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Did Coke really substantially influence Christmas? I always felt that that was some kind of weird anti-Christmas and/or anti-Coke propaganda in and of itself.
by Smithalicious 7y ago
Did Coke really substantially influence Christmas? I always felt that that was some kind of weird anti-Christmas and/or anti-Coke propaganda in and of itself.
- michaelbuckbee 7y agoI think it's probably more accurate to say that they cemented and popularized what's now the canonical image of santa (though there was lots of prior art). If you want a more indisputable fact of Christmas influenced marketing, check out Japan & KFC Christmas: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-kfc-became-a-christmas-tradition-in-japan-2016-12#kfcs-christmas-promotion-was-the-brainchild-of-takeshi-okawara-who-managed-the-first-kfc-restaurant-in-japan-he-would-go-on-to-become-ceo-of-kentucky-fried-chicken-japan-from-1984-to-2002-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-kfc-became-a-christmas-t...