Word: colas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...places, Richmond, Va. Situated among tobacco warehouses and antiques stores, the Martin Agency was once known for regional work, such as its "Virginia is for lovers" campaign. But recently Martin snagged a $55 million account for Saab cars away from a New York City agency; Coca-Cola is another client. Billings are up 25%, to $355 million. Drawls Mike Hughes, the agency's soft-spoken creative director: "Maybe we're just more wide-eyed and in touch with Middle America right here in Richmond...
Among the most widely recognized is Portland's Wieden & Kennedy (1996 billings: $525 million). Its gritty, muscular spots for Nike featuring Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan have helped the athletic-shoe maker uphold its market leadership; other clients include Microsoft, Coca-Cola and Miller Genuine Draft. President Dan Wieden counts acid-dropping Merry Prankster Ken Kesey, author of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, as a friend, which might give some hint as to the agency's creative mind...
...convincing were the early stereotypes that three years ago, Coca-Cola, targeting teens and Gen Xers, test-marketed a new drink called OK soda. The gray cans featured grim designs, including one of a doleful youth slumped outside two idle factories. Slogans on the cans read, "Don't be fooled into thinking there has to be a reason for everything" and "What's the point of OK soda? Well, what's the point of anything?" The nine-city campaign fizzled. And the company that a quarter-century ago had celebrated the baby boom with the jingle, "I'd like...
Further exploring the link between this carbonated beverage company and our institution of higher learning, we find that while we are a global university, Coca Cola (Stock Symbol KO) is a global corporation...
...Coca Cola's total market value is $131 billion, according to data from its annual report...