The advertising discourse of the global brands has changed dramatically in 2000‟s. These brands have begun to broadcast some messages regarding the meaning of life by using the terms of “affection”, “hope”, “happiness”, “helpfulness”, “love” and “peace”. Coca Cola Company, elected as the best global brand in 2012 according to Interbrand‟s report, prepared the following television commercials for Turkey such as New Year New Hopes (2012), Onebillionreason New Year (2012), Security Cameras (2012), A Better Year (2012), The Man Who Welcomes The New Year Alone (2013), Do You Want Change? Make It Zero (2012) and Coca Cola Turkey web site presents some remarkable data concerning the new marketing strategy of global brands in the postcapitalist era. When these verbal and audiovisual data are analyzed through discourse analysis, it can be observed that Coca Cola has attempted to become the life coach of the masses as a global brand. The main message of Coca Cola‟s mentioned television commercials is “hope”. In these commercials, it is emphasized that surviving in any case is one of the most important virtue. Supporting the hope and telling people that life is beautiful in any case makes the capitalist system survive. In this context, the sustainability of the postcapitalist system depends on supporting the hope of the masses every day
2000’li yıllarda küresel ölçekli markaların reklam söyleminde büyük bir dönüşüm yaşanmıştır. Bu markalar, “sevgi”, “umut”, “mutluluk”, “yardımseverlik”, “aşk” ve “barış” gibi kavramları kullanarak yaşamın anlamına dair mesajlar vermeye başlamışlardır. Interbrand’ın raporuna göre, 2012 yılında dünyanın en değerli markası seçilen Coca Cola’nın Türkiye için hazırladığı Yeni yıl, Yeni Umutlar (2012), Bimilyonneden Yeni Yıl (2012), Güvenlik Kameraları (2012), Daha İyi Bir Yıl (2013) Yeni Yıla Yalnız Giren Adam (2013), Değişim mi İstiyorsun? Sıfırla (2013) konseptli televizyon reklamları ile Coca Cola Türkiye internet sitesi (2013), postkapitalizm çağında küresel ölçekli markaların yeni pazarlama stratejisine dair çarpıcı veriler sunmaktadır. Bu sözel, işitsel ve görsel veriler, söylem analizi yöntemi ile incelendiğinde Coca-Cola’nın küresel ölçekli bir marka olarak kitlelerin yaşam koçu rolüne soyunduğu görülür. Coca Cola’nın sözü edilen reklam kampanyalarında işlenen ana tema “umut”tur. Reklamda her türlü olumsuzluğa karşın yaşama tutunmanın başlı başına bir değer olduğu vurgulanmaktadır. Umudu diri tutmak ve insanlara yaşamın her şeye karşın güzel olduğunu söylemek, sistemin ayakta kalmasını sağlamaya hizmet edecektir. Bu anlamda, postkapitalist sistemin sürdürülebilirliği, kitlelerin umudunun her gün yeniden tazelenmesine bağlıdır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Coca Cola, Pazarlama Stratejisi, Postkapitalizm, Yaşam Koçluğu.
JEL Classification: M3 Pazarlama ve Reklam
THE NEW MARKETING STRATEGY OF GLOBAL BRANDS IN THE POSTCAPITALIST ERA: COCA COLA AS THE LIFE COACH OF THE MASSES
ABSTRACT
The advertising discourse of the global brands has changed dramatically in 2000’s. These brands have begun to broadcast some messages regarding the meaning of life by using the terms of “affection”, “hope”, “happiness”, “helpfulness”, “love” and “peace”. Coca Cola Company, elected as the best global brand in 2012 according to Interbrand’s report, prepared the following television commercials for Turkey such as New Year New Hopes (2012), Onebillionreason New Year (2012), Security Cameras (2012), A Better Year (2012), The Man Who Welcomes The New Year Alone (2013), Do You Want Change? Make It Zero (2012) and Coca Cola Turkey web site presents some remarkable data concerning the new marketing strategy of global brands in the postcapitalist era. When these verbal and audiovisual data are analyzed through discourse analysis, it can be observed that Coca Cola has attempted to become the life coach of the masses as a global brand. The main message of Coca Cola’s mentioned television commercials is “hope”. In these commercials, it is emphasized that surviving in any case is one of the most important virtue. Supporting the hope and telling people that life is beautiful in any case makes the capitalist system survive. In this context, the sustainability of the postcapitalist system depends on supporting the hope of the masses every day.
Keywords: Coca Cola, Marketing Strategy, Postcapitalism, Life Coaching.
JEL Sınıflandırması: M3 Marketing and Advertising
Primary Language | Turkish |
---|---|
Journal Section | Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | June 20, 2015 |
Published in Issue | Year 2015 Issue: 15 |
______________________________________________________
Address: Karadeniz Technical University Department of Economics Room Number 213
61080 Trabzon / Turkey
e-mail : uiiidergisi@gmail.com