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Comment by fallinditch

10 hours ago

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Oh, Schlitz: How a Historic Ad Campaign Helped Kill America’s Biggest Beer Brand

https://vinepair.com/articles/schlitz-history-ad-campaign

I wonder if that type of article would exist if they had made good brewery decisions before launching the commercials. I mean they aren't great commercials, but I don't know I'd compare them to the unabomber or call it the brand killer. The brand was already killed, the commercials just weren't great.

  • If the brand had taken off and recovered the advertisers would claim "daring and powerful commercials that saved the brand" - the one thing they can't admit is that advertising isn't terribly effective.