Coca-Cola targets kids, aspiring athletes in Super Bowl ad
Posted on February 13th, by Heather Gehlert in Wall of Shame. Comments Off on Coca-Cola targets kids, aspiring athletes in Super Bowl ad
Food companies shouldn’t be marketing their unhealthy products by associating them with physical activity and athletic performance. But that’s exactly what Coca-Cola did when it launched a TV ad during the Super Bowl that showed a young boy chasing his dream of becoming a professional football player — and then being rewarded with a full-calorie Coke after scoring a touchdown.
It’s great that Coca-Cola is no longer selling Coke in schools, but it’s time to stop all marketing to kids, including featuring kids in ads like this one: