New Coke: Marketing Failure or Marketing Genius?
by Origins and addictive ingredients Coca-Cola has been a staple of American life for over 130 years. Created in 1886 by John Pemberton with a mixture …
Tag: Coca-Cola
The Failed Coke MagiCan Promotion of 1990
by In the ’80s and ’90s, America had some of the best contests. We had Publisher’s Clearing House where you could win huge fake checks. We …
Coca Cola’s Monsters of the Grid Iron
by It was 1993 and I had just entered the 4th grade. My parents were at work and I was home from school likely for Columbus …
Toy of The Week: Cody the Coca Cola Plush Critter
by The selection for this article is inspired by my one of the prizes from my entry in the TRN Summer Camp program earlier this summer: …
As Seen on Recurrent Events: Coca-Cola Dreamworld
by Back in Issue #1 of the new Recurrent Events newsletter, I told you about the new Coca-Cola Dreamworld that was coming to stores. Well, it …
As Seen on Recurrent Events: Coca-Cola with Coffee
Back on the February 2 edition of Recurrent Events, I told you about the new Coca-Cola with Coffee that was coming to retailers nationwide. I …
Recurrent Events: M.A.S.K. Movie Finds Writer, LEGO Ideas Indiana Jones, Cybertronic Spree Tour
The weekly Recurrent Events features the latest retro pop culture headlines right here each on The Retro Network. Listen to Jason and Mickey go in …
Five Superbowl Commercials That Take Me Back
1979: Coca-Cola and “Mean” Joe Green An iconic ad, and an early example of commercials becoming a highlight of the Superbowl. 1984: Wendy’s – Where’s …
