The Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society
Alcohol Advertising Collection
Alcohol marketing, much like cigarette marketing, is designed to overwhelm consumers with information, images, and attitudes that associate their products with energy, fun, and vitality. The effect of this branding is to lure people in and ensure that every event from tailgates, to cookouts, holidays, and every day is paired with a six-pack. This collection demonstrates the familiar tropes and themes of cigarette advertising that have found their way to the brewer’s playbook.
Director’s Note: In January 2023 most of the promotional ephemera and original print materials in the Alcohol Marketing Collection of the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society was acquired by the Center for the History of Medicine at the Countway Library of Harvard Medical School (https://countway.harvard.edu/center-history-medicine).
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