Coca-Cola Cultural Relevance
Problem
By 2014, Coca-Cola was losing cultural relevance, especially with younger and more diverse audiences.
Insight
Coca-Cola has long been a symbol of American identity, but America itself was being redefined. To stay relevant, the brand needed to speak to the evolving idea of what it means to be American today.
Solution
As digital/social strategist, I helped position Coke within a deeper national conversation, not about soda, but about identity. We reinterpreted “America the Beautiful” in multiple languages and launched the campaign during the Super Bowl, using social media to spark and guide real-time debate. The goal wasn’t to play it safe, but to show up with meaning.
Results
We changed a nation's perception of what makes our land beautiful, inviting all of America to join the conversation with a novel, personalized approach:
63M
earned impressions
500K+
social mentions of the brand during the game
87M
people received personalized versions of the ad
Team
Digital/Social Strategy: Yours Truly
Creative Agency: Wieden + Kennedy