webfact Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Coca-Cola to suspend advertising, divert cash to fight Covid-19 By THE NATION Coca-Cola announced March 30 on its “@cocacolaTH” Facebook page that it would suspend the digital and TV advertising campaigns of all brands under its umbrella in Thailand and use the money to support the fight against Covid-19. “We realise that the current situation is difficult for everyone, therefore we will continue to work hard to make sure that we overcome this obstacle together,” the company said in its post. The firm added that it would cooperate with its partner organisations to support the work of medical staff and related officials, who are sacrificing their time and efforts to help protect Thais against Covid-19. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385080 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-31 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jaiyen Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 A wonderful gesture from the company that makes the worlds most toxic product that is actually sold as a drink that they tell you is good for you. Would be great if other big companies followed their lead and diverted advertising money to research, 6 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SABloke Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 Now, had they just quietly stopped advertising (without advertising online that they were stopping) and just anonymously started donating funds and/or equipment, I would have been really impressed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2020 Disgusting rubbish! 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shocked Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Thank you Coca Cola. I'm sure any money will help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Assurancetourix Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 There are still a maximum of people on this forum who only like one thing: to denigrate. Coca cola does one thing well: it's not good Coca cola does nothing: it's not good In another post: Yingluck sends a letter of encouragement and thanks to the Thai hospital teams. Nowhere can you tell if she has enclosed a check, which is highly likely; well the negative reviews are starting to rain ... without knowing anything about what was actually done. If you do not have anything constructive to write, abstain. 8 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: There are still a maximum of people on this forum who only like one thing: to denigrate. Coca cola does one thing well: it's not good Coca cola does nothing: it's not good In another post: Yingluck sends a letter of encouragement and thanks to the Thai hospital teams. Nowhere can you tell if she has enclosed a check, which is highly likely; well the negative reviews are starting to rain ... without knowing anything about what was actually done. If you do not have anything constructive to write, abstain. Give me a positive slant on this! 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nyezhov Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 49 minutes ago, jaiyen said: A wonderful gesture from the company that makes the worlds most toxic product that is actually sold as a drink that they tell you is good for you worlds most toxic product: The hyperbole reaches new heights. Its a great gesture. Kudos to them. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nyezhov Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 Just now, PatOngo said: Give me a positive slant on this! you dont have to drink it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Nyezhov said: you dont have to drink it. Chaiyo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assurancetourix Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Give me a positive slant on this! First, I don't care because it has nothing to do with the thread second, I drink Coca Cola occasionally when I have diarrhea; it's still the best drug I know to stop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LennyW Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Give me a positive slant on this! This gesture has nothing to do with the product content, it is about diverting probably millions of Baht that would otherwise be spent on advertising to do something constructive in the fight against the virus......what is your contribution to the cause???? Edited March 31, 2020 by LennyW 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sungod Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 58 minutes ago, SABloke said: Now, had they just quietly stopped advertising (without advertising online that they were stopping) and just anonymously started donating funds and/or equipment, I would have been really impressed. ???? Hmm, how would you have known to be impressed? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 And how much advertising do they now get for FREE because of the gesture ??? Isnt it said somewhere that best acts of charity are done anonymously ! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagged Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, jaiyen said: A wonderful gesture from the company that makes the worlds most toxic product that is actually sold as a drink that they tell you is good for you. Would be great if other big companies followed their lead and diverted advertising money to research, Still targeting marked campaign. Do you really think they do not use the situation for the companys future? Anomynius campaign to help people avoid corona? For sure you will know it comes from Coca Cola. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 11 minutes ago, CharlieH said: And how much advertising do they now get for FREE because of the gesture ??? Isnt it said somewhere that best acts of charity are done anonymously ! But then nobody on TV would manage to get their daily gripe in!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post faraday Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 40 minutes ago, PatOngo said: Give me a positive slant on this! It tastes great with Jack Daniel's. