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My memo to your boss
So let me guess?
You really want to come to Mumbrella360, but you’ve got to justify the time and cost to your boss?
Good news! I think I can help.
Woz not great
In this guest post Tony Prysten argues that the thousand dollar price of seeing out-of-touch Apple co-founder Steve Wozniack on his Australian tour was a waste of money.
This week, for the cost of two iPads (yep, two) I went to the Woz Live conference in Melbourne. I was not impressed.
What the hell is transmedia?
From advertising campaigns to online video series, the term ‘transmedia’ gets quite the work out. But what does it actually mean? Cathie McGinn trawls the media landscape for a definitive definition.
Transmedia, all media and multiplatform are terms often used interchangeably when referencing modern storytelling techniques. Yet, depending who you speak to, there are distinct differences between them.
According to industry experts Encore spoke to, the key elements that define transmedia can be summarised as follows: platform, time, audience, adaptation, and creative collaboration.
Innovation is the remedy for the ailing magazine industry
With magazine circulations plummeting, FHM closing and rumours rife on future ownership of ACP Magazines, Paul Merrill says the only way forward is launching new titles.Eight years ago in the UK, nearly a quarter of all magazine sales came from magazines that were less than four years old. In Australia, the figure was slightly lower, but still significant. Today, the situation is very different. For a start there are so few new magazines. Yes, Masterchef briefly flared, and Top Gear made an initial impact. But Grazia and Alpha fizzled, and now ACP has shelved their plans to launch Elle.
More than a game: broadcasting the Olympics
The 2012 London Olympics will be the biggest televised sporting event of our time. Brooke Hemphill discovers the logistical challenges and technical requirements of producing the event.
From July 27 to August 12, the Australian media will go sport crazy as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, aka the 2012 London Summer Olympics, unfold. The games will be the most televised sporting event of our time as broadcasters look to master every manner of technology at their disposal.
The Voice - Australia's best example yet of social TV
In this guest post, Sputnik’s Rodd Messent has a theory on why audiences have taken to The Voice .I am an addict of Channel Nine’s hit show The Voice. Such is the extent of my addiction I seriously think my housemate might kick me out of our apartment for the semi-frenzied yelling and tweeting that ensues in our lounge room each time the show airs.It’s the first time in almost three years that such disagreement has resulted in less than civil behaviour towards one another, and it’s made me think it might be a microcosm of the large volume of online debate about the show and, correspondingly, an explanation for its success as a social TV experience.Why brands are the US Army - and culture jammers are the Viet Cong
In this guest posting, Dave Burgess, who painted ‘No War’ on the Sydney Opera House, claims that ‘amoral’ advertisers have copied his idea.
Culture jamming is a 28-year-old term coined by the San Francisco-based band Negativland, who declared that the ‘Studio for the cultural jammer is the world at large’.
Branded content is dead. Long live branded content
In this guest posting, Anthony Freedman argues why branded content is making a comeback.
A few short years ago, probably concurrent with the advent of the PVR, a new term emerged within the marketing communications industry; branded content. This was really synonymous with advertiser funded TV shows where programming was created by brands and deals struck with networks to broadcast them.
There were varying degrees of success with this model.
Shock advertising: 30 ads that would give Australia's ad watchdog a coronary
Is shock an underused weapon in Australian advertising, asks Robin HicksToday, Sydney agency The Cabana Boys used an image of a mouth sewn together to shock people with the idea that problem gamblers lie to conceal their habit. Is it the most disturbing image ever? No. Will it get banned by the Advertising Standards Bureau? No. But it did make me wonder why shock is not used more often in Australia – and not just by charities and government bodies. (WARNING: NSFW)
The making of ratings blockbuster The Voice
Jason Mountney goes on the set of Channel Nine’s talent search series, The Voice, to see how the format, based on an international franchise, has come together. What ingredients have gone into making this certified hit that’s rated more than two million viewers on three consecutive nights?
Mike Goldman has one of the toughest jobs on the set of the Nine network’s new talent show, The Voice. He not only has to narrate the show, but also keep the audience from losing their enthusiasm as they realise shooting TV programs takes a lot longer than the one-hour bursts they see in their lounge rooms. A lot longer.
Nine problems stopping The Global Mail from getting an audience
While it’s a shame The Global Mail has failed to make an impact on the media landscape, the signs have been there for some time.I love the concept of a well resourced, philanthropically-funded independent news site. Anywhere in the world, that’s a rare and wonderful thing. In Australia even more so. So I hope that Grame Wood gets to see his investment make a difference.
And I have no inside info on whether Monica Attard’s sudden departure is linked to the site’s failure to find an audience so far.
Regardless, here are nine areas they can easily start to address:
Journalism’s new model?
Does the launch of philanthropically funded news site The Global Mail signal a new era for journalism or is the model destined to be a passing fad, asks Cathie McGinn in this article first published in Encore magazine.With little fanfare, philanthropically funded news site The Global Mail launched in February this year.
The online-only title received a generous five-year funding commitment from businessman Graeme Wood, founder of accommodation website wotif.com, who donated $15million.
Five things that make a great suit
In this guest posting, Gareth Collins argues that the role of a great account manager is to make the work betterI’m surprised at how many suits I meet who don’t know their role in the advertising business. The question ‘what does an advertising account manager or director do?’ is frequently met with answers such as project manager, relationship manager, plate spinner or go between … and those are the nice ones.
Success is judged on the ability to manage a process, be strong administratively and get stuff done. And while a good suit needs to do all of these things brilliantly, if these are the traits that define a great suit, then I’m in the wrong job.
What the hell is transmedia?
