August 15th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Pepsi brand ambassador Nicki Minaj played the Roseland Ballroom in New York last night, in a gig that was streamed live as part of the soft drink brand’s Live For Now global ad campaign.

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June 14th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Fizzy rascals: soft drinks get sweet for digital music - We examine the ways in which soft drinks brands - particularly Pepsi and Coca Cola - are using social platforms to inject some new fizz into their...

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May 30th, 2012 by Music Ally

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On Monday we reported on how Pepsi Max was using Facebook to target football and music fans (roping in Calvin Harris).

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May 28th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Pepsi has created a shareable Facebook app that promises to give users a "VIP party experience" with some famous footballers.

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May 16th, 2012 by Music Ally

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Last weekend, the first two British TV ads aired with Shazam-tagging features, for Pepsi and Cadbury. The 30-second spots were shown during the final of Britain’s Got Talent, and Shazam has now announced...

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May 1st, 2012 by Music Ally

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Pepsi's latest digital marketing initiative is a website called Pepsi Pulse, or as Mashable describes it: "a social media-driven interactive dashboard for everything pop culture".

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April 20th, 2011 by Music Ally

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Pepsi's Mountain Dew drinks brand has been associated with music for a while now through its Green Label initiative. Now there's a new angle: a promotion that gets people to scan QR codes on special 'music...

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June 11th, 2010 by Music Ally

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Pepsi has teamed up with startup Stickybits for a trial that puts barcodes on its cans, then gets people to scan them with their smartphones. When they do, they can access videos and links tied to the...

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June 3rd, 2010 by Music Ally

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Pepsi has launched a new iPhone social location app called Pepsi Loot, which rewards people with free song downloads if they check-in at 'Pop Spots' - restaurants that sell Pepsi.

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