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagged Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 40 minutes ago, Assurancetourix said: First, I don't care because it has nothing to do with the thread second, I drink Coca Cola occasionally when I have diarrhea; it's still the best drug I know to stop it. As long you believe it helps, it helps! But it is proven scientistic, it doesnt really help. But it feels good with som sugar after been vomiting and <deleted>ting yourselves. So for the others who might be led to believe same as you I post some useful information High-sugar containing foods (cakes, cookies, candy, juice, soda) Dairy (milk, ice cream, cheese) Greasy foods (French fries, fried plantains, bacon, fried chicken) Gas forming foods (beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, soda) Foods high in insoluble fiber Caffeine Foods and drinks at extreme temperatures (very hot or cold) For this reason coconut is often referred to as the “blood remedy.” Coconut water is high in both potassium and sodium, whereas coconut milk is a good source of potassium but much lower in sodium. Drink coconut water or milk within one hour after an episode of diarrhea. https://www.ccw.columbia.edu/patient-care/nutrition-guidelines/coping-side-effects-therapy/diarrhea Bananas are an important part of the BRAT diet for people recovering from diarrhea. This combination of Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, and Toast is rich in fiber and nutrition but gentle and bland enough to pass easily through a weakened digestive tract. An added benefit is the potassium in bananas https://fca.com/blogs/news/bananas-the-perfect-fruit-to-soothe-diarrhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SABloke Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 So many benevolent companies in the world. Another one is being praised for making ventilators (which it will SELL to governments around the world) ???? Well, they're donating 6% which makes them heroes, I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 The first time ever I hear something positive in connection with Coca Cola. Even more positive would have been, if I would not have heard but found out myself, that the deviated funds were put to better use. Usually the Coca Cola marketing guys in Bangkok are extremely brilliant and very fast. Those living here for a little longer will remember the cancelled concert by Michael Jackson (then sponsored by Pepsi Cola) due to dehydration. Well, the marketing people outdid themselves and, to this day I have not found out, how Coca Cola could stop rotating newspaper printers. They placed a double-paged advertisement stating in huge letters "Dehydrated?". The the lower right corner of the right hand side of the double page said - in much smaller print - "There is always Coca Cola" and a small bottle of Coke. Latter being the only four-colour thing on the page. Must have cost a fortune as it was literally in each and every daily publication in Thailand 12 hours after the concert got cancelled. Obviously a new team is at the helm now; the old dogs would have done even better - but thank you nevertheless for the gesture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I dont drink a lot of the stuff, but on a super hot day, ice cold, just chug it and let the gas fly open mouthed, oh that feels good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: Nowhere can you tell if she has enclosed a check, which is highly likely; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted March 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 hours ago, LennyW said: what is your contribution to the cause???? My contribution? I don't drink the $#!t, that's my contribution! 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasyFingers Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 3 hours ago, LennyW said: This gesture has nothing to do with the product content, it is about diverting probably millions of Baht that would otherwise be spent on advertising to do something constructive in the fight against the virus......what is your contribution to the cause???? Do you think that it has anything to with their adds promoting social contact. CC and all of the other companies that use socializing in their adds should have already been banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Changoverandout Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Nyezhov said: you dont have to drink it. Better used as a disinfectant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 37 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said: Do you think that it has anything to with their adds promoting social contact. CC and all of the other companies that use socializing in their adds should have already been banned. No, not at all, they are using their normally allocated advertising revenue to help in the fight against the virus, sorry you did not understand that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 That announcement is great advertising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 5 hours ago, Assurancetourix said: There are still a maximum of people on this forum who only like one thing: to denigrate. Coca cola does one thing well: it's not good Coca cola does nothing: it's not good In another post: Yingluck sends a letter of encouragement and thanks to the Thai hospital teams. Nowhere can you tell if she has enclosed a check, which is highly likely; well the negative reviews are starting to rain ... without knowing anything about what was actually done. If you do not have anything constructive to write, abstain. OK let me answer to you you, I hate Coca Cola (yes) because I think it's a big bunch of hypocrite and bastards, Why? Mainly because their behavior in India exceeds the imaginable! Why again? First they emptied hundreds of freatic napes by digging wells deeper than everyone and with more powerful pumps than everyone, as a result thousands of peasants found themselves without water and in total desperation. As if it was not sufficient they had so many tons of waste that not knowing how to get rid of it, they had the Machiavellian idea of telling the farmers around the factories that this sludge is excellent fertilizer, we will offer it to you... which had the exact opposite effect, thei polluted the poor fellows market gardening. So this company, if it were honest, would have shut its mouth and just given this money to help the medical profession, but they must have thought on the board of directors this idea is great it will make us even more publicity than advertising and probably for less money! Now my dear Assurancetourix since I appreciate the vast majority of your answers I do not ask you to share my vision of this company which makes superhuman efforts to make Thais as obese and diabetic as the inhabitants of the USA ????...I even add I hope that you will forgive me my outburst ???? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 44 minutes ago, Changoverandout said: Better used as a disinfectant! Ive done field expedient battery terminal cleaning with it. Works good. Its the phosphoric acid. Thats the stuff that accelerates tweaker teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Is there any truth in that the glass coke bottles, don't contain HFCS, coz I do think it somehow tastes better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now