Coca-Cola launches the Happiness Refill, a machine that releases credits for mobile phones
This never before seen Coke machine is being installed in the Coca-Cola Concept Store on Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro. The Happiness Refill appears to be a modern-looking Soda Machine, but it isn’t. Instead of a cup, the consumer presses his mobile phone against the tap to receive data credits for free internet navigation (IMs, Facebook, Twitter, websites, etc) on a exclusive Coca Cola mobile browser. In Brazil, free wi-fi spots are not common, and most young people have pre-paid phones. It provides a new way for the brand to reach out to a generation that wants to be connected every breathing minute of the day. After all, for young people, happiness means being connected.
