Beer Branding Trends

Points of discussion:

1. What are core brand values?

2. Why frame your values?

3. Are brand values public-facing or an internal tool and rallying cry for your team?

4. Quick run down of the most common values we hear over and over again, from breweries all over the world.

5. 'The Advantage’ book by Patrick Lencioni *quick note: Isaac’s an idiot. The author of ‘The Advantage’ is PATRICK Lencioni. Not Paul. Isaac said Paul Lencioni with such confidence at least 6 times during this episode. Great job, Isaac!

6. Core values vs. Aspirational values vs. Permission-to-play values.

7. Two methods we use for framing core brand values.

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Points of discussion:

1. Differences between a refresh and a full rebrand.

2. Where does a package refresh fall into this?

3. Why is this all so confusing?

4. What is brand equity?

5. What is a brand audit?

6. How do you interpret all of this research?

7. Can you rebrand and keep the same logo?

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Points of discussion:

1. Your overall look is dated and inconsistent (and no longer reflects your core values and current version of your business).

2. You’re making major changes within your company. You are repositioning and/or specifically making major changes to your portfolio with new extensions, sub brands and other brand architecture restructuring.

3. You don’t know how to tell your story.

4. You always feel like you’re reinventing the wheel. (For you in house designers and marketing directors out there)

5. Some tactical project—e.g. new website, format change—reveals larger messaging issues that need to be resolved.

6. You’re self conscious of your branding.

7. When not to rebrand: If there are deep, intrinsic problems with your business itself that have not been fixed, then a rebrand is a waste of money.

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CODO Design cofounder, Isaac Arthur, fields community submitted questions about our 2021 Craft Beer Branding Trends article.

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1. What’s your favorite packaging trend this year?

2. Do brewpubs really need to package their beer? There were several mentions to this effect and I’m not sure I agree with you. Won’t this need fade once we’re beyond COVID?

3. Can you expand on the packaging lifespan thought from the packaging refresh trend? Isn’t the goal to have your packaging become iconic so people can pick it off a shelf anywhere they go?  If you're updating it every couple years, how will people know what to look for on shelf?

4. We’re currently a brewery in planning. We’re considering a 12-pack out of the gate (with painted cans) and wanted to see what you thought about this plan?

5. It seems like an “endorsed brand” is the best way to launch a new hard seltzer. Is this approach what you suggest to the majority of your clients or should we consider any other avenues?

6. You mentioned that package design might not need to look like a rigid system if it’s not going to be distributed and end up on shelf. I’m a designer myself and was surprised to hear this. Can you explain what benefits there would be for a brewery’s packaging to not be consistent?

7. I agree that the sub brand family approach is working well for older breweries. Do you think a younger brewery could employ this approach or is time in the market what makes it work in the first place?

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