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Progression of Pepsi’s Advertising

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Mahaska

After the company’s first commercial in 1950, Pepsi’s advertising would continue to prosper and grow over the years. The 50’s brought on not only a logo change, but a total change in direction to the brand’s initial strategy. The new logo incorporated the “bottle cap” design, and Pepsi was no longer advertised based on price. The new direction […]

Ray Boomershine Tells his Mahaska Story

Posted on April 22, 2015 by Mahaska

In 1981, Ray Boomershine became the director of Mahaska Vending Services, but his story with Mahaska began much sooner in an unlikely place- a barber shop. When Ray was a barber in Iowa, one of his regular customers was Mahaska Bottling Employee, Ron Pettit. One fateful day, Ron brought in John Muhl to get his hair cut […]