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Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop (Classic)

2025-08-01 · 36 min · episode 30 · 9 entities

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    Link in episode "Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop (Classic)": http://timharford.com/

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    Link in episode "Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop (Classic)": http://timharford.com/
  • discusses History website
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  • references timharford.com website
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    Link in episode "Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop (Classic)": http://timharford.com/

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Episode description as stored
Pepsi twice ended up in court after promotions went disastrously wrong. Other big companies have fallen into the same trap - promising customers rewards so generous that to fulfil the promise might mean corporate bankruptcy. Businesses and customers alike are sometimes blinded by the big numbers in such PR stunts - but it's usually the customers, not the businesses, who end up losing out. For a full list of show notes see http://timharford.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.