and witty response and I find it more embarrassing that a Coke fan did it on behalf of the company rather than the company itself.
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