Category Archives: Social Media

Budweiser helps Toast new friends

Beer is social by nature. Usually, it is the catalyst to good times shared  amongst friends, families and even strangers. The moment that sums up the excitement is the “Toast.” Around the world there are different terms used: Cheers, Skaal, Salud, Prost, … Continue reading

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Skol has the Easter Bunny delivering Beer Eggs

If beer companies did not have enough holidays to capitalize on selling beer, the widely popular SKOL brand in Brazil is experimenting with Easter. They have an ambitious goal: Create the worlds 1st Easter Egg made with beer. I personally … Continue reading

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Corona celebrates 1,000,000 Facebook fans

In recent months, some breweries have attributed positive revenue growth along with assigning a monetary worth to its collection of facebook friends. Click below on the following brands to read their stories in full. AB InBev              New Belgium Brewery Brands … Continue reading

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Bud Light’s Super Bowl Tailgate Augmented Reailty iPhone App

So your team did not make it to Indianapolis, nor did you win Bud Lights’ Hotel Correspondent sweepstakes. Don’t sweat it. Bud Light is still offering to throw an epic tailgate party for you and your friends in your home … Continue reading

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Heineken encourages interactions amongst strangers by using personalized QR codes

Instead of boring tee shirt giveaways at the Heineken Open’er Music Festival in Gdynia, Poland, they produced engaging QR stickers that carried personal message for fans to engage one another. These freely distributed stickers were created at a central tent. … Continue reading

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Mahou features Iker Casillas and David Villa in a mobile app

Mahou beer will try to bring soccer fans up close and personal with their favorite Spanish soccer players Iker Casillas and David Villa through their  recently released Penalty Five Star mobile app. Engaged consumers have the ability to generate either a … Continue reading

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Guinness Xmas App – Decorate a Pint

Tis the season to start wrapping gifts and sharing them with friends, especially those hard to shop for men. Guinness (UK) found a clever way to drive awareness and possibly reshape consumers purchase intent. With the importance of mobile platforms … Continue reading

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Over the top beer gadgets

Annoyed by friends and strangers tagging you in facebook photos? Norte beer has developed a beer cooler that detects when photos are being taken and quickly sends a flash to keep you safe and sound. The Photoblocker cooler eliminates compromising … Continue reading

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Leverage your print ads to drive digital traffic

Heineken recently found a way to give their stale, push communication print ad for an upcoming concert,  a voice. With the use of Augmented Reality (AR) and Quick Response (QR) technology, the brand brought exclusive content to consumers to life. … Continue reading

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Miller Lite stresses importance of Protection in a web series

To assist Miller Lite with repositioning their brand, they introduced packaging innovations: Special can lids and bottle caps. These “gimmicks” were used to establish “Protection” of the Miller Lite taste. Then came the challenge of communicating this message out to … Continue reading

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