New Delhi, October 2025.
This Diwali,
Coca-Cola India is reimagining how India celebrates by fusing culture,
creativity, and cutting-edge technology. Through a first-of-its-kind
collaboration with Google, Coca-Cola
has introduced Festicons Diwali
greetings, enabling consumers to create and share personalized digital
wishes using the Google Gemini app.
Available on
Coca-Cola’s limited-edition Utsav Packs,
the initiative allows people to scan a QR code to create and share their own
personalized festive avatarsright
within the Gemini app using its advanced
image generation capabilities. Through this innovative digital experience,
Coca-Cola is giving consumers a unique way to share their festive vibe.
By scanning the
festive pack, consumers are transported into an interactive Google Gemini
experience, There, they can design their unique "Festicon" by
choosing a fun, relatable festive persona that matches their own and a classic
Diwali icon to customize. Leveraging its powerful image generation models,
Gemini merges these selections to create a unique, shareable digital sticker.
Users can download their creation and share it with friends and family,
sparking a chain with the hashtag #MyFesticon.
Karthik Subramanian, Senior Director, Marketing, Coca-Cola Category said, “Coca-Cola has always been at the heart of
India’s celebrations, and this Diwali we are delighted to offer people a new,
creative way to express themselves. Our collaboration with Google for festicons
comes from the simple insight that consumers want more personal and meaningful
ways to celebrate. This initiative, powered by Google Gemini, weaves in AI, art
and culture, reinforcing Coca-Cola’s belief that when people come together,
they create lasting memories.”
The campaign
builds on Coca-Cola’s successful activations with generative AI. Diwali Wali Magic, the brand’s previous
campaign in collaboration with DALL-E enabled consumers to design personalized
festive cards, an initiative that resonated strongly with households across
India. With Festicons, Coca-Cola is taking this idea further by enabling
real-time, interactive co-creation, making every Diwali wish as thoughtful,
personal, and creative as the festival itself.
At its core,
Coca-Cola has always stood for togetherness,
connection, and celebration. Festicons serves as a blend of the timeless
warmth of a Diya with the endless possibilities of AI, once again proving that
magic truly happens when tradition meets innovation.