coca cola money thing :) by Ethan Guo

The Start 1886

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-12 00:17:34 UTC

Coca Cola began their selling in 1886, with 9 bottles selling per day at a Pharmarcy.

Humble Beginnings? 1892

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-12 00:24:56 UTC

Coca Cola, which was owned by Asa Candler, was bought, and became a part of Georgia Corporation. (becomes a official thing...?)

Financial Choices 1899

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-12 00:29:14 UTC

Coca Cola, under Asa Candler, decides to sell the right to bottle Coke in most of the United States to Benjamin F. Thomas, and Joseph B. Whitehead for a $1 (???)

Big Steps 1900-1909

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-12 00:32:35 UTC

Coca Cola begins to hire celerbities to promote the product, with the first being Hilda Clark, and they also begin bottling plants in Atlanta, before moving out further to Cuba and Pananma in 1909. Annual Sales reach over 1 million in this time frame, and Coca Cola continues to grow as a company.

Major Checkpoint? 1911 - 1915

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-12 00:37:24 UTC

Coca Cola as a company begins to make massive improvements, with a 1 million dollar advertising budget, bottling plants in the Phillipines, and beginning their constant support to the Atlanta's Emory University, with a million to start it off. In 1915, Coca Cola then finally establishes the famous contour bottle.

Advertising Developments 1920 - 1928

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-12 00:41:21 UTC

Coca Cola begins to focus their view on their advertising, and between 1920 to 1928, various products and events come out, such as their own radio program, custom coolers for the bottles and more advertising.

1930's

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-12 00:53:35 UTC

Coca Cola continues to up their advertising, with one of the Santa advertisements making for the modernized idea of what Santa looks like, and more celebrities joining the advertising. Other instances of their advertising is with their reaaches going beyond the US, and into other countries like Norway, South Africa, and Australia.

1940's

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-13 07:20:43 UTC

Most major countries go into WW2, and Coke sends out ammunition making factories, sending out a average of 30 railroad cars of ammunition daily, whilst also vowing to sell Coke at a price of of a nickel to the American Military, regardless of what it costs to produce the product. After the war, the name Coke becomes an official name for the beverage, and more advertising begins, with the drink being introduced in Egypt.

1950's

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-13 07:22:42 UTC

After Coca Cola's massive boom, it becomes the first product to appear on the cover of "Time Magazine", whilst gaining more advertising and popularity, through radio programs, and TV. Fanta is also introduced in Italy, the first new product to be issued out by the company. The arrival of said beverage would come to the US in 1960.

1960's

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-16 21:32:32 UTC

Coca Cola begins to have more sponsors for the Company, such as celebrities like The Supremes, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Jan Dean, and many more, in the advertising campaign of "Things Go Better with Coke". It is around this time that Diet Coke begins to make it's appearances to the general public.

1970's

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-17 00:33:31 UTC

Coca Cola unveils their first sports drink, whilst also making more advertisements. They then move onto a sponsorship with FIFA, then moving into the Chinese market, whilst also introducing their 2L PET bottles.

1980's

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-17 00:38:26 UTC

Coca Cola has their contour bottle featured in a movie, and bottling plants begin opening throughout China, and a CEO change then happens. Roberto Gouizeta becomes CEO, and the company goes on to reveal another version of Coke; Diet Coke. Coca Cola then goes on to purchase Columbia Pictures.

1990's

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-17 00:57:28 UTC

As the Berlin Wall falls, Coke goes on to sell their products in East Germany for the first time, and the Coca Cola Museum is opening in Atlanta, greeting roughly 1 million guests a year, until 2007. Bottling operations begin in other countries like Vietnam, and the polar bear becomes a signature part of Coke's advertising. Coca Cola then makes a "City", in celebration of the Olympic Games.

2000's

ethanguo6 — 2024-06-17 04:58:42 UTC

Packaging in boxes becomes widespread, with the Company moving to sponsor the Olympics in Australia. Coke continues to sponsor sporting events, and eventually thei deisng also changes, with plastic contour bottles coming out, and a new "World of Coca Cola" opens in Atlanta