Famous the world over, the iconic Guinness tulip glass was designed to perfect proportions to pour the perfect pint. The signature glass every Guinness is poured in is as famous and iconic as the drink itself. Guinness drinkers expect their Guinness to be served only in its rightful glass. Guinness wanted to be true to […]
For the third year running, AMV BBDO picked up the Google FAB Agency of the Year Award at the 18th International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards (The FAB Awards) at The Hurlingham Club. The winner of the award is the agency with the most points accumulated from nominations, FAB Awards & FABulous Awards on […]
Guinness has introduced a new design of its iconic harp logo as the Diageo owned brand aims to ‘reintroduce skill and craftsmanship’ and set it apart from the wave of new craft beers. Created by Design Bridge, the new logo was made through collaborations with illustrator Gerry Barney, harp-makers Niebisch & Tree, and artisan letterpress […]
In an age when we can communicate almost every thought, emotion or action through tiny emoji, the brewers of Guinness have a question: What about dark beer? That’s why Guinness & Co. published this open letter calling on dark beer lovers to join the fight to bring a dark beer emoji to the world’s keyboards. […]
Everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and Hard Rock Cafe will celebrate the holiday with its new Guinness Irish Stout and Jameson Irish Whiskey infused-burger and beer duet. The Guinness & Jameson Bacon Cheeseburger, paired with a Guinness stout, will be available at cafe locations across the nation beginning Thursday, February 18 through Sunday, April 10, […]
Guinness is following up its ‘Intolerant Champion’ ad campaign based on legendary record producer John Hammond with a series of short films featuring pop acts discussing his legacy. The first of the four-part weekly series of three minute films will be revealed on the Guinness site, sitting alongside the original TV spot (above) for the […]
BrewDog is attacking bête noire Diageo in a low-budget campaign that makes fun of Guinness’ famous ‘Tick Follows Tock’ advert. BrewDog co-founders James Watt and Martin Dickie dress up as a pantomime horse and go on an outing to a local leisure centre to parody the Guinness ad, which originally featured CGI horses appearing from […]
Guinness has unveiled a campaign celebrating John Hammond, the US record producer who defied racial segregation to promote black artists. The spot, filmed in atmospheric black and white, is set in the 1930s, when segregation was commonplace. Black and white musicians rarely played together at the time, and club audiences were often restricted on the […]
Guinness is hoping its global might will help penetrate the hard to win over South Korean market as it launches a new ‘category transforming’ campaign #TasteofBlack. The bulk of the beer market in South Korea is currently dominated by local lagers, something the Diageo-owned brand is hoping the campaign will turnaround. With a focus on […]
With the eyes of the world turning to England for seven weeks of sporting history at the Rugby World Cup, Guinness launched a brand new campaign, celebrating stories of strength of character and integrity from the world of rugby. Rather than focus on physical attributes of what makes a rugby player, this campaign looks to […]