The End of Marketing As We Know It

by SergioZyman (Author)

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  Paperback
  2000

  $4.35

  Sergio Zyman - aka Aya-cola - had the dubious distinction of launching New Coke - one of the best documented and most spectacular marketing failures. But just 79 days later the return of Classic Coke produced the biggest one-year rise ever in the brand's sales. Zyman learnt - and taught others - lessons about the emotional bond of consumers to the product. Here, he reveals his own marketing philosophy based on neo-marketing - the notion that advertising and promotion are supposed to sell more stuff .

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  Hardcover
  1999

  $3.25

  Sergio Zyman - aka Aya-cola has stepped down from being Chief Marketing Officer for Coca Cola. At the end of the 1980s he had the dubious distinction of launching New Coke - one of the best documented and most spectacular marketing failures of all time. But just 79 days later the return of Classic Coke produced the biggest one-year rise ever in the brand's sales. Zyman learnt - and taught others - important lessons about the emotional bond of consumers to the product. The late Coke CEO, Robert Goizueta said If I could have a New Coke situation every day I would. Absolutely . Zyman is flamboyant and controversial. In 1998 he received a record salary of $412,000, plus a bonus of $305,000. Here, he reveals his philosophy of marketing, which, he says, is not what everyone thinks it is about.