The Brand That Gave Santa His Suit....
Not many brands can say they’ve changed History. Coca-Cola can.

🎅 The Santa Claus Color Story:
In 1931, Coca-Cola wasn’t just selling soda, it was painting a new picture of Christmas.
Before Coca-Cola’s influence, Santa Claus appeared in various colors - green, brown, blue, even tan.
The original figure St. Nicholas, a 4th-century Greek bishop was known for generosity and wore long religious robes, often depicted in green, brown, or gold in early European folklore and illustrations.
The modern image of Santa, the jolly man in a red suit with a white beard was popularized by Coca-Cola through one of the most iconic marketing campaigns in history.

Coca-Cola’s vision gave us:
🔴 A warm, jolly man in a red suit
⚪ A friendly face that invited joy
📦 A visual that stuck globally, forever

🔴 Coca-Cola’s Role:
• In 1931, Coca-Cola commissioned artist Haddon Sundblom to illustrate Santa for their holiday ads.
• He gave Santa the bright red suit (matching Coca-Cola’s brand color), a cheerful spirit, and a now-iconic look.
• Over time, Sundblom’s version became the definitive Santa Claus so familiar, people assumed he’d always looked that way.

📢 Why This Matters in Marketing:
This wasn’t just product promotion Coca-Cola redefined a cultural icon through brand storytelling. That’s not marketing. That’s power.

And Coca-Cola didn’t stop there:
🎤 2002–2016: American Idol’s red Coke cups, always visible, never advertised. Just presence.
📺 2019: Stranger Things brought back New Coke, a 1985 flop, turning it into nostalgia-fueled brilliance.
🎌 Ongoing: Seamless brand presence in anime like Captain Tsubasa and JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure.
Coca-Cola isn’t just placed.
It’s woven into our memories. Present across all forms of digital media.
Strategic Marketed Placement, when a brand earns its place in our stories, not just our screens, and becomes a natural part of culture, memory, and emotion.
Your brand hasn’t peaked until it becomes part of Global Tradition.
That’s the legacy of Coca-Cola.
Which Coca-Cola campaign do you remember most?
Let’s talk brand power 👇 😄
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