{"id":1940334,"date":"2023-05-29T16:46:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T20:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-teams-up-with-iconic-american-company-in-desperate-attempt-to-win-back-customers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T16:52:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T20:52:04","slug":"bud-light-teams-up-with-iconic-american-company-in-desperate-attempt-to-win-back-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-teams-up-with-iconic-american-company-in-desperate-attempt-to-win-back-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bud Light partners with iconic US company to regain customers."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbud-light-teams-up-with-iconic-american-company-in-desperate-attempt-to-win-back-customers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Budweiser and Harley-Davidson Team Up for a Laughable Ad<\/h2>\n<p>Amid a two-month boycott of AB InBev products following Bud Light&#8217;s disastrous decision to partner with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-made-a-critical-mistake-how-victorias-secret-went-woke-and-got-broke\/\" title=\"\u2018They Made A Critical Mistake\u2019: How Victoria\u2019s Secret Went Woke And Got Broke\">transgender social media influencer<\/a>, Budweiser has teamed up with Harley-Davidson for a new ad. But the ad is laughably out of touch and is likely to make sane people want to avoid Harleys more than to elicit them to purchase anything from Transheuser-Busch.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Budweiser trying to recover and teams up with Harley Davidson in new advertising to attract \u201cmanly\u201d men. This Bud is a dud. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eCyAfQKliS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/eCyAfQKliS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SweetPeaBelle (@SweetPeaBell326) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SweetPeaBell326\/status\/1662158942007443460?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The ad features an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bud-light-teams-up-with-iconic-american-company-in-desperate-attempt-to-win-back-customers\/\" title=\"Bud Light partners with iconic US company to regain customers.\">ultra-manly voiceover artist<\/a> who says, &#8220;The greatest legacies are built with grit and resilience \u2014 one detail at a time.&#8221; After introducing a limited edition Harley logo on a can of Budweiser, the voiceover artist concludes, &#8220;For those who give everything to their craft, this Bud&#8217;s for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But the ad was panned on Twitter after it was seen for what it is: a patronizing display of desperate corporate arrogance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Does this mean Harley Davidson is gay? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zozCLUyPpR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/zozCLUyPpR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Finpel Dorred (@finpel_dorred) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/finpel_dorred\/status\/1662808380652519424?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Amid a shrinking market cap and declining sales, Budweiser&#8217;s parent company AB InBev is getting desperate. The company refuses to address the Mulvaney controversy but has tried to pander to conservatives through recent ads. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-drops-the-hammer-on-bud-light-over-transgender-controversy\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Drops The Hammer On Bud Light Over Transgender Controversy\">conservative beer drinkers<\/a> who are finished with the Belgian brewer are smarter than the company thinks they are.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone who has walked away understands that this is the new face of the formerly great and formerly American brewer:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CqgTftujqZc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100%\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center;text-overflow: ellipsis;white-space: nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqgTftujqZc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View this post on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center;text-overflow: ellipsis;white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Budweiser (@budweiser)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>AB InBev Needs to Apologize for Gender Activism<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;align-items: center;background-color: #F4F4F4;border-radius: 4px;margin: 1em 0;padding: 1em\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"margin-right: 1em\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Bud-Light-Can.jpg\" alt=\"Bud Light Can\" style=\"height: 50px;width: 50px\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0\">View this post on Instagram<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #3897F0;font-size: 14px;font-weight: 550;margin: 0\">A post shared by Dylan Mulvaney (@dylanmulvaney)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 1em 0\">AB InBev can issue as many pandering ads as it wants that gloss over the elephant in the room. It is clear that the company\u2019s only shot at bringing back customers roiled by its gender activism is an apology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Will Bud Light ever win you back?