Corona Extra, the Mexican beer that’s long-been synonymous with Cinco de Mayo celebrations, is stepping up celebrations US-wide with out-of-the-box executions and the brand’s biggest-ever investment for the occasion. In 2017, the brand will continue its “Lime Drop” campaign with a complete 360° marketing plan including national TV and digital advertising, social media, PR and retail programming.
“When you think Cinco, you think Corona,” says John Alvarado, VP of marketing for Corona. “And everyone knows that when you pop off the cap and drop in the lime, the fiesta begins. So we’re celebrating that ‘lime drop’ ritual again this year, in a fresh and unexpected way, for Cinco de Mayo. We love creating unique moments to celebrate with friends and family, and there’s no better way to do that this Cinco than with an ice-cold Corona and fresh wedge of lime.”
To bring Corona’s campaign to life, the brand has partnered with Transformers actor Josh Duhamel for a kick-off party in New York City, where he will help ring in Cinco de Mayo with a larger-than-life “Lime Drop.” For the first time ever outside of New Year’s Eve, the city’s iconic Times Square Ball will be lit up to resemble a lime wedge and dropped for the celebration.
“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo than with an ice-cold Corona. Generally, I’m a drop the lime in, turn the bottle upside down kind of guy, but this Lime Drop steps my game way up!” said Josh Duhamel. “I’m excited to help everyone ring in this year’s Cinco.”
2017 marks the Corona Extra brand’s 20th year as the nation’s #1 imported beer. This year the brand is starting its Cinco celebrations in New York City, one of the top beer markets in U.S., where Corona Extra is the #1 beer overall.
As a part of the marketing efforts, Corona has also developed a second year of its social media #LimeDrop campaign, including a Snapchat lens, which will be released to a twenty-one (21) plus audience nationwide on Cinco de Mayo. In 2016, Corona was the #1 alcohol brand on Facebook and Instagram for the month of May and topped the list of brands detected in #CincodeMayo photos on Instagram with more than 6X as many tags as the next closest brand.
Corona is also running a Cinco de Mayo-themed TV spot nationwide in the weeks leading up to May 5 – its biggest Cinco TV investment to-date – to remind everyone to get ready for the fiesta.
Constellation Brands, the exclusive brewer, importer and marketer of Corona for the U.S. market, will also ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on May 5. In 2016, the company was the #1 growth contributor at retail and the #1 growth contributor in the U.S. beer industry, thanks in large part to record-breaking sales of Corona Extra.
Source: Corona
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