When Quiet Wins

Pepsi’s “Fizz Goes Quiet,” and why calm branding cuts through the noise.

Author

Javier García
October 27, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

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Introduction

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Best Ad of the Week

Pepsi – “Fizz Goes Quiet” (2025 Global Campaign)

To promote its first caffeine-free, sugar-free variant designed for evening consumption, Pepsi launched “Fizz Goes Quiet.” The ad opens with the sound of a city winding down—train brakes, street chatter, music fading—before cutting to someone cracking open a Pepsi that makes a soft, nearly silent fizz. The film closes with the line: “Not every spark needs to shout.”

Key marketing lessons
• Redefine your category’s energy: Pepsi built its identity around loudness and youth. By embracing calm, it expands its emotional range and relevance.
• Sound design as storytelling: The reduced fizz becomes the product’s signature—proof that silence can be a brand asset as powerful as a logo.
• Sell moments, not ingredients: Instead of highlighting caffeine or sugar content, the ad sells peace, relaxation, and late-night enjoyment.
• Strategic contrast grabs attention: In a world of noisy, overstimulated ads, stillness and quiet instantly stand out.
• Tone signals maturity: The calm aesthetic shows evolution—Pepsi growing with its consumers rather than chasing the next teen trend.

Takeaway:
Pepsi’s “Fizz Goes Quiet” demonstrates that powerful branding doesn’t always need volume. Sometimes, the most memorable campaigns are the ones confident enough to whisper.

Fizz Goes Quiet

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Weekly Tip

Master the Power of Pauses

Silence—or space—can be more persuasive than words. Pauses give your message time to breathe and your audience time to think.

• Break long paragraphs into smaller ones for rhythm
• Use short sentences after longer ones to reset attention
• Leave visual or textual space before key points

A well-timed pause makes what comes next feel more important.

Weekly Challenge

One Message, Three Formats

This week, strengthen your storytelling versatility:

• Pick one key idea or takeaway you want your audience to remember
• Turn it into three different posts—a reel, a carousel, and a simple quote graphic
• Publish them on separate days and track which format performs best
• Use the insights to refine your future content mix

Mastering how to deliver one message across formats makes your strategy both efficient and powerful.

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