The Psychological Failure of New Coke

Why the biggest marketing disaster in history didn’t have to go wrong…

Jen Clinehens
Choice Hacking
Published in
7 min readApr 19, 2022

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It's one of the biggest fails in business history — New Coke.

You might think you know the story. A classic brand foolishly replaces its classic product, and customers rebel.

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Jen Clinehens
Choice Hacking

ChoiceHackingIdeas.com // Brands win when they know what makes buyers tick (behavioral science, psychology, AI)