From advertising campaigns to online video series, the term ‘transmedia’ gets quite the work out. But what does it actually mean? Cathie McGinn trawls the media landscape for a definitive definition.
Transmedia, all media and multiplatform are terms often used interchangeably when referencing modern storytelling techniques. Yet, depending who you speak to, there are distinct differences between them.
The top seven...most patronising pieces of communication
Sometimes brands have big ideas. Sometimes marketers get so caught up with a grandiose idea that instead of finding engaging ways to sell breakfast cereal, they start to believe their own rhetoric. And sometimes it’s just lazy marketing. Here are my top seven inadvertently patronising pieces of communication…
1) Last night thousands of women gathered in Sydney’s Centennial Park to take part in She Runs the Night, an event created by Nike.
Coca-Cola puts people’s names on bottles in ‘Share a coke’ campaign
Update: Coke chooses another 50 names.
Coca-Cola is putting people’s names on its bottles and cans for the first time in its history as part of its ‘Share a Coke’ campaign in the run-up to Christmas.
Australians can pick up a personalised bottle or can at a supermarket, or get their name printed on a can of Coke for free at one of 18 Westfield Shopping Centres.
At select outdoor sites, such as Kings Cross in Sydney, the names of passers-by will be projected on to the billboard via SMS.
People will also be able to download one of 150 ‘name songs’, produced in partnership with Southern Cross Austereo. The songs can be chosen via a Coke Facebook page.
A competition element gives consumers the chance to win four $50,000 cash prizes.
According to the fizzy drinks brand, the campaign will “act as an invitation for consumers to share a bottle or can with someone they know, or want to know.”
TV ads, created by Ogilvy, are to air on Sunday around the NRL footy finals.
“We are using the power of the first name in a playful and social way to remind people of those in their lives they may have lost touch with or have yet toconnect with,” said Lucie Austin, marketing director, Coca-cola South Pacific. “We’ve put names on Coca-Cola bottles so consumers will have fun finding their friends’ and family members’ names and then enjoy sharing a Coke together.”
Credits:
Communications Strategy: Naked
Creative: Ogilvy
Digital / Social media: Wunderman
Media: IKON
POS: Fuel
Activations: Urban
Promotions: Momentum
PR: One Green Bean
September 30th, 2011 at 9:31 am
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Comments
30 Sep 11
9:53 am
I don’t think any1 in my family is going to b able to get a free coke oh the pain of not having boring names!
My bf actually didnt buy a coke yesterday because all the bottles had names of people he doesnt like.
30 Sep 11
10:51 am
A very clever way for Coke to reinforce their social image of a ‘brand to be shared together’. Placing names on their bottles is a really nice personalised touch. The only question I have is; Is Coke limiting their sales opportunity by only having names on their regular Coca-Cola? With the majority of females choosing to purchase Diet Coke, would it not make sense to incorporate their personalised strategy on their alternate products too?
30 Sep 11
11:16 am
Coca Cola takes personalisation to the masses…which in itself defeats the purpose…I would have liked them to link this with some charity campaign to raise funds and keep it limited to the first few thousand. It will work for Coca Cola being a major brand and with millions to pump into it but nothing super sensational.
30 Sep 11
11:58 am
Dale Carnigie (How to Win Friends and Influence People) said the sound of a persons name was to them, the sweetest sound in world.
This is a great idea.
30 Sep 11
12:14 pm
I hope they made a “Bort” one.
30 Sep 11
12:15 pm
A great way for Coke to remind their market they mostly cater to white people.
Everyone else has to work a little harder to feel special.
30 Sep 11
12:45 pm
Oddly, they refused me.
30 Sep 11
1:13 pm
Imagine the “names” that teenagers are going to put on the bottle/can and billboard! Also at least when there is coke cans littering at least the police can narrow down the suspects by their first name!!!!
30 Sep 11
2:01 pm
3 stars to Nic. “We need more Bort licence plates in the gift shop.”
30 Sep 11
2:05 pm
This is just bringing back bad memories of being an ethnic kid and not being able to find your name on the souvenir pens. But luckliy there’s only about 10% non europeans to dissapoint.
30 Sep 11
3:34 pm
might be missing something here but this appears a little pointless to me
so you get your name on a bottle because…thats appealing to people?….and…..drink it? then throw it away?
i get the alignment with the ‘sharing’ element of the brand but then who knows what the coca-cola brand is anyway – they should have stuck with ‘always the real thing’ thats the one everyone remembers anyway
30 Sep 11
3:34 pm
Excellent idea!
30 Sep 11
3:47 pm
Is that Bort or Borat?
30 Sep 11
9:24 pm
@Ann – it’s “Bort” (a Simpsons reference)
1 Oct 11
12:45 am
my daughter was so excited her name is Melissa the coke said share with Mel really really cool
1 Oct 11
7:21 am
My sons name is also bort
Lol
1 Oct 11
11:55 pm
“bort? What the hell kinda name is bort?!”
2 Oct 11
5:17 pm
My friend Karina has been searching for a bottle with her name on it but so far no good.. Anyone seen one..?
2 Oct 11
10:09 pm
Will there be even more common names like David
3 Oct 11
9:02 pm
does anyone know if there is an Annie ?
3 Oct 11
10:07 pm
Excuse me ma’am, my name is also Bort
4 Oct 11
3:01 pm
They don’t have my name – gutted. I’ll buy Sprite instead.
4 Oct 11
3:33 pm
http://shareacoke.com.au/namesSongs150.jsp
Has all the 150 names listed.
4 Oct 11
10:59 pm
i want sophie on a coke bottle
4 Oct 11
11:44 pm
bet there is no Ainslie can or bottle out there
5 Oct 11
9:11 am
heey we need the name Tarik on the coke bottle because my best mate is upset that his name is unique and its not on there.
