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Coca-Cola, Grab expand strategic partnership in SEA to drive customer value for merchants, distributors

by Teddy Cambosa

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December 4, 2024

Coca-Cola, Grab expand strategic partnership in SEA

Singapore – Grab and Coca-Cola are advancing their strategic partnership in Southeast Asia to better engage today’s increasingly hybrid shoppers. The partnership will combine Coca-Cola extensive offline retail presence with Grab’s expansive online network to create unique experiences for consumers to better enjoy Coca-Cola beverages. 

This marks a significant milestone in the ongoing collaboration between the two companies, which is dedicated to driving customer value and unlocking growth opportunities for Coca-Cola as well as their merchants and distributors in the region. 

Coca-Cola will collaborate with Grab on various regional campaigns and initiatives that cover both online and offline channels, leveraging GrabAds’ comprehensive full-funnel retail media ecosystem. Coca-Cola will also tap into GrabAds’ first-party transaction data for precise audience profiling tailored to its target segments and to employ the platform’s innovative online-to-offline (O2O) ad formats for creative campaigns designed to boost engagement and sales. 

As part of the expanded partnership, Coca-Cola will continue to roll out the Foodmarks campaign on Grab across several Southeast Asian cities. The campaign invites users to discover hidden street food landmarks – or Foodmarks for short – in participating cities via the Grab app. 

Whether dining out by booking a Grab ride or ordering in with GrabFood, users can enjoy a perfect blend of delicious street food and refreshing Coca-Cola, bundled together in special combos by featured merchants. This campaign is executed through a series of in-app masthead and native ads, targeting users looking for new dining options.

Coca-Cola is also collaborating with Grab to help merchant-partners boost sales via omnichannel campaigns. This includes a video campaign leveraged by Coca-Cola sales teams to help merchants design and utilise Coca-Cola online bundles on Grab, which can be further amplified through GrabAds, including through product sampling. 

Initial campaigns have already demonstrated positive results: for instance, a product sampling campaign for Lemon Dou done in March this year within Metro Manila, Philippines, saw the delivery of 50,000 samples of Coke Zero via GrabFood merchants, yielding strong engagement. Coca-Cola also launched a car icon branding campaign in Vietnam early this year where Coca-Cola icon replaced Grab’s green rider icon, and appeared on real-time delivery maps. 

Lastly, Coca-Cola and Grab have also partnered on the Coke&Go campaign, which brings together convenience and seamless purchasing to tech-savvy consumers across Singapore. The initiative allows consumers to utilise the Grab app to make purchases from Coca-Cola physical smart coolers by scanning a QR code. Purchases can be seamlessly completed via cashless payment methods linked to consumers’ Grab accounts. Coke&Go is projected to deploy several hundred units across Singapore by early next year, with plans for regional expansion informed by consumer response. 

Sam Way, vice president of digital acceleration office at Coca-Cola ASEAN & South Pacific, said, “We are excited to take our partnership with Grab to the next level. In line with Coca-Cola commitment to growth, innovation and customer satisfaction, leveraging GrabAds’ retail media platform will help us boost our online presence to complement our robust offline retail network. With the digital population booming in Southeast Asia, this partnership will enable merchants to strengthen their online visibility, attract hybrid shoppers, and create deeper connections with the Coca-Cola brand across touchpoints.”

Meanwhile, Ken Mandel, regional managing director and head of GrabAds and enterprise, commented, “Coca-Cola has been a long-standing and valued partner of Grab, and we are thrilled to deepen our partnership with new and exciting co-created campaigns. To achieve full-funnel impact, it is crucial that merchant-partners are present where the consumers are, whether that’s online or offline. This also includes taking advantage of O2O platforms like ours to deliver innovative omnichannel experiences that not only drive tangible business results but build brand loyalty.” 

Related Tags Advertising Southeast Asia Grab GrabAds Coca-Cola retail media
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