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OCT 2007

Tiger Woods, Gatorade Team Up on Gatorade Tiger

First Sports Drink Branding for Golf Star

Advertising Age, October 17, 2007 — Gatorade is partnering with Tiger Woods on a new sports drink, the PepsiCo brand's first athlete-licensed offering.

Gatorade Tiger will make its debut in stores next March and will be supported by a major marketing campaign. It's Mr. Woods' first foray into selling sports beverages.

Category: Brand Strategy
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SEP 2007

Think Big

Prophet, September 14, 2007 — In this article that appeared originally in the Wall Street Journal, Dave Aaker argues that to win market share, don’t try to influence what brand of product people buy. Change how they use the product in the first place.

Category: Innovation
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JUL 2007

Gatorade Takes a Gamble With Its Heritage by Heading Off Field

While a Light Version Fizzled in 1990, Beverage Giant Has Learned Its Lessons Since Then (Think Propel)

Advertising Age, July 30, 2007 — PepsiCo's Gatorade owns a commanding 80%-plus market share of the $4 billion sports-drink category it created in 1967. But that also works against it, as its immense market share allows for little in-category growth. And with its sales recently lagging, Gatorade has little choice but to grow through new products — and new reasons to drink them.

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