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Decoding the irresistible appeal of vintage Coca-Cola advertising

How the world's most popular drink was originally promoted

Decoding the irresistible appeal of vintage Coca-Cola advertising
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Paul Bernhardt
06/05/2025 16:30 ‧ 2 weeks ago | StarsInsider

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Coca-Cola is one of the most famous soft drinks in the world. Introduced in the United States in 1888, the Coca-Cola company immediately began promoting its product across America. Imaginative advertising involving colorful and highly detailed imagery and using catchy and memorable slogans quickly made Coca-Cola a household name. Soon afterwards, savvy marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. So, how was a drink originally intended as a patent medicine so cleverly promoted as "delicious and refreshing" and sold everywhere?

Click through and quench your thirst with these vintage Coca-Cola advertising posters.

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