Creativity through the years – 1985
Over the next 25 posts, ending on my birthday, I will be covering an incredibly creative moment or idea from a year of my life AND one creative moment in either the marketing, advertising, technology or media world.
1985 was an active year for me, and one of many firsts. Of course, being rather type A from the moment I was born, I wanted to do everything early. This meant I started talking (and apparently never stopped) at 8 months, and was walking by 10 months. According to my parents, neither of these were a surprise, and the fact that once I started walking and talking they could barely contain me? Well, no surprise either.
In the world of marketing – 1985 marked the year that Coca-Cola released New Coke and almost ruined their entire brand in one fell swoop. Luckily, they realized their mistake in just 79 days and were able to maintain some form of dignity after pulling new coke from the shelves.
1985… the year I learned to walk & talk, and Coca-Cola learned how to listen.
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