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http://adage.com/article?article_id=140106
http://adage.com/article?article_id=140106
What Your Taste in Beer Says About You
How Choice of Brew Relates to Personality,
Politics and Purchases
By Beth
Snyder Bulik
Published: November
02, 2009
YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- The beer you drink
says a lot about you -- even before you've had a few too many.
Your choice of beer can be as telling about
your personality as what kind of clothing you wear or the car that you
drive. And if you don't drink suds at all, or change brands depending on
your mood -- well, that says something too.
The concept of beer-as-window-to-the-soul
comes from Mindset Media, the market researcher specializing in psychographics.
The company started out with a theory that with so many opinions and brand
loyalty around beer, the choice people make must be connected to personality.
Mindset interviewed more than 2,600 people online in August and September
and found specific personalities and mind-sets "popped" for more
than half a dozen branded beer choices.
"I was surprised at how much we did
find out," said Mindset Media Director-Research John Durant, who also
admitted that he "doesn't just like beer, I love beer."
He and his team found generic differences
as well. For instance, people who prefer domestic beers over craft beers
or imports are generally middle of the road in their politics. They're
not nearly as conservative as people who don't drink beer at all, but not
as liberal as people who prefer more exotic beer.
People who drink a broad portfolio of beers
are different than one-brand drinkers as well. Those "indifferent"
beer drinkers are more open-minded and emotional people who enjoy a variety
of life experiences. Mr. Durant pointed out that they might be the types
of people who would identify with a marketing campaign like that of Dos
Equis: "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis."
And that is the point of the research, of
course -- it's not just all fun and drinking games, but it comes with marketing
lessons, Mr. Durant said. For instance, there are a lot of Bud Light drinkers
in general, but there is a big difference between the ones who also drink
only other domestic beers such as Coors Light and Miller Light, and ones
who also prefer craft and import beers. Domestic Bud drinkers are more
impulsive and less compliant to authority, while Bud Light and import drinkers
are outgoing extroverts who tend to be perfectionists.
Mindset Media walked Ad Age through some
specific brand findings.
BUDWEISER
True to form, 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
Are Bud Light drinkers just Bud guzzlers
on a diet? Not a chance. Bud Light personalities actually skew quite different
from their more-caloric sibling. Keep in mind, this was the beer choice
for President Barack Obama during his so-called "Beer Summit"
this summer when he invited police officer James Crowley and Harvard professor
Henry Gates over to the White House for a beer and a make-up chat. (The
cop chose Blue Moon and the professor selected Red Stripe.)
Bud Light drinkers profile as lacking in
carefulness. They are grounded like their Bud brethren, but respect authority.
Bud Lighters can also have frat boy-like personalities, particularly when
it comes to personal risk-taking. In regard to others, these good-time
guys and gals are accepting of most everyone and generally easy to get
along with.
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
Have you seen the 2008 TV spot that's still
on about the hip, handsome young male executive dashing out of a meeting
to put on running gear? He meets up with an equally fetching athletically
garbed woman for an inner-city run before both magically change into trendy
threads and hit a fabulously decorated rooftop-bar party with even more
young and beautiful friends—all drinking Michelob Ultra, of course. Every
personality trait Mindset Media came up with appears there.
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
"Where's the party?" is probably
an oft-asked question by Corona and Corona Light drinkers. They are busy
and energetic people who are also extremely extroverted. They're people
persons who seek out the company of others whether in a group or just one-to-one.
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
There's a slang term that could sum up
Heineken drinkers: posers. These self-assured people believe they are exceptional,
get low scores on modesty and high scores on self-esteem. They love their
brand badges—a role the distinctive green glass bottle may play—and in
fact, this group is attracted to luxury products in general. They are also
energetic and dynamic and enjoy being both the center of attention and
in the middle of the action.
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 MOON
The personality traits of people who prefer
Blue Moon, a Belgian style wheat beer, tracked similarly to the same type
of people who prefer craft beers—which means Blue Moon drinkers probably
don't know it's a Molson Coors Brewing Co. family product made in Colorado.
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 BEERS
These specialty made beers get lumped into
one category both because there are fewer fans (and thus less statistically
significant data) of them, but also because the personalities of one type
fairly well describe another. This group is 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.
ABSTAINERS
It probably doesn't take a psychographic
profile to discover that those people who refuse to drink beer at all don't
like to loosen up very much. They are socially conservative and see many
issues as black and white. Teetotalers honor tradition and authority and
prefer a less-hectic social life.
