Refreshing the World: Coca-Cola and Radio

Deeper Dive Series: Coca-Cola

Over a century ago, Coca-Cola was introduced in Atlanta by pharmacist John Pemberton. Since then the brand has quenched America’s thirst with memorable, emotionally driven advertising.

The history of Coca-Cola’s advertising is nearly as long as its history as a company.  This paper follows that history and how radio played a role from the early days on variety programming to 2010’s FIFA “Wavin’ Flag” campaign.

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Coca-Cola Ads

Relive Your Memories of Coca-Cola Advertising

Wavin’ Flag

Coca-Cola FIFA Celebration

Coca-Cola honors the FIFA World Cup tradition of celebrating football with this memorable song.

Hilltop

Coca-Cola Hilltop

This iconic ad teaches the world to sing with one of the most recognized advertising tunes in history.