Carlsberg is set to take the first step towards revitalising its flagship brand, with a bold relaunch of Carlsberg Export from January 2017 and a £15m marketing spend designed to connect with millennial drinkers.
The look and feel of Carlsberg Export will be transformed with a stylish new design by Taxi Studio, that reflects the brand’s Danish heritage and reinforces its premium credentials. All consumer touch points have been refreshed – including a new bar font and glassware, through to a new premium 330ml-sized bottle.
The new design has been influenced by the iconic cross from the Danish flag, while the signature of founder, J.C. Jacobsen, and the word ‘København’ – Danish for Copenhagen – underline the brand’s roots.
Spencer Buck, Creative Partner & Founder at Taxi Studio expands on the work: “Balance is something the Danes do brilliantly and it’s something that, together with the great team at Carlsberg UK, we’ve worked hard to capture in our redesign – by blending premium beer cues with Danish design aesthetic and marrying the warm with the cool, we hope this brave new direction for Carlsberg Export does Denmark proud.”
Darren Morris, Brand Portfolio Director for Carlsberg UK said: “Throughout this year-long process we’ve taken a collaborative and consumer-centric approach. From identifying our differentiating Danish provenance to working alongside brilliant partners like Taxi Studio to bring our Danish heritage to the fore, we’ve had the consumer with us the whole way. We’re incredibly excited to share a piece of Denmark with the wider community.”
The premiumisation of the Carlsberg brand will continue into early summer 2017, when limited edition packaging will be launched for the Carlsberg 3.8% ABV beer and the bottle increased to a 330ml size.
The bold new approach has been developed following a year-long project comprising exhaustive consumer research, category analysis and trends monitoring. Its aim is to confront the long-term decline seen in the lager category by engaging with the consumer group identified as the most influential and responsible for driving key trends; millennials.
Liam Newton, vice president of marketing, Carlsberg UK said: “The fundamental reason for the decline in the beer category is the fact the biggest segments – standard and premium lager – are losing relevance with millennial consumers.
In our eyes, the dramatic change in the UK beer market requires bold action, and an even bolder approach, and this lies at the heart of our revitalisation of Carlsberg. Standard and premium lagers recruit new drinkers, and if consumers don’t enter through these segments, it is unlikely they will move into world and craft. This means brands like Carlsberg and premium beers like Carlsberg Export remain vital to the long-term health of the entire beer category.”
The relaunch of the Carlsberg brand will be supported by a £15m campaign incorporating media and integrated consumer activity. The campaign will celebrate the brand’s Danish heritage and taps into consumer demand for authenticity and the trend towards premiumisation in the beer category.
“By reminding people of where Carlsberg comes from and adopting some of the positive attributes from the people of Denmark, we believe we will have a powerful platform from which to connect with millennials in a meaningful way,” says Newton.
Further details around the consumer activation will follow in the coming weeks.
Source: Carlsberg
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