Fanta is building its own Halloween universe after teaming up with Chucky and M3gan
Fanta is launching its own original Halloween characters and a 'Haunted Universe' to transition from a collaborative brand to an entertainment creator. The company is using AI-generated designs to build a consistent, year-over-year marketing platform.
Why it matters
This reflects a broader trend of consumer brands attempting to become media companies to build deeper, long-term engagement with audiences.
Coca-Cola's Fanta is creating its own scary characters for Halloween as part of a world-building exercise. Fanta Coca-Cola's Fanta is styling itself as an entertainment brand with four new characters for Halloween. The soda brand wants to build a "universe" of products and experiences that'll endure past Halloween. It's a shift toward Fanta being a creator in its own right, not just a collaborator with Hollywood. After doing tie-ins with iconic scary movie characters like Chucky and M3gan , Coca-Cola's Fanta wants to make some spooky personas of its own. Ahead of Halloween , the soda brand is introducing four characters as part of a kickoff to what it's calling Fanta's Haunted Universe, which it describes as a collection of products, content, and experiences.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in