Mike Moore | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesBud Light's ill-fated Dylan Mulvaney collaboration dominated conversations among marketers gathered in southern France for the Cannes Lions advertising festival this week.
But according to Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of LGBTQ+ rights organization GLAAD, Bud Light's lack of engagement did exactly that.
"What Bud Light did was they had a trigger response and they ended up alienating everyone," Ellis told CNBC's Tania Bryer Wednesday.
In May, Bud Light lost its top spot in the U.S. beer market, falling behind Constellation Brands' Modelo after sales slumped 24.6% year over year.
A 'wake-up call'AB InBev's chief global marketing officer, Marcel Marcondes, said Monday that the months-long Bud Light boycott had been a wake-up call for the company.
Persons:
influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Mike Moore, Bud Light's, Dylan, influencer Mulvaney, Brendan Whitworth, Sarah Kate Ellis, Bud Light, Ellis, CNBC's Tania Bryer, we're, David Droga, Droga, Andrew Clarke, Mars Wrigley, Clarke, Marcel Marcondes
Organizations:
Getty, Cannes Lions, Anheuser, Busch InBev, InBev's North, U.S, Constellation Brands, Modelo, Accenture, Brands, InBev's, Light, Deutsche Bank
Locations:
France, Cannes, U.S