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More than 80 million votes were registered and, at its peak, 37% of Americans were aware of the Refresh Project.<ref name=":0">https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/history-advertising-no-185-pepsi-refresh-project/1424314</ref>
 
This project has been the focus of a 2013 Harvard Business School case ("The Pepsi Refresh Project: a Thirst for Change"), describing the process that Pepsi's marketing team, led by senior marketing director Ana Maria Irazabal, went through to come up with this idea. <ref>Michael I. Norton, Jill Avery, The Pepsi Refresh Project: a Thirst For Change, HBSP 512018-PDF-ENG </ref> Today, this case is a classic example and is included in the marketing program of many business schools in the world.
 
In early 2012, Pepsi abandoned the Refresh Project. One opinion is due to declining market share and falling to third place behind Coke and Diet Coke. <ref>Craig Bida: [http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/186127/why-pepsi-canned-the-refresh-project.html "Why Pepsi Canned The Refresh Project"] MediaPost, October 29, 2012</ref>