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How to tap into ‘modern masculinity’ in alcohol marketing – Comment

Chris Tyas
Last updated: 04/09/2024 at 10:51 AM
By Chris Tyas
4 September 2024
6 Min Read

When it comes to the portrayal of men and masculinity in brand communications, beverage alcohol marketing especially, it’s surprising how many brand owners are stuck in the dark ages.


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This seemingly-entrenched position is a problem - both for marketers and society. But it’s also an opportunity.Too many adverts for alcohol brands portray “old-fashioned, toxic” views of masculinity, according to a recent UK study by men’s marketing specialists New Macho, and alcohol brands should rethink how they market to men.While almost half of the 2,000 men surveyed by New Macho (48%) said they feel the advertising around Diageo's Johnnie Walker blended scotch doesn’t reflect them at all, 54% said the same about Gordon’s gin. “Many old-fashioned, dated and perhaps toxic v

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Chris Tyas is chief strategy officer at independent creative agency Impero - the creative agency for impatient brands.
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