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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by TremendousJudge on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:08PM (#18400917)
>while Pepsi branded ones (excluding Dr Pepper)

Dr Pepper is independent, neither a part of Pepsico or CocaCola Company. Part of their (successful) marketing campaign was making everybody believe that there are only two choices when it comes to soft drink: coke or pepsi. Dr Pepper (and other extinct brands) got left out of the public consciousness this way

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by ameister14 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:57PM (#18401271)
Dr Pepper isn't entirely independent - it's a part of Keurig Dr Pepper, and is associated with 33 other bottled beverages including schweppes, canada dry, yoohoo and Snapple
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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by philwelch on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:27PM (#18401059)
Though, on a regional basis, Dr Pepper gets bottled and distributed with one of the big two.
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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by isostatic on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:10PM (#18401965)
Back in the 90s when I used to watch ads, Dr Pepper had an advertising campaign in the UK which had besuited scientists examining, and declaring "we can you one thing, it is NOT a cola"
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