We have seen that a brand is defined by its various attributes and associations. These associations can be numerous. Many come with the market territory and maybe seen as generic associations, offering little motivational or differentiating potential. Taking the carbon¬ated soft drinks market as an example, fizzy and sparkling are generic associations apparently offering minimal leverage for brand differen¬tiation. Thirst is also a category generic, but some brands have sought to appropriate the association for themselves—for example, Sprite, with its “Obey your thirst” campaign. In years gone by, when the marketplace was less cluttered, Coca-Cola used to “own” the “ben¬efit tripod” of thirst-quenching-refreshing-delicious-tasting. New brands started to compete and move in on associative territory they believed they could occupy more strongly than the market leader (e.g., 7-Up and Sprite in terms of clarity and neutral color and thirst¬quenching) or to take advantage of space or gaps (e.g., the “hit” from drinking a full-flavored orange drink like Tango in the United King¬dom—“You’ll know when you’ve been Tangoed.”). Some time ago Coca-Cola opened up a new associative thread by splitting refresh¬ment into physical refreshment and mental-spiritual refreshment.