Magic Hat: Put the bong down and get some original ideas!

I just got the most recent Magic Hat Brewery newsletter. Overall, I think their newsletter design is pretty slick, and their promotions are pretty solid – centered around music mostly. They also celebrate their #9 Apricot beer on 9/9 every year. I can’t say that #9 is my favorite brew, but I know they sell [...]

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Written by on Thu, July 29 2010 » Marketing

Did I just see a Sam Adams commercial promoting brown bottles?

Did I just see a Sam Adams commercial promoting the use of brown bottles? Yes, I did and here it is: (click here if not showing up in your reader) I’ve been a big fan of the Sam Adams commercials ever since they dropped that awful campaign where Sam Adams was spying on conversations in [...]

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Written by on Sun, July 25 2010 » advertising, Television

Dogfish Head to showcase authenticity in new TV series

You may have seen the press release about Dogfish Head’s new reality television series on Discovery that’s currently in production. Aside from being a really incredible way to reach a mainstream national audience, this is a great way for DFH to showcase their brand authenticity. Developing, building and maintaining a brand is hard work. One [...]

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Written by on Mon, July 12 2010 » Television