Bud Light Super Bowl Ads - Sophisticated?

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  1. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    Apparently they are ditching the funny ads and going serious this year. Seems like a dumb idea to me, but it's not like either way was going to spur me to buy any Bud Light. But I have always loved their "Real Men of Genius" radio commercials.

    https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/bud-light-super-bowl-commercials-alissa-heinerscheid-1235510169/

     
  2. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    As much as I despise AB, I give them props for their ad campaigns featuring horses and dogs. They should stick with these instead of going for "sophistication," which I will NEVER associate with Bud Light. It's like a bad joke that just writes itself.

    Edit: "Dilly, dilly!"
     
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  3. NickTheGreat

    NickTheGreat Maven (1,470) Oct 28, 2010 Iowa
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    As long as they aren't going super politically correct or whatever you want to call it.

    Maybe it says something about me, but I'm almost longing for the days of Dilly Dilly or Whazzzzup.
     
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  4. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    When I see something like this, I always wonder what prompted such a drastic change. Is AB unhappy with their current consumer demographic? If so, is there some other beer consuming demographic they're hoping to tap into? If that's the case, what distinctive features does that new demographic have that the current one doesn't have? (is it larger? More affluent? More trendy?).

    Like the OP, this idea strikes me as pretty dumb and unlikely to impact sales in any meaningful way. It's not going to affect me one way or another, but it's hard to imagine any set of circumstances where this is going to benefit AB. At this point, I think consumers' impressions of bud light are pretty entrenched.
     
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  5. jmdrpi

    jmdrpi Grand High Pooh-Bah (8,989) Dec 11, 2008 Pennsylvania
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    I don't know if you read the whole article, but they offered this:
    Seems they think what attracted the Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials isn't working on Gen Z.
     
  6. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    Thanks. You're right, I didn't.

    So it sounds like it's option number three. They're hoping to make bud light more trendy.

    Good luck with that AB.
     
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  7. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Don't forget the frogs:

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  8. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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  9. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    Dilly Dilly
     
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  10. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    Do you remember when the Super Bowl commercials were entertaining?



    Cheers!
     
  11. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    we made a drinking game out of that. We would go around in a circle saying bud, wise or er. The goal was not to say Budweiser. You would be surprised how often Budweiser was said. Obviously you can’t play the game sober.
     
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    FBarber Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,325) Mar 5, 2016 Illinois
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  13. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    But, but,but,...that is the 'wrong' quarterback!?! :grimacing:

    Cheers!
     
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    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,375) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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  15. ChicagoJ

    ChicagoJ Grand Pooh-Bah (5,247) Feb 2, 2015 Illinois
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    There should only be three categories of Budweiser or Bud Light “Big Game” commercials each year.

    Dogs & Clydesdales - Budweiser




    America(ns)- Budweiser or Bud Light


    Humor - Bud Light
     
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  16. GetMeAnIPA

    GetMeAnIPA Pooh-Bah (2,559) Mar 28, 2009 California
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    as a raider fan I will be saying philly philly all day if they beat the chiefs.
     
  17. BeerGeekExtraordinaire

    BeerGeekExtraordinaire Zealot (542) Mar 6, 2020 Illinois
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    I didn't think I would ever see "Bud Light" and "sophisticated" in the same thought. Ever
     
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  18. MistaRyte

    MistaRyte Pooh-Bah (2,681) Jan 14, 2008 Virginia
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    I seriously just wanna see a monkey in an ad... I miss the Yeknom monkeys.

    And bring back Ali Landry to get a dorito fired at her.
     
  19. dcotom

    dcotom Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,637) Aug 4, 2014 Iowa
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    Better you should thank the refs for calling a fair game. (Personally, I'm hoping for yet another NFL officiating clown show.)
     
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