The holidays are a great time for marketing thanks to one of the greatest business icons in history: Santa Claus. No matter what they call it, Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, etc., it ...

BERLIN — "Coca-Cola did not create the legend of Santa Claus." The myth that the many-named gift-bringer of Christmas was invented by a soda brand is so persistent that even Coca-Cola has had to step ...

There’s a chance you’ve heard it before: Coca-Cola created the Santa Claus we see today. It’s certainly believable. Santa’s red and white suit matches the colors of Coca-Cola, and there are perhaps no ...

Few brands are so deeply associated with Christmas imagery as Coca-Cola. Over the course of almost a century, Coke did not simply create marketing around Christmas, they created Christmas marketing.