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The Triumph of the Normal: Overwhelming Olympic Imagery Swamps Dissonant Voices

Monroe Price | Posted 07.23.2008 | Business


Monroe Price

A bonanza of advertising narratives, hardly critical of China, are now about to appear globally -- including ads illustrating how Coca Cola connects China benevolently to other cultures by using the Olympics as a bridge.

Coca-Cola Profit Rises As Sales Jump

AP | HARRY R. WEBER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


ATLANTA — The Coca-Cola Co. reported Wednesday a 79 percent jump in fourth-quarter profit and maintained its growth targets despite a slowing U....

Coke Buys 40 Percent Stake In Honest Teas

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The Coca-Cola Co., the world's No. 1 soft drink company, said Tuesday it bought a 40 percent stake in organic tea maker Honest Tea, adding to its offe...

Coke Muscles In On Arabian Pepsi Territory

Los Angeles Times | Raed Rafei | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Prompted by a recent surge of prosperity in the Middle East, the giant American beverage companies have engaged in a fierce race to win the soft-drink...

Detroit Businessman Accused Of Selling Fake Coca-Cola

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Federal authorities say a Warren man hasn't been selling "the real thing" to area restaurants. Officials say Cecil Donald St. Pierre has been offering...

Coca-Cola CEO Isdell To Step Down

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Coca-Cola Co. said Thursday that Neville Isdell will step down as chief executive of the world's biggest soft drink maker on July 1, and will be succe...

Facebook Courts Nike, Apple, Sony, And Others For New Ad Platform

Radar | Neel Shah | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


With the November 6 D-Day of Facebook's new advertising platform approaching, speculation is mounting as to what, exactly, the Palo Alto-based company...