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December 10, 2009

The Six Keys

ARS00991In 1927, The Company ran the Six Keys to the popularity of Coke campaign.  This was the first promotional contest of its kind ever attempted - with a $30,000 cash prize for "simply looking for and noticing Coca-Cola advertising."  Contestants were required to search for the six keys to Coke’s popularity, or the six reasons why people like Coca-Cola – and to write in one paragraph which key appealed most to them and why it was a good reason for the popularity of Coke.  This promotion ran in major magazines of the time, such as The Saturday Evening Post and Life.  The Six Keys were: Taste, Thirst, Purity, The Nickel, Sociability, Refreshing.  Few contests during that time attracted more widespread attention.  I have attached some of the associated advertising below.

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