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Red Stripe Launches Major Digital Push on Last.FM

3rd May 2010

A significant digital media push has been launched by Red Stripe, the Jamaican lager beer.

Red Stripe has linked up with Last.fm, a global leader in music discovery, to increase awareness of the Red Stripe Music Award (RSMA) and the beer’s association with live music.

Over the next four months, the partnership will expose Red Stripe's grassroots gig series and the RSMA to Last.fm's 40 million unique users worldwide, and encourage click-throughs to Red Stripe’s re-launched web site.

Activity includes a special one-day homepage takeover, continued branding on the events pages of Last.fm and a dedicated RSMA section of the website. Last.fm will also give prominence to the finalists of RSMA, as well as branding at each of the 27 gigs across the country.

Paul Brazier, brand manager for Red Stripe says: “This year we’re stepping up a gear with RSMA. The gig series has increased its status over the last three years and with our partnership with Last.fm we’re now taking it to the next stage. Digital activity is key to our target demographic, couple this with sponsorship of music festivals like the Great Escape, and Red Stripe becomes the most authentic beer for live music – and our drinkers agree. For them, Red Stripe is more than just a lager – it represents creativity and a point of difference as an alternative to the mainstream.”

“Miles Lewis, SVP Media at Last.fm adds: “Red Stripe and Last.fm live by a similar code, both supporting live music and championing new and emerging acts. Our partnership with the 2010 Red Stripe Music Award provides a great opportunity for Last.fm to lend its support to up and coming music talent whilst reaffirming our core value of new music discovery within our target audience.”