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PamelaDrew's avatar

Love the example of New Coke which is a classic marketing fail only we old folks remember.

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laughlyn (johan eddebo)'s avatar

Yeah, I'm a bit too young to recall that. But I actually remember wondering why Coca-Cola had that "classic" tag.

... and the remarkable thing is that the failed campaign likely was very beneficial in the long run.

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PamelaDrew's avatar

Memory isn't my long suit but I wanna say they rolled out the jingle "It's the real thing" as the rebound for the New Coke disaster but soda has never appealed to me so it's my research into toxic corp history that sticks more. :~)

nice thumbnail -> http://killercoke.org/

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Barry O'Kenyan's avatar

"Memory isn't my long suit.." not when it involves emotional matters, especially re men.....!

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PamelaDrew's avatar

Haha, luckily you're confusing me with someone else, every man in my life has been totally remarkable and unforgettable! :~)

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Barry O'Kenyan's avatar

I am sure you found Frauci totally remarkable and unforgettable.....

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PamelaDrew's avatar

What are you smoking? Public figures don't count as people in my life & weird for folks to think familiarity with a public persona constitutes a relationship.

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Barry O'Kenyan's avatar

A cold glass bottle of classic coke is still "it" on a hot day!

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PamelaDrew's avatar

Except since late 1990s American Coke is Monsanto Roundup Ready gmo high fructose corn syrup not sugar; if label says sugar it's the RR gmo sugar beets with a hefty dose of glyphosate for both. yummm!

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Barry O'Kenyan's avatar

Thanks! I did not know this. Alas, people still drink it by the gallons.

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PamelaDrew's avatar

Yes they do and look at the National health trends in the last 30 years. If there were any human health testing we might see a correlation between these & diabetes, obesity, auto-immune and digestive problems predicted when they were introduced. Instead there is no testing because the best way to avoid negative results is never test!!

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Barry O'Kenyan's avatar

The best way to get positive results is test, test, test!!

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PamelaDrew's avatar

As often as you like so long as there are faulty measuring tools, complicit labs and they terminate animals studies promptly at 90 days. https://planetwaves.net/contents/faking_it.html

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Barry O'Kenyan's avatar

Do we need more big words to digest? :)

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laughlyn (johan eddebo)'s avatar

I mean, I'm definitely going to be manning the barricades with you, but I really want to know the truth here

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