Coca-Cola launched a holiday campaign, “The World Needs More Santas,” that features a new ad as well as digital and experiential elements, per details shared with Marketing Dive. The global effort will be adapted for more than 80 markets worldwide.
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Discussion Questions:
- What is marketing?
- Why is marketing important to a business like Coca-Cola?
- What is a marketing campaign?
- What is seasonal marketing?
- Why do you think Coca-Cola invests significant resources in a holiday marketing campaign every year?
- What is experiential marketing?
- This year’s Coca-Cola holiday campaign features elements of experiential marketing. What is an example?
- What is consumer engagement?
- How do you think experiential marketing helps elevate levels of consumer engagement?
- What is the difference between a domestic campaign and a global campaign?
- Why do you think Coca-Cola chose to launch a global campaign for the holidays?
- What is digital marketing?
- What is AI?
- How might using AI represent an example of digital marketing?
- How is Coca-Cola using AI as part of its holiday campaign this year?
- What is positioning?
- Coca-Cola’s holiday marketing campaign traditionally features a theme focused on the spirit of kindness and joy. Why do you think that is?
- How might that demonstrate Coca-Cola’s positioning strategy?
- In addition to AI, what are some other digital marketing elements to this campaign?
- Why do you think it is important to Coke that consumers use the brand’s app? How might this campaign encourage more consumers to use the app?
