
The Sagres brand had not been evolved to its fullest potential, and on-shelf the brand’s erosion of quality and national pride was a threat to one of Portugal’s most iconic beers. Could beer brand experts Claessens International give Sagres back its national pride and rebuild its emotional bond with consumers?
24 May 2012

Being appointed a new sponsor for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Azerbaijan, Baltika Baku Brewery has introduced a completely new design for its popular local brand Xirdalan, created by CARTILS. 'We feel very proud for...
24 May 2012

Budweiser changes its bottle design to help raise $2.5 million for the Folds of Honor Foundation, which provides post-secondary educational scholarships for families of U.S. military personnel killed or disabled while on service.
18 May 2012

Peroni Nastro Azzurro's new timeless design continues to embody effortless Italian style and keeps the brand relevant to its target audience. The new look designed by JDO will be launched in early May and rolled out globally.
1 May 2012

Miller Lite is giving its cans a second tab for a smoother pour, and inviting beer drinkers to have fun opening it. The Punch Top Can increases airflow, reducing glug and resulting in an improved, smoother pour that highlights the great pilsner taste of Miller Lite. The second...
27 April 2012

Heineken USA, the world's leading international brewer, and the Tribeca Film Institute announced their partnership to establish and launch the Heineken Affinity Award. The award, which aims to empower and...
25 April 2012

While the Stella Artois lager brand is celebrating cinema spirit with its promotional initiatives ahead of the Cannes Film Festival, Grolsch has stepped into the art-house filmmaking world with
23 April 2012

Corona Light, the number one imported light beer in the US, is debuting a new national marketing campaign that encourages consumers to trade-up from their brown bottle domestic light routine to a Corona Light for a refreshing change of pace. As Corona Light continues to...
23 April 2012

As a long-time sponsor of the Cannes Film Festival, each spring Stella Artois launches a new activity dedicated to the major film event. Earlier this month, the lager brand...
20 April 2012

Milan’s internationally renowned week-long design fair last night hosted the unveiling of a crowd-sourced nightclub concept from Heineken. A yearlong design exploration project, created through the progressive minds of 19...
19 April 2012
“For an average consumer the value of branding is down to making the right choice”

Sara Jones, Creative Director at brand development and packaging design agency Anthem Worldwide, shares her round up of the top five print innovations, which have the potential to create real standout, as long as they’re used to enhance –- rather than ‘be’ -- the brand idea.
If you had to choose the ultimate business super power, what would it be? Big budgets, global reach, an innovation pipeline full to bursting, a PR machine capable of generating positive press 24/7? Without hesitation, I answered “agility.”
Cheryl Swanson, Head of Toniq, once again explores the consumer trends for different age groups in the USA.
Before we had Apple Macs, Photoshop and a myriad of other programmes, design centered on tradition and craftsmanship, on the physical and the tactile. Yet now, we see the worlds of digital design and physical craftsmanship joining to create new expressions and celebrations of the power of making.
There’s a natural relationship between the style of our daily surroundings and how we feel. A great space can make us feel better, more hopeful and even more productive. And we often use our own space to express a vision of ourselves.