People who turn down beer are 50% more likely
to call themselves Republican, and are 30% more likely to never buy organic
products.
http://adage.com/article?article_id=140106
http://adage.com/article?article_id=140106
What Your Taste in Beer Says About You
How Choice of Brew Relates to Personality,
Politics and Purchases
By Beth
Snyder Bulik
Published: November
02, 2009
YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) -- The beer you drink
says a lot about you -- even before you've had a few too many.
Your choice of beer can be as telling about
your personality as what kind of clothing you wear or the car that you
drive. And if you don't drink suds at all, or change brands depending on
your mood -- well, that says something too.
The concept of beer-as-window-to-the-soul
comes from Mindset Media, the market researcher specializing in psychographics.
The company started out with a theory that with so many opinions and brand
loyalty around beer, the choice people make must be connected to personality.
Mindset interviewed more than 2,600 people online in August and September
and found specific personalities and mind-sets "popped" for more
than half a dozen branded beer choices.
"I was surprised at how much we did
find out," said Mindset Media Director-Research John Durant, who also
admitted that he "doesn't just like beer, I love beer."
He and his team found generic differences
as well. For instance, people who prefer domestic beers over craft beers
or imports are generally middle of the road in their politics. They're
not nearly as conservative as people who don't drink beer at all, but not
as liberal as people who prefer more exotic beer.
People who drink a broad portfolio of beers
are different than one-brand drinkers as well. Those "indifferent"
beer drinkers are more open-minded and emotional people who enjoy a variety
of life experiences. Mr. Durant pointed out that they might be the types
of people who would identify with a marketing campaign like that of Dos
Equis: "I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis."
And that is the point of the research, of
course -- it's not just all fun and drinking games, but it comes with marketing
lessons, Mr. Durant said. For instance, there are a lot of Bud Light drinkers
in general, but there is a big difference between the ones who also drink
only other domestic beers such as Coors Light and Miller Light, and ones
who also prefer craft and import beers. Domestic Bud drinkers are more
impulsive and less compliant to authority, while Bud Light and import drinkers
are outgoing extroverts who tend to be perfectionists.
Mindset Media walked Ad Age through some
specific brand findings.
BUDWEISER
True to form, 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
Are Bud Light drinkers just Bud guzzlers
on a diet? Not a chance. Bud Light personalities actually skew quite different
from their more-caloric sibling. Keep in mind, this was the beer choice
for President Barack Obama during his so-called "Beer Summit"
this summer when he invited police officer James Crowley and Harvard professor
Henry Gates over to the White House for a beer and a make-up chat. (The
cop chose Blue Moon and the professor selected Red Stripe.)
Bud Light drinkers profile as lacking in
carefulness. They are grounded like their Bud brethren, but respect authority.
Bud Lighters can also have frat boy-like personalities, particularly when
it comes to personal risk-taking. In regard to others, these good-time
guys and gals are accepting of most everyone and generally easy to get
along with.
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
Have you seen the 2008 TV spot that's still
on about the hip, handsome young male executive dashing out of a meeting
to put on running gear? He meets up with an equally fetching athletically
garbed woman for an inner-city run before both magically change into trendy
threads and hit a fabulously decorated rooftop-bar party with even more
young and beautiful friends—all drinking Michelob Ultra, of course. Every
personality trait Mindset Media came up with appears there.
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
"Where's the party?" is probably
an oft-asked question by Corona and Corona Light drinkers. They are busy
and energetic people who are also extremely extroverted. They're people
persons who seek out the company of others whether in a group or just one-to-one.
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
There's a slang term that could sum up
Heineken drinkers: posers. These self-assured people believe they are exceptional,
get low scores on modesty and high scores on self-esteem. They love their
brand badges—a role the distinctive green glass bottle may play—and in
fact, this group is attracted to luxury products in general. They are also
energetic and dynamic and enjoy being both the center of attention and
in the middle of the action.
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 MOON
The personality traits of people who prefer
Blue Moon, a Belgian style wheat beer, tracked similarly to the same type
of people who prefer craft beers—which means Blue Moon drinkers probably
don't know it's a Molson Coors Brewing Co. family product made in Colorado.
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 BEERS
These specialty made beers get lumped into
one category both because there are fewer fans (and thus less statistically
significant data) of them, but also because the personalities of one type
fairly well describe another. This group is 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.
ABSTAINERS
It probably doesn't take a psychographic
profile to discover that those people who refuse to drink beer at all don't
like to loosen up very much. They are socially conservative and see many
issues as black and white. Teetotalers honor tradition and authority and
prefer a less-hectic social life.
People who turn down beer are 50% more likely
to call themselves Republican, and are 30% more likely to never buy organic
products.
