Budweiser, the most popular beer brand in America, is kicking off a massive promotional push with a nationwide giveaway of 500,000 free samples in US bars, pubs and restaurants in an effort to shore up an alarming erosion in sales.
Sales were down 9.5% last year, according to the trade publisher Beer Marketer’s Insights, the brand’s steepest decline on record.
[via The Guardian]
Wow Burner, good find. Remember the old arrogance of A-B when they were firmly cemented at the top?