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Coca-Cola’s controversial AI generated holiday ad is ‘cold and ineffective’ according to marketing expert [Video]

A LEADING marketing expert has slammed Coca-Cola’s new controversial holiday advertisement generated by artificial intelligence, branding it cold and ineffective.

Mara Einstein, who was featured in a new Netflix documentary released this month exposing the dark arts used by major brands, said Coke’s recent marketing campaign was “so fake” and would not work to draw people into the brand.

Coca-Cola’s new AI version of Holidays are Coming has sparked backlash onlineCredit: Coca Cola
Marketing expert Mara Einstein has blasted Coca-Cola’s new holiday ad calling it cold and ineffectiveCredit: Matt Carr

Coke has faced backlash online over its new Christmas advertisement made with artificial intelligence, with users calling it “soulless”.

The 2024 ad released in November features big red Coca-Cola trucks driving through the snow with people wearing knitted hats and holding Coke bottles. 

The ad was a remake of a 1995 commercial titled “Holidays are Coming” which was made of real trucks and humans.

According to Forbes, the …

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