
F39 Job:09-26878 Title:RP-Brand Bible
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BRAND BIBLE102
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By the mid-’60s, nearly 50 percent of the Ameri-
can population was under the age of twenty-ve,
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the result of the post–World War II baby boom.
In light of this dramatic demographic shift, some
older brands repositioned themselves for young
consumers. Only a few years earlier, in the ’50s,
Pepsi-Cola had appealed to body image to sell
its signature drink, assuring consumers that it
“refreshes without lling.” Fast-forward to 1961,
and the tagline had shifted from one of image to
one of demographic