An heir to the Anheuser Busch Beer dynasty is unhappy with the direction global brand pirate InBev has taken his family’s legacy. Billy Busch is prepared to make an offer to buy it back if InBev will part with it.
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ICYMI – Bikers Bail on BUD – Budweiser’s Sturgis Pavilion is Empty.
This year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally runs from Aug 4th to 13th. Over half a million folks attend this annual event, so it’s a magnet for everything commercial that might appeal to the crowd. Beer appeals, you’d think, and it does, unless it’s Budweiser.
As Sales Continue to Nosedive BUD Tries a Guilt Trip
Keep in mind this truth. These people didn’t stop drinking beer; they just stopped drinking Bud Light. Market forces continue to work. There are winners and losers, and the Anheuser Busch folks, after slitting their wrists, are looking for a way to stop the bleeding.
Promoting “Drag Queens” Is Not About “Inviting Others To Accept You as You Are”
Big Biz embracing drag queens as marketing shills seems like a distraction. We’ve mocked Hershey’s and Bud Light, and it looks like Jack Daniels did something similar two years ago, but no one noticed (really) until this week.
When You Alienate Your Biggest Set of Consumers To Go Woke …
Did “they” not learn from Gillette who made sport of their loyal customers (Steve: #Woke Gillette Has to Write Off 8 Billion Dollars After SJW Toxic Masculinity Ad?)?