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With tensions high on both sides, it might be time for a teachable moment. What made Pabst Blue Ribbon in alcoholic fuel of choice of the stereotypical hipster? Some think it is its No Marketing Marketing strategy. But Pabst's avoidance of advertising wasn't always the case (previously). Pabst marketed pretty heavily on TV back in the day, but given the quality of one of their final commercials, one could see why they gave it up. [more inside]
posted by robocop is bleeding
on Jul 31, 2009 -
183 comments
The Evolution of Pabst Blue Ribbon Advertising
posted by jsonic
on Nov 7, 2008 -
82 comments
America has discovered a new beer, one that seems right for a country facing bad times.
More than just a beer for white trash or 50s suburbanites, this
fine product has entered
the cultural lexicon.
posted by Wet Spot
on Apr 21, 2003 -
43 comments
This book was discussed last
week, but in all the fuss about serial killers, we may have missed the extraordinary
setting of the book: The 1893
World's Fair. The white
city had some of the most beautiful architecture Chicago has ever seen, some
of which still survives today. Of course, there are better
remembered world's fairs, but the Chicago fair of 1893 is where the ferris
wheel was invented, the pledge
of allegiance was popularized, and PBR
made its national debut.
posted by sodalinda
on Feb 11, 2003 -
17 comments