Thums Up: India’s Toofani Cola | 2

Brand Excavations

Thums Up smartly captures the Indian market by capitalizing on the ‘83 Cricket World Cup victory and Bollywood. Cut to 1997, Coca Cola is compelled to relaunch Thums Up due to its popular demand, despite hoping to crush it when they had bought it. Thums Up uses popular celebrities and unconventional marketing techniques to sell the idea of masculinity and adventure to a vibrant, new generation. But is it able to win the Indian hearts in this modern world?
Correction note: India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983.
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Produced by Aishwarya Javalgekar

Editing and soundtrack by Aditya Arya

Narration by Tavish Bhattacharya

Artwork by Artisto Designz

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