Brand preference for beer has been decreasing in recent years according to market research data. A study was conducted in 2015 to understand why. It found that while people still enjoy beer, beer brands have lost relevance by failing to connect authentically with changing consumer values and mindsets. Beer communication lacks personality, authentic emotions, consistency, and real innovation. As a result, consumers are turning to other beverages that better reflect their interests in positive thinking, self-development, and authentic experiences. International premium beer brands have been more successful by forging emotional connections with consumers.
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1. Why beer ^has woken up ̄ / De ce s-a ^trezit ̄ berea
Iulie 2015
Un demers de cercetare
2. Brand RO (Biz) data indicated years in a row that beer
brand decreased progressively in relevance and preference
2014
?
?2010
?
? 2011
?
? 2012
?
? 2013
?
?
6
?
9
?
12
?
10
?
23
?
30
?
39
?
41
?
43
?
48
?
50
?
60
?
64
?
77
?
80
?
87
?
93
?
99
?
100
?
Top
?50
?
?
Top
?100
?
*
?BrandRo,
?Biz
?&
?Unlock,
?2011-?\2014,
?N=1000
?interviuri,
?urban
?
?
3. Current consumers are different from those before crisis.
They act guided by a very different mind-set.
Joy
Freeze
??
X?
Introspection Outrospection
SENSIBILITY SENSE
Open up
!T?
EMPATHY
Authentic emotions
Real stories
Positive thinking
Tolerance
No prejudice
Self development
Looking for:
4. We have been continuously challenged on the cause of this.
Are there any reasons for such a decrease in brand preference in case
of beer category?
?? Are
?there
?people
?drinking
?something
?else?
?They
?do
?not
?like
?beer
?anymore?
?
?
?? Is
?there
?something
?missing
?on
?the
?beer
?market?
?Did
?the
?beer
?`waken
?
up¨?
?(^s-?\a
?trezit ̄)
?
In
?summer
?2015
?we
?have
?conducted
?an
?internal
?diagnosVc
?survey
?(data
?mining,
?
interviews
?and
?focus
?group
?discussions)
?on
?the
?current
?status
?of
?beer
?category
?
?to
?
see
?what¨s
?the
?mood
?of
?people
?when
?they
?talk
?about
?it
?
Main
?conclusion:
?people
?did
?not
?give
?up
?on
?beer,
?beer
?has
?given
?up
?on
?them.
?
?
Beer
?brands
?lack
?authenVcity,
?empathy
?and
?vibe
?able
?to
?engage
?current
?consumers
?
in
?a
?way
?that¨s
?relevant
?to
?them
?
?
5. Do people still like beer?
Yes,
?of
?course
?
?
Beer
?is
?a
?mass
?alcoholic
?product
?that
?people
?enjoy
?a
?lot
?
?
In
?the
?present
?it
?lost
?its
?spark
?and
?e?ervescence,
?therefore
?people
?migrated
?
towards
?drinks
?with
?more
?personality,
?vibe
?and
?ritual
?(shots,
?strong
?alcohol)
?or
?
more
?interesVng
?beers
?(arVsanal),
?also
?implying
?personality
?and
?authenVcity
?
?
?
Mass
?beer
?brands
?are
?strongly
?commodiVzed
?and
?falling
?into
?rouVne
?
?
?
?
8. As a consequence, beer market is hugely under pressure
given its inner blockage, not the threat from outside
As
?long
?as
?beer
?^has
?woken
?up ̄
?(s-?\a
?trezit),
?people
?look
?for
?alternaVves
?
?