In 2017, Pepsi released a two-minute commercial with a multimillion-dollar production value that featured Kendall Jenner. Jenner is one of the stars of the E! reality TV program Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The ad was supposed to be a huge promotional moment for Pepsi. However, the commercial caused a lot of criticism from members of its target audience and public influencers.
Watch the video by following this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJCcnkqnjqU
For this discussion, imagine you’re a crisis-management employee in Pepsi’s marketing department assigned to a special projects team. Your task is to determine what went wrong in the creation of the “Live for Now” advertisement.
respond to the following questions:
- What elements of the Pepsi “Live for Now” advertisement were poorly constructed?
- What were the unintended consequences of the advertisement’s message?
- Did the criticism of this ad affect the company’s sales, reputation, or brand image?