5 Oct 11
9:15 am
Heey would Coca Cola be able to print the name Tarik as my best friend is very upset because his name is unique and he finds that he is unable to get a bottle. Thanks
5 Oct 11
9:54 am
At last, punishment for all hose parents who gave their children stupid names.
5 Oct 11
9:25 pm
hahahahaha nic <3
bort.
6 Oct 11
12:13 am
What about mikaela?
6 Oct 11
10:09 pm
PUT EDWINA ON PLEASE
6 Oct 11
10:23 pm
my name is “Pepsi”…can i have one
7 Oct 11
11:26 am
I have resigned myself to the fact that I am never going to find a Coke with my name on it. Oh, well.
7 Oct 11
10:49 pm
Claudia???
8 Oct 11
12:06 am
PLZ PLZ PLZ put my name on it i dont find it on ANYTHING!!!!
8 Oct 11
7:59 am
please put mine on ill never find 1 with my name on it well i might find georgie but i want it spelt jorgy
9 Oct 11
5:09 pm
Ahh, the pain of having my name spelt in a stupid fashion ._O
9 Oct 11
5:22 pm
can u make one saying ‘maddy’
9 Oct 11
9:51 pm
Can you please put my name on a coke bottle, my name isn’t very common and I can never really get or find anything with my name on it.
Thanks
9 Oct 11
9:52 pm
Can you please put my name on a coke bottle too
Thanks
9 Oct 11
9:54 pm
Hey can you please put my name on a coke bottle, my name isn’t very common and i can never find or get anything that has my name on it. This would be awesome for me for my name to be on one
Thanks
x
10 Oct 11
9:50 am
Why nit print one with ‘Stupid Twat’ on it then most of these people will be happy.
10 Oct 11
4:37 pm
hey, you know how you said there is 18 westfield stores that personalise your anme on the bottles,,, can you list them cause i want my name! i have such an unusual name
10 Oct 11
7:01 pm
Hey! My name is Bort!
10 Oct 11
7:13 pm
i would like to have my name on a bottle please
10 Oct 11
9:25 pm
heyy my name is breanna and i really want my name on a coke bottel please
11 Oct 11
9:56 am
My names ‘Pepsi’ gonna put my name down tomorrow
11 Oct 11
5:55 pm
11 Oct 11
8:07 pm
What’s with all these fake comments? All for coke and also Mortein had a lot as well. The same thing is on other sites. It needs investigation……
11 Oct 11
10:14 pm
I never find anything with my name on it….
12 Oct 11
12:37 pm
do you have Kathleen?
12 Oct 11
2:12 pm
You can print your own name on a bottle at one of the 18 Westfield’s as stated above
12 Oct 11
3:59 pm
How about Michaela!!
12 Oct 11
6:03 pm
i want my name in it plz
12 Oct 11
6:04 pm
my name is Arol
12 Oct 11
6:32 pm
i would like vicky on the bolltle
12 Oct 11
6:46 pm
I might change my name to Coke, then I can get a personalised bottle anywhere.
12 Oct 11
7:18 pm
With THAT spelling methinks Vicky might already be ‘on the bottle’.
12 Oct 11
7:51 pm
Where’s Dylan??
12 Oct 11
8:35 pm
can u put Licia on it. I can never find anything with my name on it.
12 Oct 11
8:54 pm
Donovan on a coke bottle please
12 Oct 11
10:06 pm
no one ever has my youngest daughters name… casey…. i don’t know if tracey is there too….but I did see a hayley which is my biggest daughters name….
12 Oct 11
10:16 pm
not Happy
JAN
12 Oct 11
10:18 pm
Does anyone know if there is an Adriana one?
Thanks
12 Oct 11
10:41 pm
Can’t find the name “Celeste” on the coke bottles????
13 Oct 11
3:23 am
This is great fun… im yet to find my name or my borfriends name on one….kelsey or dylan???
13 Oct 11
1:18 pm
I’d love to see Yasmin…. Has anyone seen it?
13 Oct 11
1:35 pm
Can you please print my name, Jodie I never get anything with my name on it ):
13 Oct 11
2:35 pm
What is with all these random requests for names – hey Geniuses – this isn’t a site run by Coke!!
Please use one of your many social media outlets to nag the crap out of Coke and leave Mumbrella alone!
OH AND to all those feeling left out, if you want your name on a bottle get a sticky label, write your name on it and stick it on!
13 Oct 11
2:37 pm
Sonja
Dannielle
Lacey
Tatiana
Charlie
Havnt been able to find any
13 Oct 11
8:07 pm
is there a bottle with ‘Stacey’ on it?
13 Oct 11
9:39 pm
You can get the personalised one at Westfields, Parramatta in Sydney.
13 Oct 11
10:29 pm
All these people sooking because they have stupid names get over it
13 Oct 11
10:35 pm
i dont think i will find my name on a coke bottle ; Shianne
14 Oct 11
7:16 am
can i plz have a can that says my name
14 Oct 11
10:21 am
put amelia and moana on a coke bottle
14 Oct 11
10:47 am
My name is Jacinta and I was very surprised to see my name on a bottle of coke
14 Oct 11
2:49 pm
anyone seen a keely
14 Oct 11
3:57 pm
Is there any westfield shop in brisbane printz customer names on the bottle??
can anyone help me? please
14 Oct 11
4:16 pm
Are there any Sophie’s on the new coke bottles?
14 Oct 11
4:30 pm
where are these places in aus you can get your name printed out on them?
