Coca-Cola's 'Share a Coke' campaign aimed to boost sales and engage customers through personalization and social media interaction. It achieved significant success, with increased consumption among youth, millions of media impressions, and a dramatic rise in website and social media traffic. The campaign's focus on emotional connections and powerful calls to action made it one of Coca-Cola's most effective marketing strategies.

1. Coke's "Share a Coke" Campaign: An
Integrated Marketing Success
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ecial versions in the form of lemon.
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3. was reported that Coca-Cola was available in over 200 countries wor
consuming more than 1.9 billion beverages a day.
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’s global brand study.
formula of Coca-Cola remains a secret, although there have been ma
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4. Objectives of Coca Cola ‘Share A Coke’ Campaign
two objectives they wanted to achieve out of the ‘Share a Coke’ camp
d primary objective was to increase their sales as it was the sum
objective was engaging with its customers by talking to them.
his campaign to create a platform where people won’t just consume t
he brand

5. Results of Coca Cola ‘Share A Coke’ Campaign
Enlisted below are the findings from Share a Coke campaign analysis:
) The ratio to young to adult consumption of Coca-Cola was up by 7%
(ii) The campaign earned around 18.3 Lakhs media impressions.
book website saw traffic increased by 870% while the Facebook page,
hand, grew by 39% in terms of fans.
(iv) Around 76,000 virtual Coke cans were shared online.
) A total of 378,000 custom Coke cans were printed across the countr

6. Strategies of Coca Cola ‘Share A Coke’ Campaign
1. Multichannel Rollout
e ‘Share a Coke’ campaign through various channels like newspapers and TV comm
nnels, particularly Facebook that the campaign really started picking up steam. Thr
users participated in a large scale.
ampaign had achieved mass sharing, through customers could connect with each o
d to SMS their friend’s name which would be displayed live on the iconic Coca-Cola
Sydney’s King’s Cross.
ould receive an MMS via which they could share their chosen friend’s name lit up in
Facebook or send him/her mail.

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8. Encouraging participation creation of Online media campaig
of social media content was created by encouraging many consumer
shed by specifically targeting those consumers who very active on so
ge with their friends by sharing photo and posts on Facebook, Twitte
s that Coca-Cola made these consumers as creative directors of the b
them to promote the brand.
many users engaging themselves on various social media platforms li
tter, and Instagram. Connecting with the consumers at a personal lev

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10. 3. Connecting with the consumers at a personal level
s a brand was emotionally connecting with its customer through pers
felt the new way to engage with its customers was through personali
gned the campaign in such a way that it encourages personalization i
way.
e to self-express themselves creatively through storytelling and stayin
as a result, the campaign leveraged on this kind of consumer behavi
ed to engage with its customers and at the same time promote its ow

11. hen a consumer shares a name-branded Coke bottle with his father, h
father rather than promoting the Coca-Cola brand itself. Moreover, b
with the #shareacoke hashtag on social media, it drives more persona
content which leads to many shares across.

12. 4. Powerful Calls to Action in the campaign
ed a powerful Call to Action in the campaign. The campaign name ‘Sh
It made people purchase Coca-Cola and share their memorable mom
friends and family on social media.
ensured that the campaign slogan should be something that is very c
h that the call should action should immediately come to mind when t
purchases the brand.

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14. Reasons for the success of “Share a Coke” Campaign
1. The Brand personally connected with Consumers
attracted to goods and services that give them a personal experience.
n as a crucial aspect of their daily routine. By offering the much need
e a Coke’ campaign initiated the consumers to promote the brand wh
l aspects. For example, when a consumer shares a name-branded cok
eel that they are creating better memories rather than promoting the
itself.

15. 2. ‘Share a Coke’ had a powerful CTA
Share a Coke’ Campaign has a great CTA which is ‘Share a Coke’ itself.
gh to convince the product and share their Coca-Cola stories online. A
is that it is easy to remember and catchy which acts as a constant rem
The slogan ‘Share a Coke’ not only initiates the consumers to buy a co
convinces them to share it.

16. 3. The Campaign is regularly updated
g campaign is successful if it is constantly updated to maintain the in
Share a Coke’ campaign has successfully done that. In the year 2015,
ce shop where the consumers could order bottles with their names. A
songs were added so as to increase the sale. In 2017, the company s
.com where the consumers could hear a short song with their name i
ompany added name labels that could be removed and stuck anywhe
clothes, phones, books etc.

17. ✦Learnings from Coca Cola ‘Share A Coke’ Campaign
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18. re A Coke’ Campaign was one of the best campaigns Coca-Cola has ev
w a brand like Coke which is such a reputed brand can engage with its
allowing them to change the logo with their name.
Campaign success taught us that personalization can only be highly
n be shared with a wide audience. It just doesn’t motivate the custom
des them with the platform to explore their creative side through cust

19. s campaign taught us that social media can play a huge role to make
in a customized manner to suit the needs of the consumers as well a
untold secret of this campaign was that Coke connected it with its con
personal level.
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