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Coca-Cola Advertised Itself Into a Corner for Seventy Years

For over 70 years, a bottle of Coca-Cola cost just five cents. This is the story of how Coke's greatest marketing success turned into a golden cage and why brand expectations are much harder to undo than logos or taglines.

Chinmay N BharadwajAug 4, 2026

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