14 Oct 11
5:51 pm
put juzzie
14 Oct 11
7:23 pm
This is our home town and we would like to be recognized
14 Oct 11
7:29 pm
Hey my name is jadelzz and I would like my name to be on a coca-cola bottle I hop u can( I love coca-cola)
14 Oct 11
7:31 pm
This is my home town and I would love it if u could do this for me thank u
14 Oct 11
7:46 pm
Can they put the following Names on the bottles please?
Fatty, Glutton, Obese, Diabetic, Dumb, Zombie, Follower, Weak, Sheep, Baa, The Norm, Boring, Un-Healthy, Drain cleaner, Metal polish, Poison…
Ta v mooch!
14 Oct 11
8:32 pm
I would give anything to have my name on a coke bottle. its so exciting looking for family and friends considering my work gets pallets of coke
14 Oct 11
8:39 pm
What Are the chances of getting the name Emile on a Coke bottle.
15 Oct 11
1:32 am
“we need more bort licence plates, I repeat we are sold out of bort licence plates”
15 Oct 11
2:19 am
i would like my name on the coke bottle please
15 Oct 11
10:00 am
Can you please put Lara on your bottle
Can you please put Kayla on your bottle
Can you please put Connor on your bottle
Thank you
15 Oct 11
10:37 am
plz plz plz put a immy on there
15 Oct 11
11:52 am
I think you should put the names Rhya, Estelle on a coke bottle so that I can be the best friend and get them for my friends!
Great idea!
15 Oct 11
1:17 pm
can you please put ‘shannon’ on a coke bottle/can???
Thank you!!!.
15 Oct 11
4:51 pm
Have a heart and put Rachelle on a few?
15 Oct 11
5:19 pm
I’m really disappointed that Sash is not in the list, considering its used all over the world, and there is some really Messed up names that you would never expect to see in the list. any1 else agree with me??
15 Oct 11
8:06 pm
I would like Shanzo to be on a Coke can or Bottle because that’s my nickname and it would be pretty cool and i would be popular in my school
15 Oct 11
8:06 pm
Im sitting here in acceptance that my name will probably never be on a coke bottle….
Please change this for me?
<3
15 Oct 11
10:10 pm
CAN YOU PLEASE MAKE ONE WITH JAZMYN ON IT!!!
15 Oct 11
10:41 pm
Tim what’s happening here?
15 Oct 11
11:44 pm
Hey guys sign up to their fb page and you can find out where you can get your name personolised, even bort
16 Oct 11
1:31 am
they need to make a dawit
16 Oct 11
7:47 am
Is there a coke bottle with ‘Holly’ ?
16 Oct 11
9:48 am
Put Rachelle on it! It’s never on anything
16 Oct 11
11:15 am
Caan you add my name on there pleaaasssee?
Isabelle, or Izzy would be better hahaa
16 Oct 11
11:41 am
Can I get Pepsi on a Coke bottle please?
16 Oct 11
12:10 pm
Ummmm Paula would b good, an oldie but a goody lol & since im requesting….Id also like Bianca & Carlos.. Yeah thnx;)
16 Oct 11
1:17 pm
Hay can u put my sisters name on one, her name is illona I can never find her name on anything!!!! Please
16 Oct 11
1:19 pm
Also looking for wayne, diane, alan, tayla, rachel, thomas and leon, I will pay for these bottles I really want these ones
16 Oct 11
1:49 pm
My surname is COLA can I please have a bottle with Lee Cola on it??That would be great
16 Oct 11
1:53 pm
Could you pretty please do one saying ‘Morgan’
thankyou.
16 Oct 11
1:59 pm
Hello
The name ” Shantel” will sell your bottles! Lol
=)
16 Oct 11
4:59 pm
Simbli
16 Oct 11
5:12 pm
put anna onit.it is noy fare
16 Oct 11
5:26 pm
It would be cool if i seen my name cause it isnt common ”ELIJAH”
16 Oct 11
5:39 pm
Dosent bother finding my name on a coke bottle, Oh why did my parents call me Raylee
16 Oct 11
7:18 pm
Neridah
Kirilyn
Craig
Ewan
Jennifer
Balthazar
Bettina
Andy
Shaun
Bradie
16 Oct 11
7:46 pm
KAREENA should be on a coke bottle!
16 Oct 11
8:31 pm
i think Skye would be a good one to put on there, i know a few Skye’s that are girls and boys that are spelt that way
x
16 Oct 11
9:17 pm
please tell me if there is a coke with charlie on it ive been looking everywere for one
16 Oct 11
9:19 pm
Put the name Jazmyn on one of them and also JessieDryw and also Ali and also Shanae also Louisa and Vienna even Lochie and Bailey and Brock even Jazy Thankss and if not all just Jazmyn
thanxx <3
16 Oct 11
9:20 pm
HEY I WOULD LOVE MY NAME TO BE ON A COKE BOTTLE AND MY SONS NAME WOULD LOOK GOOD ON A COKE BOTTLE HIS NAME IS STAHFARN THANKS
16 Oct 11
10:02 pm
i want my name
16 Oct 11
10:22 pm
Kayla kayla kayla,
no one has kayla on anything EVER.
it would be awsome to have my name on coke cheers :p
16 Oct 11
11:51 pm
Hey, i was wondering if my name would be able to be put on a coke bottle, it isnt very common and iv never found my name on anything, thankyou
17 Oct 11
12:02 am
I drink coke for its wonderous carcinogenic properties.. not to see my ‘average’ name on the bottle !
Still, I think this would limit sales ?
lol at all the Bort comments
already in photoshop 
17 Oct 11
12:34 pm
Why don’t Coke take on the M&M strategy. For a minimum purchase order you can have your own bottles named – for birthdays, events, charities, product launches other……..
