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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2009 11:47 AM IST

By PTI

New Delhi: Global beverages major Coca Cola is planning a new marketing campaign for its carbonated drink brand ‘Thums Up’ that would include communication initiatives besides the release of a modified logo.

The new Thums Up campaign would feature Bollywood star Akshay Kumar and comes at a time when the company is aiming to increase its footprints in the Rs 7,500-crore Indian sparkling beverages market, in which the carbonated cola drinks have a 38% share.

“The latest Thums Up communication takes the whole idea of ‘I Will Do Anything For My Thunder’ attitude of the Indian male to the next level by adding a layer of fun and...To further enhance the appeal and connect with consumers, the Thums Up logo too has been contemporised,” Coca-Cola India Director (marketing) Kashmira Chadha said.

She said the Thums Up campaign would be formally rolled out in the mid of February and besides mass media, it would be complimented by on the ground initiatives, including road shows and contests across all key markets.

The company is also bringing out a new logo for the Thums Up brand.

“The new logo comes with sharper edges added to the ‘Thumb´ in the Thums Up sign. It is designed to bring out the core masculine values of the brand more prominently,” Chadha added.

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Sitaksh Said:


Campaigning for Thums up would ultimately lead to emergence of a new competitor for the cola giant which is created by the company itself.Ever since the thums up brand was purchased from Ramesh Chauhan, coca cola never marketed it too aggressively since it would eat into the coca cola`s market share.In my opinion, thums up brand should b simply shut down or let it b on its own without any marketing activities.The current step taken by the coca cola administration would simply build up its competitor.

Posted On 2/12/2009 2:37:25 PM
Re: amit Said:


it is a good idea to promote this brand as it the highest selling beverage in indian market and anyway right noe it is coca cola brand having same balance sheets with coke so it is a good oppoturnity to beat overall segment leader pepsi

Posted On 2/12/2009 6:15:58 PM
Re: Thums Said:


Shutting down an iconic brand such as Thums Up is the most ludicrous idea ever! Thums Up is one of the most preffered drinks in ndia and shutting it down would benefit only Pepsi and not Coke because they would just be losing on the huge profits they reap from the brand!

Posted On 9/11/2009 5:15:44 PM