The Coke Bus featuring Yao Ming passes a woman waiting at the busstop in the rain
A bus painted with a Coca Cola advertisment featuring Yao Ming, the famous NBA basketballer. Yao got himself in trouble when his donation to the earthquake relief was considered too small by Chinese internet users compared to his large fortune. He later chose to up the amount he gave.
The Olympic Games will soon be upon us. With Coca Cola's sponsorship of the Olympics they are going all out to get a new generation of Chinese drinking their products. In response, other soft drink companies are also promoting their products strongly including Chinese brands. This is evident on the public buses in Nanning with a range of advertisements for several different drinks appearing. There is Soccer player David Beckham promoting Pepsi; NBA Basketball player Yao Ming, Olympic 110m Hurdles Gold Medalist Liu Xiang and Olympic Gold Medalist Diver Guo Jing Jing promoting Coke; 7-up; Red Bull; a Green Tea drink; an Ice Red Tea drink; Jackie Chan promoting Ice Green & Red Tea drinks; Wang's Lucky Old Cooling Tea drink; and a couple of different orange flavoured drinks.
The Coke Bus featuring Yao Ming passes a woman waiting at the busstop in the rain
A bus painted with a Coca Cola advertisment featuring Yao Ming, the famous NBA basketballer. Yao got himself in trouble when his donation to the earthquake relief was considered too small by Chinese internet users compared to his large fortune. He later chose to up the amount he gave.
The Olympic Games will soon be upon us. With Coca Cola's sponsorship of the Olympics they are going all out to get a new generation of Chinese drinking their products. In response, other soft drink companies are also promoting their products strongly including Chinese brands. This is evident on the public buses in Nanning with a range of advertisements for several different drinks appearing. There is Soccer player David Beckham promoting Pepsi; NBA Basketball player Yao Ming, Olympic 110m Hurdles Gold Medalist Liu Xiang and Olympic Gold Medalist Diver Guo Jing Jing promoting Coke; 7-up; Red Bull; a Green Tea drink; an Ice Red Tea drink; Jackie Chan promoting Ice Green & Red Tea drinks; Wang's Lucky Old Cooling Tea drink; and a couple of different orange flavoured drinks.