介绍： Business

商业版块
Cola wars
可乐大战
Fire-starter
纵火者
Donald Kendall added marketing sparkle to the soft-drinks industry
唐纳德·肯德尔为软饮料行业增加了营销亮点
“Rock and roller cola wars, I can’t take it any more!” cried Billy Joel in his chart-topping song from 1989, “We didn’t start the fire”. He...

介绍： Business

商业版块
Cola wars
可乐大战
Fire-starter
纵火者
Donald Kendall added marketing sparkle to the soft-drinks industry
唐纳德·肯德尔为软饮料行业增加了营销亮点
“Rock and roller cola wars, I can’t take it any more!” cried Billy Joel in his chart-topping song from 1989, “We didn’t start the fire”. He had had enough of the intense marketing battle between America’s fizzy-drinks behemoths. As the underdog, PepsiCo had stunned its bigger rival, Coca- Cola, by signing Michael Jackson, the era’s biggest musical star, to promote its brand in a record-setting $5m deal.
“百事与可口的广告大战，我实在看不下去了！”比利·乔尔在他1989年的排行榜榜首歌曲《不是我们点的火》中喊道。他已经受够了美国汽水巨头之间激烈的营销战。作为劣势方，百事公司以创纪录的500万美元签约了当时最大牌的音乐明星迈克尔·杰克逊来推广自己的品牌，这让它规模更大的竞争对手可口可乐大为震惊。

The cola wars became a cultural phenomenon. Credit for that goes to Donald Kendall, PepsiCo’s legendary former boss, who died on September 19th aged 99. A gifted salesman, he rose quickly through the ranks from his start on the bottling line to become the firm’s top sales and marketing executive at the tender age of 35.

可乐大战已经成为一种文化现象。这要归功于百事可乐传奇的前任老板唐纳德·肯德尔，他于9月19日去世，享年99岁。他是一名天才销售员，从灌装线工人迅速晋升为公司的销售精英，年仅35岁就成为了销售主管。