

^ "The Pepsi Challenge Cup Cross Country Ski Race!".In 1981, Pepsi ran a "Pepsi Challenge Payoff" contest that would hand out a large prize to anyone who could gather Pepsi bottle caps that spelled out the words "Pepsi Challenge". As part of this year long promotion, Pepsi signed various celebrity ambassadors to advertise their product on their social media accounts under the hashtag #PepsiChallenge. In 2015, Pepsi relaunched the Pepsi Challenge on social media. In his book Bad Habits, humorist Dave Barry describes the Pepsi challenge as, "Pepsi’s ongoing misguided attempt to convince the general public that Coke and Pepsi are not the same thing, which of course they are." Scientific findings do support a perceptible difference between Coca-Cola and Pepsi, but not between Pepsi and RC Cola. When the preference in blind tests is compared to tests wherein cups are labeled with arbitrary labels (e.g., S or L) or brand names, the ratings of preference change. Kendall of Pepsi promoted the Pepsi Challenge. Additionally, the challenge more often than not labeled the Pepsi cup with an "M" and the Coca-Cola cup with a "Q," suggesting letter preference may drive some of the results.

In 10 years the picture had changed greatly: CHAPTER THREE 31 Cola Wars: Coca-Cola vs. The study showed that in 1972, 18 percent of soft-drink users drank Coke exclusively, while only 4 percent drank only Pepsi. His research shows that tasters will generally prefer the sweeter of two beverages based on a single sip, even if they prefer a less sweet beverage over the course of an entire can. tive to Pepsi was a study done by Coca-Cola’s own marketing research department. In his book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (2005), author Malcolm Gladwell presents evidence that suggests Pepsi's success over Coca-Cola in the "Pepsi Challenge" is a result of the flawed nature of the "sip test" method. The concept is fabulous This ad went viral on Facebook and Twitter, obviously as Pepsi wanted it to. A Coca-Cola pinback button, "I picked Coke in the Pepsi Challenge." The ad featured a Pepsi can in a red cape, which had Coke’s brand colors.
