Candler knew there were thirsty people out there, and he found brilliant and
innovative ways to introduce them to this exciting new refreshment. He gave away
coupons for complimentary first tastes of Coca-Cola and outfitted distributing
pharmacists with clocks, urns, calendars and apothecary scales bearing theCoca-
Cola branding. People saw Coca-Cola everywhere, and the aggressive
promotion worked. By 1895, Candler had built syrup plants in Chicago, Dallas and
Los Angeles.