17 Oct 11
1:19 pm
Can you get my name on a Coke bottle?
I do not exercise, I eat loads of fast food and I am always served Coke in every fast food joint (even Subway!!)
“Would you like to up size your Coke and fries Mr Loser?”
Give me the sugar, oh please, please give me the sugar!
I want to have type 2 diabetes soon and a heart attack before I am 30!!!!
17 Oct 11
3:25 pm
Im going to put the name mumbrella on the coke bottle… why are people making requests on mumbrella? Tim could you “please explain”?
17 Oct 11
3:37 pm
I’m as bemused as anyone else…
Cheers,
Tim – Mumbrella
17 Oct 11
4:44 pm
hi my name isn’t on it
17 Oct 11
5:00 pm
put my name on a bottle !! please lol
17 Oct 11
5:42 pm
I WANT MY NAME ON A COKE BOTTLE!!!! PLEASE
17 Oct 11
7:33 pm
I would like vikki and ramon
17 Oct 11
7:33 pm
Something is up here just like the Mortein post. Either some media company is doing fake comments for a case study or they have some comment generator for whatever reason.
It surely cannot be possible that so many people would write so many idiotic comments yet be so excited about doing so.
Triple exclamation mark.
17 Oct 11
7:43 pm
Can you please put my name on a coc bottle i cant find mine anywhere and its not like i have an unusual name
17 Oct 11
7:44 pm
coke*
17 Oct 11
8:58 pm
Where the fuck do all these stupid people come from? Coke put 150 of the most common names from the births register on bottles. Everybody who can read (which clearly excludes most of the contributors to this moronic thread) knows this. Yet 100s of them. with stupid names, most of which fully formed people would keep to themselves, want to know why their idiot names are not on bottles and worse still think that Coke will make one specially for them. What a bunch of sad fucks. We all know that Coke rots your teeth, does it rot brains as well or is the stuff just swilling around in an empty space?
17 Oct 11
9:14 pm
how do I get Karen on a coke bottle PLEASE
17 Oct 11
9:51 pm
how about every coke bottle has the name….wait for it…its really good……..
TIM MUMBRELLA!
that will really sell!!!!
17 Oct 11
10:07 pm
This is so random. Tim – are these comments all from unique IP addresses? Probably not helping that this is one of the first things that pops up when you google name on coke bottle.
17 Oct 11
10:22 pm
what about katrina or kat
17 Oct 11
10:25 pm
Could not believe my eyes when I seen Jacinta on the can of coke my daughter was holding in her hand. First time I’ve seen it on any consumer material, I mean you don’t even get my name on those dodgy Key rings or note pads etc! Coca Cola! I SALUTE YOU
18 Oct 11
10:04 am
I suspect that somewhere there’s a Facebook group (not a company one) that excitedly points to this story as having something to do getting your name on a Coke bottle – if you ask nicely.
I also suspect that this particular Facebook group is popular with schoolies and young bogans.
Kudos to anyone that can locate the group and post it here..!
18 Oct 11
12:30 pm
were can l get the named coke can made in vic ?
l would like to get all my children names like vickie, nikita, bene, katarina, cherrylee, samii and tarmeka please let me know thanks
18 Oct 11
4:05 pm
I just went to go and get one, some shops might not have them all. But, that’s only in corner stores and other small shops.
Big shopping centres have all of the majority of the names. Which is pretty cool.
18 Oct 11
4:21 pm
Please Put My Name On A Bottle, I Never Get Anythink Wit My Name On It (:
18 Oct 11
5:51 pm
Please put Alyssa on a bottle!
18 Oct 11
8:57 pm
PLEASE can you put Jye on a coke bottle
18 Oct 11
9:01 pm
Please put my name on a coke bottle. please this means alot to me
THANKYOU: JYE
18 Oct 11
9:06 pm
Your birth comments suck. My real full name is Bart and all I here when I talk about the coke names is we need more bort licence plates. Stupid
18 Oct 11
9:33 pm
I reckon you should put Tubbagale on a bottle, for my best friend. We both would be laughing for ever!!!
18 Oct 11
9:41 pm
plz plz plz i need one that has my name anyone seen a bottle with MIKAELA written on it???
18 Oct 11
10:11 pm
would love my name on a coke bottle please
18 Oct 11
10:14 pm
please put Gabz on a bottle
18 Oct 11
10:16 pm
please put my name on it
18 Oct 11
11:33 pm
i want Lillie on a coke
18 Oct 11
11:34 pm
Please put Lillie on a coke please i really want one !!!
19 Oct 11
12:57 pm
what about a Juanita
19 Oct 11
1:00 pm
I would like to see the Name Juanita on the bottles you have Jacinta but not Juanita
19 Oct 11
1:01 pm
I would like to see Tori or vicky on the cokes
19 Oct 11
1:02 pm
I have ben asked to askeed why u dont have a Annette ot Evan Nan on the coke
19 Oct 11
1:35 pm
Is it rude for a girl to drink a coke with a boys name on it?
What’s the etiquette here?
Quit drinking Dave’s/Matt’s/Rob’s/William’s Coke!
19 Oct 11
1:36 pm
This is an excellent example of what happens when you don’t consider search / SEO as part of your digital content strategy.
Integration FTW.
Sorry, I meant OMG I WANT MY NAME ON A COKE BOTTLE AND ALL MY MATES’ NAMES TOO WHY CAN’T I HAVE ONE AND GOOGLE TOLD ME THIS IS WHERE I GET ONE.
