Waka Flocka's Pot Positive Commercial Tripled Pine Bros Cough Drop Sales

American Music Awards viewers probably thought they were hallucinating when they saw a Pine Bros Cough Drop commercial with Waka Flocka Flame and a whole bunch of marijuana innuendo.

After the ad aired during the November award's show, it was banned by the networks. But it kept its buzz on YouTube and certainly did its job. In an interview with Hip Hop Wired, Pine Bros. Marketing Vice President David Roach quantified the huge impact Big Homie Flock had on his brand's bottom line.

"Pine Bros was growing anyway, because our word of mouth buzz is insanely high," he recalls. “If you try Pine Bros, you’re hooked. But certainly Waka single-handedly doubled sales, I’ll say that, and maybe tripled."