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"poll\" value=\"yes\"> Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label><input type=\"radio\" name=\"poll\" value=\"no\"> No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 100% (27 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CqgTftujqZc\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Dylan Mulvaney (@dylanmulvaney)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script>\n\tfunction ffp_getCookie(cname) {\n\t\tvar name = cname + \"=\";\n\t\tvar decodedCookie = decodeURIComponent(document.cookie);\n\t\tvar ca = decodedCookie.split(';');\n\t\tfor(var i = 0; i <ca.length; i++) {\n\t\t\tvar c = ca[i];\n\t\t\twhile (c.charAt(0) == ' ') {\n\t\t\t\tc = c.substring(1);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tif (c.indexOf(name) == 0) {\n\t\t\t\treturn c.substring(name.length, c.length);\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t}\n\t\treturn \"\";\n\t}\n\n\tfunction ffp_setCookie(cname, cvalue, exdays) {\n\t\tvar d = new Date();\n\t\td.setTime(d.getTime() + (exdays*24*60*60*1000));\n\t\tvar expires = \"expires=\"+ d.toUTCString();\n\t\tdocument.cookie = cname + \"=\" + cvalue + \";\" + expires + \";path=\/\";\n\t}\n\n\twindow.ff_poll_voted = false;\n\n\tvar voted_cookie_name = 'firefly_voted_3367944';\n\n\tfunction ff_poll_submit( event ) {\n\t\tevent.preventDefault();\n\n\t\tvar fireflyPoll = jQuery( '#firefly-poll' );\n\t\tvar fireflyPollContainer = jQuery('#firefly-poll-container');\n\t\tvar pollFormBox = jQuery('#pollFormBox');\n\n\t\tif( window.ff_poll_voted || ffp_getCookie( voted_cookie_name ) ){ return; }\n\t\twindow.ff_poll_voted = true;\n\n\t\tfireflyPollContainer.addClass('loading');\n\n\t\t\/\/Need to assign URL here as it was defined only in firefly.\n\t\tvar firefly_ajax_url = 'https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php';\n\n\t\tvar posting = jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, jQuery( event.target ).serialize() );\n\n\t\t\/\/Check the Datalayer\n\t\tif(window.dataLayer){\n\t\t\tdataLayer.push({\n\t\t\t\t'event': 'fireflyPollVote',\n\t\t\t\t'fireflyPollVote': {\n\t\t\t\t\t'poll_id': fireflyPoll.attr('data-poll-id'),\n\t\t\t\t\t'poll_question': fireflyPoll.attr('data-poll-question'),\n\t\t\t\t\t'poll_option': jQuery(event.target).find('input[name=\"poll\"]:checked').val()\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tposting.done( function( data ) {\n\t\t\tfireflyPollContainer.removeClass('loading');\n\t\t\tpollFormBox.hide();\n\t\t\tjQuery('#firefly-poll-results').show();\n\t\t\tffp_setCookie( voted_cookie_name, true, 1 );\n\t\t});\n\t}\n\tjQuery( '#pollFormBox' ).submit( ff_poll_submit );\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Is Bud Light's Desperate Attempt to Win Back Customers Enough?<\/h2>\n<p>Let's face it, Bud Light and other AB InBev brands have become the butt of many jokes in recent years. With so many alternatives on the market, is their latest attempt to win back customers enough?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>That might not even be enough.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>AB InBev has teamed up with an iconic American company in hopes of reviving their struggling brand. But will it work?<\/p>\n<h3>The Poll<\/h3>\n<p>Have your say in our poll:<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you think Bud Light's latest marketing campaign will be successful?<\/p>\n<form id=\"firefly-poll\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"yes\" id=\"firefly-poll-yes\"><label for=\"firefly-poll-yes\">Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<input type=\"radio\" name=\"answer\" value=\"no\" id=\"firefly-poll-no\"><label for=\"firefly-poll-no\">No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email address\"><br \/>\n\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\"><br \/>\n\t<\/form>\n<p class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">By submitting this poll, you agree to receive email communication from The Western Journal, including occasional promotional offers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" class=\"loading\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Results<\/h3>\n<p>Check back later to see the results of the poll.<\/p>\n<p>Bud Light, Budweiser, and other AB InBev brands have been struggling to keep up with the changing tastes of consumers. Will their latest marketing campaign be enough to win back customers?<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bud-light-teams-iconic-american-company-desperate-attempt-win-back-customers\/\">Bud Light Teams Up with Iconic American Company in Desperate Attempt to Win Back Customers<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Budweiser and Harley-Davidson have collaborated on a new ad, despite a two-month boycott of AB InBev products. The boycott was initiated after Bud Light&#8217;s partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. 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