Integrated market launch for original Nuremberg Rotbier

Especially when it comes to food retail, customers are spoilt for choice in view of the huge selection of goods. They are often simply overwhelmed by the flood of information in various product messages. So essential basic information about products like the price, brand, test findings and designations of origins are becoming ever-more important when making purchasing decisions.

Because no matter the country, region or city, the label known as the designation of origin or COO (country of origin) gives people a sense of security when selecting products. They feel a connection to originality and quality. These factors are gaining significance at a personal and a societal level in times of globalisation, environmental protection and the coronavirus crisis. Labelling products’ origins helps people decide to purchase regional products. That is more sustainable and, above all, more socially responsible.

The source of ingredients has long played a decisive role in the beer industry. Consumers are increasingly looking for regional beer specialities that differentiate themselves from established consumer brands through authentic craft brewery.
Particularly in northern Bavaria, the home of Tucher Traditionsbrauerei, consumers are particularly interested in regional beer specialities. There are small private breweries in many of the towns there. Thanks to the highest brewery density in Germany, the competition in the “local beer” category is correspondingly high.

How can a supposedly large Nuremberg brewery win over local beer drinkers when they are so interested in regional brands and quality? Tucher uses a clever double strategy to do it. On the one hand, no cost was spared when they reactivated Nuremberg’s oldest brewery site, Tucher’s “Altes Sudhaus”. On the other hand, Tucher used the title of “Original Nürnberger Rotbier” (English: Nuremberg’s original rotbier) to place a type of beer that was already part of the city’s culture as early as the middle ages. Combined, these are the perfect ingredients for a believable regional concept.
In addition to the connection to local and historical roots, the “Original Nürnberger Rotbier” also stands out due to special aspects of its production. The beer ferments in traditional toasted oak barrels. Simply a true beer speciality!

• Historic brand experience in restaurants and shops

The Nuremberg rotbier also provides an emotional brand experience in restaurants, served directly from wooden barrels, celebrating it in a special way. What looks like an antique enamel sign or punched table displays also invite guests to test the beer speciality. In stores, a specially-shaped promotional casing with barrel images communicates the product’s unique “oak-barrel fermentation” USP to consumers. The sign at the top and the open baskets are a reference to Nuremberg’s regional brewing traditions.

From the packaging design, to conventional communication, through to marketing at the POS – the example of the “Original Nürnberger Rotbier” clearly demonstrates the elements of a successful product launch: a consistent and coherent concept. The Tucher Traditionsbrauerei brewery and the Bloom advertising agency’s Nuremberg office were awarded one of the most important German brand prizes by the German Design Council German Brand Award 2020 in the “Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation” competition in the “Brand Communication – Integrated Campaign” category.