D. G. Yuengling & Son Brewery Text to Win Sweepstakes Targets Hispanic Consumers in Spanish
D. G. Yuengling & Son, established in 1829, is the is the oldest operating brewing company in America and they know that staying power and market leadership comes be appealing to the ever changing customer demographics.
Forbes Magazine, in their “How The U.S. Hispanic Market Is Changing This Year” mentions that there are 131 million multicultural Americans, making up 37.5% of the U.S. population, with Hispanics accounting for the largest portion at 19.6%. Knowing that the Hispanic consumer is a powerful buying force, D. G. Yuengling & Son is engaging this market by advertising to them in their native language, Spanish.
D. G. Yuengling & Son Brewery in Pottsville, PA
Forbes mentions that “Brands looking to reach younger consumer groups, specifically those who are Hispanic, will need to adapt their advertising campaigns to include relevant messaging and delivery at the right time and on the right platforms.” Further more “Because Hispanics are the youngest ethnic group in America, they have more spending years than non-Hispanics.”
D. G. Yuengling & Son partnered with retailers that attract Hispanics buyers to offer a sweepstakes promotion in Spanish. Participants were offered the chance to win a branded, high-quality domino table if they entered the sweepstakes. Knowing full-well that consumers in a retail environment have multiple shopping tasks to complete and attention is at a premium, Yuengling choose to capture consumers on-the-go, at stores, and retailers thru a text to win type of sweepstakes. Text to win promotions make it easy and fast to enter the sweepstakes. There no need to remember a website address or complete a paper entry form.
All the participants had to do to enter was text the word DOMONO1 to the number 65074 and the Sweeppea text to win platform handled the age verification (21+), collected participant’s entry information (Name, email, age and state) and drew winners.
Yuengling’s POS Case Card in Spanish
Sweeppea handled POS case cards reviews, winner drawing, verification, prize acceptance, publicity and liability release and prize delivery. It was a successful promotion for the age-old brewery and to that we say “Salud” to all beer lovers.
Objective:
- To build awareness for the brad among Hispanic consumers
- To engage on-the-go customers
- To increase cases orders
Promotional Channels:
- In-store materials at POS
Outcome:
- Case orders increased
- Hundreds of participants entered
- A database of customers with name, age, mobile, and email was gained.
Prize: One (1) Yuengling brandeddomino table. Proximate Retail Value of the prize $650.00
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