19 Oct 11
1:53 pm
@Anonymous
Yahoo answers
http://au.answers.yahoo.com/qu.....410AAYqNbA
http://tooster76.tumblr.com/
It’s being shared on FB too.
Etc
Wicked innit?
19 Oct 11
3:27 pm
hey i was wondering if i could get
cassandra
codey
aimee
on a coke bottle plz
19 Oct 11
3:31 pm
hey can i please get
cassandra
codey
aimee
kylie
on a coke please
19 Oct 11
4:15 pm
Time for a captcha I think? Perhaps with a difficult maths problem or naming all of the top 30 agencies in the Mumbrella Creative Agency review…
19 Oct 11
5:08 pm
I cant believe they refused to print my name
19 Oct 11
5:28 pm
is their a coke bottle with the name Olivia on it ??
19 Oct 11
7:19 pm
Hi is there a CHANTAL ? I want a Chantal coke bottle.
19 Oct 11
7:37 pm
Could you please put the name ‘Abigail’ on Coke bottle please
19 Oct 11
7:43 pm
Make 1 4 REILLY CHEERS
ILY COKE
19 Oct 11
8:02 pm
Is there any Kathleen’s, Veronica’s or Patricia (Tricia) ????
19 Oct 11
8:21 pm
pls put my name on a coke bottle in Queensland
19 Oct 11
9:44 pm
i am getting so annoyed with this coke campaign, its still the same coke on the inside just different labeling
19 Oct 11
10:27 pm
make one for eric???
19 Oct 11
10:32 pm
I just Googled: “Name on Coke bottle” Mumbrella was no 1…
20 Oct 11
8:26 am
Wen is a name that made it into the 150? I bet someone at coke is called Wen.
20 Oct 11
8:29 am
there should be a share a coke with MORGAN
20 Oct 11
11:13 am
@dch – there’s Fad & Giulia. Ok ok! The pepsi joke has been done. We get it.
20 Oct 11
12:00 pm
share a coke with zanth ajnd share a coke with kiarna
20 Oct 11
5:27 pm
can u please put matilda and Chase as a name because we have my mums husband , his daughter and my big bro on them so could u plz do it.
20 Oct 11
7:04 pm
Put Sophie on and i will love who ever is doing this forever
20 Oct 11
7:08 pm
Also can you pleaseeeeeee make a Emso one Pleasseeeeee causethat’s mine and by bestfriends nick name and it would be soo coooolll if we had that on a coke because we have been called that senccee we weere little
:):):):):):):):):):):)
20 Oct 11
7:27 pm
I haven’t found a Tatiana! Please make one!!!!
20 Oct 11
8:02 pm
Blake deserves to have its name on a coke bottle aha
20 Oct 11
8:08 pm
can you please print a codey and kitty because i cant get my kids names on anything?
20 Oct 11
10:05 pm
No one ever puts LYNN on anything. If they do it’s LYN (short for Lynette) please, please put LYNN on a bottle. Also you have DAVE but my sons name is DAVID it has not been shortened. Another name that is NEVER seen is BRODIE, I really would like to see these names on your bottles considering the amount of Coke we drink.
20 Oct 11
10:24 pm
Hey guys if you guys are in sydney you can go Westfield Chatswood and you are able to get a bottle made up with your name. Its there until sunday 23 October 2011
20 Oct 11
10:36 pm
bah humbug – instead of names they should put the symptoms of what drinking coke does to the body. “Obesity”, ‘High blood pressure”, “Addiction”, “Diabetes”, “Tooth decay”
21 Oct 11
12:53 am
Could you please put Tegan on a coke bottle for my daughter
21 Oct 11
1:31 pm
share a coke with bailey
21 Oct 11
2:56 pm
Why dont they find out some name they have never herd of on there like mine because i have been looking for mine name but bi can not fine it so can you plz put my name on some of the coke bottles plz
21 Oct 11
5:24 pm
JENIFER
ELIZABETH
JULIUS
TONI
ELI
21 Oct 11
5:34 pm
Hey guys has anyone seen a kitty. I know that I’m like the only one with kitty as my real name please can someone try and get or even print a kitty please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Thanks so much Ps if find one please contact be thanx:)
21 Oct 11
6:07 pm
im putting a requeest in forr..
pleaseeeee
cohen, and coen
this would make me soo happyy
xo.
21 Oct 11
6:47 pm
i think its stupid, there are no ‘toni’ ones
21 Oct 11
7:56 pm
i would like a coke bottle with my name on it plz
21 Oct 11
9:58 pm
i would love anne on a coke bottle haydon, and bret
21 Oct 11
10:13 pm
Can I please put kellie on there. Make sure its kellie with a ie plzzzzzzzzzz
21 Oct 11
11:58 pm
Do u have a bottle with the name sheree available?
22 Oct 11
2:34 am
most rediculous comment stream EVER! hahaha
22 Oct 11
8:39 am
can u plzzzzzzzzzzzz make my name on a coke bottle !!!!!!!
xxxxx!! <3
22 Oct 11
11:20 am
How about Valerie?? ^.^
22 Oct 11
3:19 pm
has anyone seen a bottle with Maddie on it? hehe
22 Oct 11
3:58 pm
I please you to name is RAELYN on share coke please because my name is very rare.
Thankyou.
22 Oct 11
3:59 pm
Name on Coke
RAELYN
BENJAMIN
please
22 Oct 11
4:46 pm
put one with maddi or madelene on it please i have been looking at everyone i see
22 Oct 11
5:49 pm
Where can i get my name on a coke bottle? and what westfirld shops do it? Plz its not fair i cant get my name
22 Oct 11
6:44 pm
wow- don’t know how all these people found mumbrella and why they think Mumbrella is a coke site, but geez it kind of shows that Coke seems to be on the right track with this marketing idea.
