Dr Pepper learnt a tough lesson in Great Britain last July with the huge scandal concerning the status take-over promotion on Facebook started as part of the brand’s ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’ campaign. Having tendered apology for the blunder (the thing was that a mother found her 14-year-old daughter searching for the meaning of her new status update with ‘two girls, one cup’ phrase referring to a notorious porn video), the brand closed the activity. Now, the buzz went down and almost one year later, the brand comes back with another teen-oriented project, dubbed ‘Pepperhood,’ which definitely will not have any unwanted after-effects.

‘Catch them young’ is thought to be the secret motto of all companies and brands, but as their activity proves, they are not only establishing strong ties with younger consumers from early years of their life to make them used to buying a particular product, but also support their creativity, encourage to develop eco-friendly attitude and start making contributions to the world though participating in a range of social projects devised or supported by brands. Today, we at Popsop are delving into answering the question of what marketing efforts attract representatives of Generation Z (born 1991-2002) and to some extend Generation Y (born 1981-1990).

Fergie becomes extremely seductive in a new Dr Pepper commercial for the upcoming Super Bowl XLV, slated for February 6. The soft drink brand, which invited spooky KISS to star in the last year’s advertising, now is focusing on sexual attraction. The music diva, who now got wavy dark brown locks and is wearing a gorgeous ‘vampire’ dress, promotes the famous Cherry Dr. Pepper soda and surprises her fans with a very complicated trick—in just a few seconds she knots a cherry stem in her mouth.

Dr Pepper Snapple Group announced Let’s Play, a community partnership designed to get U.S. kids active nationwide. The first Let’s Play initiative will be a $15 million, three-year commitment to KaBOOM!, the national non-profit that’s saving play by ensuring there is a great place to play within walking distance of every child. Together, through Let’s Play, DPS and KaBOOM! will build or fix up 2,000 playgrounds by the end of 2013, benefiting an estimated five million children across North America.