Great Northern Brewing Company: Overtaking the classics to become Australia’s favourite beer

Great Northern Brewing Company, a brewing company, launched a series of TVCs that celebrated its beer through the beauty of the great outdoors and a relaxing weekend away.

Executive Summary

Australia. The land of sun, surf… and beers. Throughout the years we've been known for our local brewing giants. The VB's. The XXXX Gold's. The Toohey's New's. They were what Aussies drank and are as much a part of our cultural DNA as Vegemite. But in 2015, the mainstream Australian beer category had been in steady decline for six years – which wasn't great news for our client, Carlton & United Breweries. Our challenge? Launch a new beer at scale that epitomised our country and recaptured the hearts, minds and mouths of modern-day Australians and return a bloody...

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