Lager brands discover the power of craft
With Peroni and Carlsberg moving to offer consumers a more premium experience, beer brands are steadily exploring craft options when it comes to lager. Yet they must not forget their core offering.
Peroni is a marketing-driven success story, says SABMiller
Sarah VizardSABMiller says the success of Peroni, which it claims is the number one super-premium beer in the UK, is much more a story of marketing than sales as it looks to redefine how and when consumers drink beer amid a wider slowdown in alcohol sales.
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Carlsberg considers reselling a 133-year-old lager as it looks to reclaim its ‘craft beer’ heritage
Leonie RoderickCarlsberg is ‘rebrewing’ its original beer using yeast cells from a 133-year-old beer bottle as part of a new global campaign that it hopes will re-establish it as a craft beer brand.
Pepsi jumps on craft craze as it launches ‘1893’
Leonie RoderickWith Pepsi becoming the first major soft drinks manufacturer to launch a craft product to “honour its heritage”, it seems soft drink brands are keen to copy the alcohol industry. But increased awareness is needed if it is to revive flagging sales.
Virgin Media O2 launches first joint campaign as it outlines dual-brand strategy
Manny PhamVirgin Media O2 is launching its first proposition after the £31bn merger in June, as its new marketing director outlines the business’s dual-brand strategy, stating the “powerful equity” both have is “too good to scrap”.
Nestlé Purina: Culture change is the major challenge in our effectiveness journey
Michaela JeffersonEmbedding a culture of effectiveness within the company has meant breaking false beliefs around the efficacy of different media and re-educating brand managers.
Measuring purpose and repositioning B2B marketing: Your Marketing Week
Russell ParsonsAt the end of every week I look at the key stories, offering my view on what they mean for you and the industry. From measuring the effectiveness of purpose to marketing marketing in B2B, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
The brand purpose debate: Is the pendulum swinging ‘too hard’?
Michaela JeffersonPeople tend to love or hate brand purpose, but is its real value somewhere in the middle? Top marketers and researchers weigh in.