Advertising research
Posted by jimNov 18
You might be surprised about what advertisers know about you. Or, more appropriately, what they think they know about you. For example, what you consume says a lot about you. Your beer, for example says what kind of vehicle you drive, whether you buy lottery tickets, and more. According to Ad Age:
Bud drinkers are sensible, grounded and practical. They are the polar opposite of daydreamers and don’t easily get carried away. These beer drinkers also don’t like authority—can anyone say union?—and are emotionally steady people who live in the here and now. However, what may be a bit surprising is that people who prefer Bud can also be very spontaneous and tend not to do much advance planning. Budweiser drinkers are 42% more likely to drive a truck than the average person, 68% more likely to choose a credit card with flexible payment terms and 42% more likely to use breath-freshening strips every day.
Bud Light drinkers profile as lacking in carefulness. Bud Lighters can also have frat boy-like personalities, particularly when it comes to personal risk-taking. Bud Light drinkers are also 48% more likely than the average person to play the lottery every day and 34% more likely to never buy organic products.
Michelob Ultra drinkers rate high in superiority; that is, they think highly of themselves and can be a little bit conceited. They care what other people think about them and want to appear perfect. They also tend to be take-charge types with strong opinions, and can even be confrontational. Michelob Ultra drinkers are 43% more likely than the average person to consider sustainability a priority, and 34% more likely to buy life insurance.
Corona drinkers do more and see more people in one day than most people see in a week. But the life-of-the-party Corona drinkers also have an altruistic side; they care deeply about other people and see themselves as giving and warm. Corona drinkers are 91% more likely than average to buy recycled products and 38% more likely to own three or more flat-screen TVs.
Heineken drinkers believe they are exceptional, get low scores on modesty and high scores on self-esteem. People who choose Heineken as their favorite beer are 58% more likely to have American Express cards, 45% more likely to be early adopters of new mobile phones, and 29% more likely to drive sports cars.
Blue Moonies are socially liberal and usually quite willing to go against convention. They really hate moral authorities, and believe children should be exposed to moral dilemmas and allowed to come to their own conclusions. They can also be sarcastic and snide in order to get a point across. People who drink Blue Moon beer are 105% more likely than the average person to drive hybrid cars, 77% more likely to own Apple Mac laptops, 65% more likely to purchase five pairs or more of sneakers every year, and 32% more likely to not be registered voters.
Craft beer drinkers (too many different brands means not enough statistics unless they get lumped together) are more likely to spend time thinking about beer rather than work. They are more open-minded than most people, seek out interesting and varied experiences and are intellectually curious. Craft-beer drinkers also skew as having a lower sense of responsibility—they don’t stress about missed deadlines and tend to be happy-go-lucky about life.
Craft-beer lovers are 153% more likely to always buy organic, 52% more likely to be fans of the show “The Office” and 36% more likely to be the ones to choose the movie they are going to see at the theater.
I gotta try Blue Moon.
2 comments
Comment by democommie on November 18, 2009 at 10:27 pm
jim:
I’ll tell ya another thing about us Bud drinkers. We’re cheapskates, not as big cheapskates as those who drink Milwaukee’s Best, but close!
Comment by jim on November 19, 2009 at 9:02 am
They left out a lot of beers. At least you’re not drinking PBR.