Smirnoff 'Nightlife': How a social media and experiential strategy renewed Diageo’s vodka brand

Describes the launch and development of Smirnoff vodka's 'Nightlife' initiative, a global campaign driven by social media and experiential, night-clubbing events.

Smirnoff 'Nightlife': How a social media and experiential strategy renewed Diageo's vodka brand

Geoffrey PrecourtWarc

Pyotr Smirnov started distilling vodka in Moscow during the 1860s. Since then, the brand that bears his name has had its ups (the three-year instillation of Russian troops in Germany was a boon to Smirnoff) and its downs (Absolut's dazzling marketing generated a spate of status-focused brands).

By 2010, the 150-year-old liquor brand's appeal seemed to have grown a bit dusty, which prompted Diageo, Smirnoff's owner, to turn to digital and social media to give it a boost.

Heading up this effort...

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