Coca-Cola launched their new Mother Energy brand into the Australian market in 2006. The firm was struggling to compete in the growing and now lucrative energy drink market 1. Coke could have decided to withdraw the brand and introduce a new brand. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of this approach
2. Why do you think that Coke decided to persist with the Mother Energy brand, particularly when it had been considered unsuccessful by many in the target market?
3. Once a product is considered unsuccessful by the majority of a target market, how can a company move it back being successful (that is, what tactics should it employ)?
4. Review their relaunch TV commercial.
5. How important is it that their communication adopted a two-sided message approach?
6. How important was it to use humour?
7. Is this a suitable ad, or would there be an alternative approach?