Dr Pepper Gives Away A Mini Cooper A Day

Dr Pepper is in the midst of giving away one Mini-Cooper convertible a day in an under-the-cap promo to boost summer sales and to encourage trial of its new Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper.

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Mini-Cooper giveaway

Game codes can be found under yellow bottle caps on specially marked 20-ounce, 2-liter bottles and inside specially marked 12-pack wraps of Dr Pepper, Diet Dr Pepper, Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper and Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper. Game pieces can also be obtained by mail. Dr Pepper began giving away the Minis on May 18 and will offer up the last one on July 31, 75 consecutive days later.

To play, participants click on the giveaway icon at Drpepper.com to enter the code. Once they hit "submit" they are asked to register for the promotion and find out if they have won an instant prize.

The grand-prize 2005 Mini Cooper convertible comes in chili red with a black top, chili red mirror caps and black leatherette seats. Secondary prizes include a Polaroid mini DVD player and a Mini Cooper remote control car. Circle One handles.

Last October, Dr Pepper parent, Cadbury Schweppes, debuted Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper in both regular and diet versions. Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe imitators around the company's Plano, TX, headquarters promoted the new beverage that carries the tagline, "Tastes so good you get lost in it." In addition, hundreds of roller skating carhops delivered 80,000 samples to consumers in 26 markets. Fifteen-second TV spots, 30- and 60-radio ads and two outdoor campaigns supported the launch.