22 Oct 11
6:56 pm
please put my name on a coke bottle i think it would be soooooo cool so when ever i get a coke ill get one that has my name on it.:)
22 Oct 11
7:06 pm
PLZ PRINT MY NAME ON A COKE BOTTLE PLZ PLZ JUST FOR ONCE PLZ COKE FSCTORY THERES WILL BUT CAN U MAKE THE NAME LONGER WITH WILLIAM ON IT PLZ JUST ONCE IN UR HISTORY
22 Oct 11
8:39 pm
Can you please put my name on it
thanks
22 Oct 11
10:30 pm
put my name on a coke bottle
skyeefly
22 Oct 11
10:31 pm
put taciia on a coke bottle please
22 Oct 11
10:32 pm
share a coke with prena
22 Oct 11
11:34 pm
may i please get these names
Laelani, Brandon, Geoff, Dani, and Anastasia
please
23 Oct 11
2:04 am
can you please put my name on the coke bottle
23 Oct 11
8:43 am
Please put shauna on a coke bottle
23 Oct 11
12:28 pm
Please use my families names Deb, Ken, Andrew, Ashleigh, Bryce, Tomas and Josie
23 Oct 11
2:24 pm
I just hope I don’t accidentally buy a bottle for my wife with a previous girlfriends name on it.
23 Oct 11
3:08 pm
Hey guys can someone please print a KANE seplt like this thanks
23 Oct 11
5:49 pm
Lauren can you please give me a slip so I know what the Coke a Cola looks like
23 Oct 11
6:50 pm
Please put my name lina:)
23 Oct 11
6:55 pm
please can i have my name on a coke bottle. lina thanks
23 Oct 11
6:56 pm
can i please have my name lina on a coke bottle. thanks
23 Oct 11
8:53 pm
please put my name on a coke
23 Oct 11
11:13 pm
would love my name on a bottle of coke (Bonnie) it would be awesome my name is hardly on anythink and it would be good if it was on one please
))
23 Oct 11
11:15 pm
it would be great if you could put a bottle of coke up for my boyfriend his name is (Sion)
24 Oct 11
12:36 am
plz do my name noone ever spells it wif a c plz plz
24 Oct 11
1:01 am
You’ve got names like Aarav and Ebony on those bottles but not Mitch?!?! -.-
24 Oct 11
2:21 am
Can we have
Hatice
Riza
Meryem
Gorkem
Elif
Sabri
Beyhan
Sevilay
Aliriza
Ahmet
mehmet
Dennis
Sara
24 Oct 11
8:31 am
There really are no words for what has happened in this thread…
24 Oct 11
9:12 am
Aargh!! The public! The spelling and grammar is just so depressing
24 Oct 11
9:49 am
I really want my name printed pleasseee… Charee and also my BF Willow
24 Oct 11
11:47 am
Can you put my name on it, I find it hard to get anything with my name on it . Kaylene
24 Oct 11
2:17 pm
can you please put the name Liana on a coke bottle?
xoxoxoxox.
24 Oct 11
2:19 pm
Hello, im keen to to have my name on a coke bottle,
Liana!
and or Lincoln.
24 Oct 11
2:21 pm
Liana.
please.
victoria,ballarat,
xo
24 Oct 11
3:54 pm
hi put my name on the bottol thomas
24 Oct 11
4:41 pm
Wow I’ve never seen anything like this on Mumbrella!
I think Coke are spot on with their marketing strategy. I’m surprised by the number of photos I’ve seen show up on my facebook feed of people with their names on Coke bottles etc. Looks like it’s a rather popular campaign after all..
24 Oct 11
5:14 pm
heyyy can u put my name on them i havent seen my on yet plzzzzzzz
24 Oct 11
5:15 pm
heyyy can u put my name on them
plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
24 Oct 11
5:16 pm
i never see my name could you change that PLEASE !!!!!:D
24 Oct 11
6:23 pm
heyy plzz put my name on the bottol tyler or bluey
24 Oct 11
6:32 pm
please put the name nina on the bottle
24 Oct 11
7:41 pm
hello im molly could u please put my name on a coke bottle
24 Oct 11
7:43 pm
haay can u please
put my name on a coke bottle
24 Oct 11
7:44 pm
please put my name on a coke bottle
24 Oct 11
8:24 pm
Plase would love share a coke with kandice, or a brock thanks
24 Oct 11
8:58 pm
PLEASE PUT “TOLOVAE” AS A NAME PLZ BECAUSE IT IS A UNIQUE
24 Oct 11
8:59 pm
PLEASE PUT “TOLOVAE” AS A NAME BECAUSE IT IS A VERY UNIQUE NAME
24 Oct 11
9:29 pm
Hey, Put my name on the bottle
Its Tiffany…
24 Oct 11
9:37 pm
I could not find any name of mine, no Debbie or Debra even Deborha ?? Hope they will print my name on medium bottle and my son Liam on small bottle ??
24 Oct 11
10:13 pm
is there coke out there with kristen on it?
25 Oct 11
1:56 am
put Bonnie
and Bronwyn on them plz!!!!!
25 Oct 11
8:11 am
No LINDA on a coke bottle but Wen is? and some other obscure names.. Most popular 150 names my behind! Pepsi tastes better anyways!!
25 Oct 11
4:26 pm
i buy coke almost every day and have to keep ripping the names off cause my name isnt there.
put panda on a coke bottle its more interesting than aarav and its my nickname.
25 Oct 11
4:54 pm
angelina plz
25 Oct 11
4:54 pm
Is there goin to be an ‘Alisha’ ?
