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Coors Light Coors Light
Coors Light
United States
2025
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Entrant Company
Rethink & Droga5
Entry Type
Product/Service
Program
Clio Awards 2025
Medium Type
Professional
Medium
Experience/Activation
Category
Guerrilla
Coors Light is not an official NFL sponsor which makes it challenging to penetrate the league's marketing landscape due to strict sponsorship rules and exorbitant costs. However, a serendipitous moment during a nationally televised game provided an unexpected opportunity. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson, while calling a play, audibly shouted "Coors Light, Coors Light!" The broadcast picked it up, the announcers repeated it, and the internet went wild. Recognizing the potential, within 24 hours, we launched a reactive social media post on Coors Lights owned channels. This snowballed into a full 360-degree campaign within a week, perfectly timed for a Steelers Monday Night Football game. The campaign was composed of: digital out-of-home ads targeted around the stadium, on-premise activations, limited-edition “Coors Light, Coors Light!” cans, and even re-editing the brand's Monday Night Football commercial to include the viral call. The campaign's impact was substantial; earning over 199 million in earned media impressions which resulted in 100% positive sentiment, and a 21x increase in Coors Light brand mentions, surpassing the official NFL beer sponsor.The most impressive part, the campaign successfully circumvented NFL sponsorship restrictions resulting in zero lawsuits. By capitalizing on a spontaneous moment and creatively leveraging it, Coors Light became the unofficial beer of football, demonstrating the power of reactive marketing and integrated campaigns.
Credits
Advertising Agency
Rethink & Droga5
Toronto/New York
Advertiser / Brand
Molson Coors Beverage Company
Toronto
Advertising Agency
Rethink
Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver
Advertising Agency
Droga5
New York
Agency Network
Rethink
Toronto/Montreal/Vancouver/New York
Production Company
Mt Vernon Production Company
New York
Creative Agency
Accenture Song
New York
Vendor
Radikal Neon
Los Angeles
Media Agency
Billups Media
New York
Vendor
The Earl Hayes Press
Los Angeles
Chief Creative Officer
Aaron Starkman
Rethink
Chief Creative Officer
Mike Dubrick
Rethink
Chief Strategy Officer
Sean McDonald
Rethink
Executive Creative Director
Xavier Blais
Rethink
Group Creative Director
Robbie Percy
Rethink
Group Creative Director
Caroline Friesen
Rethink
Creative Director / Art Director
Zachary Bautista
Rethink
Creative Director / Copywriter
Geoff Baillie
Rethink
Associate Account Director / Copywriter
Jackson Byrne
Rethink
Associate Creative Director / Art Director
Michelle Budge
Rethink
Art Director
Juun Moon
Rethink
Group Production Lead - Integrated
AJ Merrick
Rethink
Associate Director - Integrated
Kate A. Spencer
Rethink
Producer
Char Garay
Rethink
Studio Manager
Todd Bennett
Rethink
Retoucher
Nabil Elsaadi
Rethink
Studio Artist
Carl DeVouge
Studio Artist
Chris Culos
Group Strategy Director
Crystal Sales
Rethink
Group Account Director
Shar Khursigara
Rethink
Account Manager
Yuvan Duraibabu
Rethink
Chief Executive Officer
David Droga
DROGA5
Chief Creative Officer
Scott Bell
DROGA5
Chief Marketing Officer
Sean Lackey
DROGA5
Executive Creative Director
Giancarlo Rodas
DROGA5
Executive Creative Director
Tres Colacion
DROGA5
Copywriter
Jared Schermer
DROGA5
Art Director
Charlotte Simons
DROGA5
Designer
Sophie Lindemann
DROGA5
Senior Film Producer
Roger Moran
DROGA5
Head of Account Management
Jessica Kingsberry
DROGA5
Executive Group Account Director
Stefane Rosa Scalzoni
DROGA5
Account Director
Guillermo Betancourt
DROGA5
Account Manager
Brendan Woeppel
DROGA5
Head Of Brand Strategy
Michael Osbourn
DROGA5
Group Strategy Director
Chris Cooper
DROGA5
Communications Strategy Director
Camille Gray
DROGA5
Head of Business Affairs
Dan Simonetti
DROGA5
Business Affairs Manager
Megan Dennehy
DROGA5
Senior Project Manager
Amanda Cohen
DROGA5
Head of PR & Communications
Alexandra Velasco
DROGA5
Senior PR & Communications Manager
Titus Wouda Kuipers
DROGA5
VP of Marketing
Marcelo Pascoa
Coors Light
Associate Marketing Manager
Saron Strait
Coors Light
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