Every small trader has a Coca Cola connection!
Perhaps my scotoma around Coke has just been lifted .
Suddenly I see that every single small trader
appears to have the coca cola branding next to the name of the shop or splashed on some part of its facade.
Red shop close to Steenberg railway station |
Of course, I made a special effort to see if coca cola had
indeed stamped its dominance in working class areas via its unmistakeable curly
brand name and the cola-red shaded bottle with the curly writing on it. Yep, it
was indeed following me wherever I drove through the residential areas.
Wherever you drive, you see the advertising board, cleverly displaying
the name of the shop in the middle while it was intimately hugged by the Coca
cola branding. And in many cases, the entire shop is painted red!
Both these outlets are situated along the main road en route to Tokai |
I wanted to see if this phenomenon was as pervasive in the
main roads away from the township areas. When I drove down the main road, Coca
cola was there too, but a bit more toned down, restricting itself to
advertising on the nameboards of shops only.
I do know that Coca cola has been around for a century and
that its branding strategy is phenomenal but goodness, this is overkill
methinks. And, the irony of promoting the coca cola brand by writing this post about
its pervasiness, has not evaded me either! What to do?
Wonder who is the Super Grocer? |
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