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.
FA, Sainsbury’s, Gousto: 5 things that mattered this week and why
Marketing Week ReportersFrom the FA unveiling a new look Three Lions to Gousto going on a hiring spree after proving marketing’s value and British Airways unveiling its recovery plan, here are some of this week’s biggest marketing stories.
The consumer shifts that should inform your post-pandemic strategy
Marketing Week PartnerThe last 12 months have seen significant changes in consumer behaviour due to the pressures of Covid-19. Here are some of the most important for marketers.
‘Marketing has a big role to play’: British Airways on the brand’s recovery post-pandemic
Michaela JeffersonAs the airline launches its first TV campaign in two years, the brand says reinforcing consumer trust will be key to ensuring people choose British Airways for their first post-pandemic flight.
Ehrenberg-Bass: Narrow targeting ‘counter-productive’ to B2B growth
Michaela JeffersonThe road to growth in B2B starts with understanding that irrespective of size or positioning, a brand’s main competition are the biggest brands in its category, as shown by a major new study from the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute.