Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop
Number Fever: How Pepsi Nearly Went Pop  
Podcast: Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
Published On: Fri Apr 09 2021
Description: Pepsi twice ended up in court after promotions went disastrously wrong. Other big companies have fallen into the same trap - promising customers rewards so generous that to fulfil the promise might mean corporate bankruptcy. Businesses and customers alike are sometimes blinded by the big numbers in such PR stunts - but it's usually the customers, not the businesses, who end up losing out. Read more about Tim's work at http://timharford.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.