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Why did they turn the Bud Light King character into such a loser?

Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:39 pm
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:39 pm
The Dilly Dilly commercials were kinda dumb, but they were original and memorable.

Then they made fun of the craft cider type neck beards by having the king as just a non-pretentious Bud Light drinker. Fair enough. Cheap domestic mass-produced beer had been much maligned lately, so a little fighting back seemed amusing.

But now, with this Platinum product, they seem intent on making the king look like an idiot.

Can some marketing major explain this strategy? It seems counterintuitive.
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:40 pm to
He drinks Bud Light,, he already was a loser
Posted by tketaco
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:42 pm to
OT Content drying up
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:42 pm to
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He drinks Bud Light,, he already was a loser


So your theory is that these commercials are actually produced by the micro-brewers collective?
Posted by G The Tiger Fan
Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:42 pm to
Because he's a white male. All white males on commercials are losers.
Posted by Jimbeaux
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:44 pm to
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OT Content drying up


At least your reply is original.

Posted by efrad
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:44 pm to
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Then they made fun of the craft cider type neck beards by having the king as just a non-pretentious Bud Light drinker. Fair enough. Cheap domestic mass-produced beer had been much maligned lately, so a little fighting back seemed amusing.

But now, with this Platinum product, they seem intent on making the king look like an idiot.


They made fun of people for caring about the products they buy instead of mindlessly buying cheap generic shite

so you really didn't think he was already an idiot?

Posted by Clames
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:49 pm to
Bud Light is the piss-beer choice of losers.
Posted by PrimetimeDaBoss
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:49 pm to
You’re talking about it. They succeeded.
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
21956 posts
Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:52 pm to
I don’t drink Bud Light, and the commercials don’t influence me.

But I’m wondering why Bud Light is paying big bucks to sully their own ad campaign character.

You may not be the type of guy to drink Bud Light, but can you tell me who would be swayed to drink the stuff after watching this douchebag king?
Posted by TigerStripes06
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:53 pm to
It’s a hell of a lot better than bud light platinum
Posted by StarSaint
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:53 pm to
A heterosexual white male, at that. Big no no in today’s pop culture.
Posted by RabidTiger
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:54 pm to
You seem really invested in this Bud Light king.
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
21956 posts
Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:55 pm to
Ha! No. Just curious about marketing since it’s not my field.

They run that commercial constantly while watching the NFL.
Posted by High C
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:56 pm to
Oh yeah... yeah.
Posted by SuperSaint
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:57 pm to
quote:

Bud Light is the piss-beer choice of losers.
my father drinks bud light, tell him he is a loser. Retired at 50 and has lived his life doing whatever in the frick he wants, drinking whatever he feel like drinking, not giving a frick what some non-pussy getting hipster thinks.Better yet come tell me that my dad is a loser.
Posted by upgrayedd
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 12:58 pm to
List of commercials that need to be killed:

Bud Light king
Aaron Rodgers State Farm
Posted by RabidTiger
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 1:02 pm to
What about when they straight up murdered the Bud Light knight during the super bowl? That was traumatic.
Posted by LCA131
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Posted on 10/27/19 at 1:06 pm to
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my father drinks bud light, tell him he is a loser. Retired at 50 and has lived his life doing whatever in the frick he wants, drinking whatever he feel like drinking, not giving a frick what some non-pussy getting hipster thinks.Better yet come tell me that my dad is a loser.


Nice melt.
Posted by efrad
Member since Nov 2007
18704 posts
Posted on 10/27/19 at 1:12 pm to
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You may not be the type of guy to drink Bud Light, but can you tell me who would be swayed to drink the stuff after watching this douchebag king?


Who was swayed to drink the stuff after the dilly dilly commercials?

These commercials aren't to convince people to drink Bud Light, it's just to remind people who already drink Bud Light that they should go drink more Bud Light
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