Article: Diet Coke campaign prompts Pepsi panic. (Coca-Cola USA)

DIET COKE CAMPAIGN PROMPTS PEPSI PANIC

ATLANTA, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Diet Coke's campaign aimed at taking over the number two spot from regular Pepsi-Cola in U.S. soft drink rankings apparently has set off panic at Pepsi.

Pepsi has hurriedly produced a commercial in response to the success of diet Coke's new "The Move Is On To Diet Coke" campaign and diet Coke's extraordinarily effective Super Bowl 3D effort last month. The Pepsi commercial will be challenged with the television networks today by Coca-Cola USA.

"This is exactly how we expected Pepsi would react," said Michael A. Beindorff, vice president, Coca-Cola USA. "We've struck ...

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