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Nescafé in China
- 03/02/2012
China's coffee consumption is below the global average, but Nescafé plans to change this
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To make a splash in China's fast-growing coffee market, Nescafé is turning to the popular, young, politically engaged heartthrob Han Han as part of its biggest digitally integrated campaign yet. Han is the world’s most popular blogger, yet he is vehemently opposed to China’s established political order. In this most repressive of societies, is it best for brands to side with the establishment, or rock the boat? -
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