Pepsi’s 2003 Advertising Campaign

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Pepsi’s 2003 Advertising Campaign

Nowadays PepsiCo Inc. is among the most successful consumer product

companies in the world. It divides into two major domestic and

international businesses, beverages and snack foods. In order to

attract the broadest number of customers, advertising plays a

significant role. In this essay, the advertising campaign of Pepsi in

2003, which was unveiled not only on TV, but outdoor advertising as

well, will be analyzed. The aim for this campaign is about combine

consumption of food and Pepsi. A general picture of this advertising

campaign will be given at first. After that, more details will be

given by how that campaign has been presented, what the main message

is from that campaign and who the intended audience is. Moreover,

information will be given about how the media and other elements of

the advertisement affect the whole advertising campaign to persuade

customers.

When “Joy of Pepsi” was replaced by “Pepsi: It’s the Cola” in 2003,

this was a new advertising campaign with the most recognizable

taglines of popular culture. This new campaign highlights “the popular

soft drink that goes with everything from food to fun” (Pepsi, 2003).

Pepsi spent approximately 60% of their marketing funds on advertising

in media outlets including broadcast, magazine print, outdoor,

Internet and radio, “which it uses to target the teen demographic as

part of its youthful brand image” (Korolishin, 2005). In this campaign

for which the original version was “The Joy of Cola”, Pepsi unveiled

three TV commercials as well as initial outdoor advertising using

attractive pictures, particular words and famous stars.

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[1] BBDO is Pepsi’s longtime advertising agency.

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