Canadian Club: Over beer? How CC became the fastest growing alcohol trademark in Australia

This campaign boosted Canadian Club rye whiskey in a difficult regulatory environment: federal taxes on premixed drinks had been raised 70% by the Australian government.

Canadian Club: Over beer? How CC became the fastest growing alcohol trademark in Australia

Agency: The Works

Advertiser: Canadian Club (owned by Beam Global Australia)

Author: Tom Donald

Total Campaign Expenditure: $1-2 million

STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS CHALLENGE

New tax blindsides the business

In mid-2009, Beam Global Australia (BGA) was at a crossroads. A year earlier, Federal taxes on ‘Ready To Drink’ (RTD) premixed drinks were raised over 70%, causing the price of BGA's portfolio to shoot through the roof. A slab of RTDs had cost roughly the same as a slab of beer, but not anymore. Not...

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