Canadian Patriotic Fever – Molson Canadian

15 Jun
2010

Molson Canadian’s got a good thing going with playing into our wee Canadian heart’s love for …well, us.

It started off with the “I. AM. CANADIAN.” spot all us Canadians know probably off by heart:

Then, during the Olympics, Molson did it again. This time, with epic LOTR/Requiem for a Dream music too!

And now this. This little gem:

I know. I’m a simpleton Canadian. I like it because it makes me proud of Canada. Not because I like Molson Canadian. Oh no. I wouldn’t ever drink that stuff. We all know I’m a Keith’s girl at heart. But at least I like the brand. That’s got to count for something right? That might justify, oh, 0.000005% of their budget, no? No? Oh.

Of course, I’m more interested in their Seize the Summer contest right now. Looks similar to Foursquare, no?

Available on Facebook now, with a mobile app coming July 1, 2010. They’ve even created a video to explain the app. I’m sure that’s been done before, but I can’t think off the top of my head of another brand who has. A Canadian brand, at that.

Looks like Canadian digital ad agencies are growing up, getting better.

I think I might actually try it out. See how it goes. After all, I wouldn’t mind winning 1 of 16 cross-country trips from a brand I don’t even drink. Hmm, do you think this blog post will help or hinder my chances?

  • Adam Moffat
    Hey Emma, it's Adam Moffat from Molson here. Thanks for the blog love - especially given your Keith's passion ;) Yes, our Seize the Summer app was the brainchild of our digital agency Zig. It borrows its influence heavily from Foursquare but also leverages the mass audience of Facebook. Would be interested in your thoughts once you've had a chance to play around a bit. In the meantime, I like what you've done with your blog - keep it up. Nice to see passion for advertising and digital strategy play out so eloquently. cheers.
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