25 Oct 11
5:01 pm
hi my name is brett and i have not seen my name on a coke bottle i was just wondering would you consider putting my name on a coke bottle plizzz
25 Oct 11
5:47 pm
i wish people with common names will stop complaining about there name not being on a coke well my names NOT AT ALL COMMON N I NVR GET MY NAME ON ANYTHING!
25 Oct 11
5:48 pm
At some shopping centres u can get ur name made up
for you
25 Oct 11
7:29 pm
Can you pretty please put mine up
) (Teulilo) thanks 
25 Oct 11
7:40 pm
Someone should definetly put my name on a coke bootle because i awesome and i have never seen my name and know one has and my name is not common at all but i need my name on there so please put my name on there.
.Thanks.
xxx
25 Oct 11
8:26 pm
Pleassee put my name taine on it please i will be so happy if you do
25 Oct 11
9:23 pm
I wish that Pheonix did that with their natural Kola.
25 Oct 11
10:51 pm
COME ON!!!!Why no Samantha’s?
I been looking in the stores top to bottom even online!
Please put my name Samantha
25 Oct 11
10:55 pm
Please put Charbel name on it please it’s name
You don’t see any where!!!
26 Oct 11
10:43 am
cant find my besties name on a bottle or can ver dissapointed…. print deb on sumthing plz
26 Oct 11
11:17 am
i found my name suck a fat one suzanna u cannot spell
26 Oct 11
3:34 pm
can you put one on it plz and its tyron
26 Oct 11
4:38 pm
am i blind or something but i cant seem to see at which westfields you can get this done…
26 Oct 11
4:38 pm
i really want my name on one how do u actally do it
26 Oct 11
4:46 pm
Put shamshon as one its a sick name !
26 Oct 11
5:40 pm
plz put maria
26 Oct 11
5:44 pm
plz put maria on the coke bottles
i have looked and looked but i cant find 1 i know i am only 11 but plz can you put maria to make a little girl happy 
26 Oct 11
7:25 pm
PLEASE put Edwina!!
26 Oct 11
7:39 pm
My Name Is Leisha And It Should Be Put Up Because its like Lisa Kesha And Tinisha So Its Real Populaa
26 Oct 11
8:53 pm
My name is Vincent and I like to have fun so please put Vincent
27 Oct 11
6:28 am
Please put la-sha on a coke can.
27 Oct 11
1:42 pm
i have found all the names in our family apart from Declan and Wendy
27 Oct 11
2:59 pm
my name isn’t that common.
I can nver find my name on anything, so i would really appreciate it if you put my name on one (:
27 Oct 11
3:35 pm
Please put my name on a bottle…..theres always kylie, kirsty, kelly but KERRY would be cool to see. Also Kristian, my man can never find his name on anything either….plenty of Christian’s but no kristian.
27 Oct 11
5:25 pm
THEY SHOULD BUT MY NAME WITH AN ‘O’ NOT AN ‘A’ ON ONE!!!!!!!!
somehow my brothers name Adrian is common?????? so he always gets ones with his name on!!!! 
27 Oct 11
10:42 pm
My name isnt on anything……. and all my lyf it has been spelt different soow its not on anything , soow it wood be nyc if it was on a coke bottle
28 Oct 11
12:10 am
Hi a few names I’d like to see on the coke bottles which I haven’t seen… “Richmond” my husbands name, “Maua” my bros name, “Puna” my family name, “Richann” & “Sala” my daughters names, “Frodine” my sisters name.
What about some sayings, “Churr” a new Zealand Maori saying for “cool, Awesome, sweet as”…we have so many kiwis here in oz and they wud love to buy this bottle with this name on it…be gud for yr sales even more!
Look forward to seeing these names on the coke bottles/cans
Here’s hoping! Fingers crossed!!!!
28 Oct 11
7:56 am
Please put Antonio and Alexander
28 Oct 11
10:41 am
i want a coke with my name in it thankyou P.S my name is nyeru
28 Oct 11
11:56 am
I think my name should be on there.
28 Oct 11
1:31 pm
such a cool campaign
28 Oct 11
3:54 pm
HI,
Could you please tell me if the names- Anne and Allison can be found on yhe coke bottles/cans.
Thank you
Anne
28 Oct 11
4:14 pm
Can u please tell. me where u can get a can of can with the name POP
28 Oct 11
11:12 pm
Can u please tell me if there is a Brooke, Kayla, Rob & Kelly and where would i get them. Thanks
29 Oct 11
9:25 am
where do u put someones name on the cans
29 Oct 11
12:08 pm
Summer fun promo…try a really good marketing spin as for sharing no thank u..hep city. Now a positive spin… Any with the name jacinta or dion?
29 Oct 11
2:29 pm
share a coke with emma
29 Oct 11
6:16 pm
Make me one, now.
29 Oct 11
9:07 pm
I still haven’t found my name
29 Oct 11
10:09 pm
Can u plz put the name Deanne on a coke bottle.
29 Oct 11
10:19 pm
please please put my name on a coke bottle my name is so unusual and my name is on nothing so it would be so exciting to see my name on something for once please please please THANKS
:):)
29 Oct 11
10:22 pm
please put my name on a coke bottle my name is so unusual that it is never been on anything so please plkease put my name on a coke bottle so my name can be on something for once PLEASE PLEASE thanks
:):):)
29 Oct 11
10:27 pm
heyy guys please put my name on a coke bottle i love coke and my name is never on anything so please make my dream come true so please put my name on a coke bottle thanks
30 Oct 11
1:12 am
can you make one that sez “brendan”
and send it to westeren australia