Comments on grapeshisha: Cartoons, Cola and Consumerism

We can dream! - but the sign this sends is that th...

2006-02-24T11:36:00.000+04:00

We can dream! - but the sign this sends is that there is opportunity for locally established brands to take more of a hold in the market in which they operate. The big brands will always be around, but their dominance in niche markets will not always be fully guaranteed.

This whole boycott thing may work against 'relativ...

2006-02-24T10:53:00.000+04:00

This whole boycott thing may work against 'relatively' smaller economies that depend on a handful of established businesses like Arla ..

But to think that boycotting can have an adverse effect on organizations like PepsiCo or Tricon... thats nothing but wishful thinking :)

Yeah, I remember hearing all the shady talk about ...

2006-02-23T00:36:00.000+04:00

Yeah, I remember hearing all the shady talk about its charity contributions last year. And it's going to IPO. I imagine it will get mega attention, much money thrown at it, and will crash like a dot com bomb, and there will be headline like "cola gone flat" or "no fizz in share price" or some play on words with Mecca (i'm not going to speculate), and there will be demonstrations etc etc yada yada.

Speaking of cartoons - check this one out on Andre...

2006-02-22T12:39:00.000+04:00

Speaking of cartoons - check this one out on Andrew of Arabia's blog

For the Shakespeare fans!

I saw that Mecca Cola report.There's something abo...

2006-02-22T12:37:00.000+04:00

I saw that Mecca Cola report.

There's something about that company that doesn't sit right for me.

Spent some time googling it last night.

The guy's a shrewd/smart character alright - balances his bets - calls the cola after one of the holiest places in Islam, (how do they allow that?) and then justifies it by his marketing (anti-American in its thrust) and advertising