Article: Coors; In a chilly beer market, it's all about the cold.(Marketer of the Year)(Coors Brewing Co.)(Financial report)

Byline: JEREMY MULLMAN

Coors brewing co.'s case to be Marketer of the Year is a straightforward one: It simply outperformed all the competition.

In a mature, largely stagnant industry, the Colorado-based brewer made bigger gains than better-funded rivals on the top, middle and bottom shelves. It used mass media and huge sports platforms but also word-of-mouth and viral marketing. It moved brands with iconic image ads but also with frat-boy humor.

The result has been a two-year run that's easily the best performance by a major U.S. brewer this decade, and perhaps in several. "It's a ride like we haven't seen in a long time, if ever,'' Benj ...

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