The Boston Beer Company’s Samuel Adams brand was one of America’s first specialty beers but was suffering increased competition from mass market brewers who had introduced their own “craft brews.” In response, it launched an aspirational ad campaign in 1998 focusing on “what’s inside” the beer.
Boston Beer Company, Inc.: It's What's Inside campaign
Robert SchnakenbergOVERVIEW
In August 1998, after a two-month review, the Boston Beer Company, Inc. replaced its longtime ad agency, Carmichael Lynch, with Interpublic Group's McCann-Erickson....
