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Immediately following the purchase of Miller-Coors by South African Brewing, Budweiser wanted to reassert itself as the last, great American Beer.  We concepted the Red, White & Bud campaign with a website that featured an interactive map of the U.S. made out of Bud caps. Clicking on a cap revealed stories, some personal and user-generated -- some “corporate” and company generated -- that brought Budweiser’s unique bond with America to life.​ From hop farms in Idaho that provide Budweiser with its essential ingredients, to distributors and bottlers, to the millions of Budweiser loyalists across the country, we were asked to demonstrate the unbreakable tie between Bud and American culture ... until Anheuser Busch was purchased by Brazilian-owned InBev prior to the campaign's launch.

 

At the heart of the Red, White and Bud campaign was a cause-marketing effort to reinvest in America. Every bottle cap on Budweiser products would be considered currency by Anheuser Busch. Every cap returned to drop-off locations at minor league and major league baseball games would lead to a donation to retraining out-of-work Americans, to supporting veterans returning from the Iraq War, to disaster relief, and to Keep America Beautiful.  CLIENT: Budweiser  AGENCY: Deutsch NY  CD: Jeff Huggins, Peter Nicholson  AD: Brian Hurewitz  CW: Jeff Huggins, Nick Bayne, Lea Platz

 

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