The work deals with the event marketing strategy of Birell that holds a leading market position in the Czech Republic in the sale of non-alcoholic beer. As part of building a new brand image Birell participates in a number of sports events. By trying to raise brand awareness and build a reputation among consumers. The main goal is to create event plan for 2017. The operational objective is to propose adjustments to the existing event strategy. The theoretical part is devoted to the integration of event marketing communication mix and basic typology. Then it describes all processes in the planning, execution and evaluation of events. There is presented a research in the practical part as well as creation of evaluation criteria used to assess bids for the year 2017.

Tato práce se zabývá manažerskou hrou, vzniklou na poli systémové dynamiky, Beer game. Ústředním tématem práce je analýza on-line simulátorů Beer Game a zhodnocení jejich přínosu pro manažerskou praxi. Hra je také zasazena do patřičného metodologického kontextu, jsou zmíněny hlavní milníky jejího více než padesátiletého vývoje a detailně popsány principy a pravidla její současné verze. Práce se dále zabývá problematickými jevy, na které Beer Game poukazuje a nabízí možnosti jejich řešení.

The diploma thesis called Segmentation of beer market in South Bohemia aims to detect market segments on beer market in South Bohemia. In the first theoretical part methods of market research and market segmentation are summarized. The second practical part includes primary research and process of detection of market segments. At the end the marketing suggestions for each particular segments are stated.

Theoretical part defines tourism generally, it describes basic terms and it characterizes destination marketing. Third part is about beer tourism. Following chapter introduces company Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s. and it mentiones corporate mergers of breweries in Pilsen, Velké Popovice and Nošovice. It recounts tours in these three breweries. Situation analysis is divided into two parts. Analysis of external environment includes PEST analysis, competiton analysis, analysis of cooperating subjects and customer analysis. Analysis of internal environment involves analysis of strengths and weaknesses of visitor tours in three breweries. Six chapter is about questionnaire and evaluating results from it. Last chapter judges what is the influence of visitor tours on development of tourism in three regions in Czech republic. It contains some suggestions how to improve visit rates in the breweries.

This thesis is focused on consumer behavior of Czech people in relation to the product which has a very long tradition in Czech Republic and is for this country typical. In the beer consumption Czech Republic is often on the top of the list in the world comparison and that is why this thesis is trying to find out what are the factors specific for Czechs that are causing this. It is also focusing on other differences between Czechs, Germans and Austrians and find out, if these differences are important from marketing point of view. Conclusions of this thesis should be useful for psychologist intrested in alcohol related problems and for companies producing or importing beer products from and into Czech Republic, Germany and Austria, to which it may provide useful information for creating effective marketing campaign.

The thesis "The evaluation of the brand's entry strategy to a foreign market" analyses mexican beer market and reflects the key factors, that are to be considered when entering the market. The first chapter examines the theoretical aspects of the company's entry to any foreign market and sums up the the current situation at the world beer market. In the second chapter the mexican beer market is researched, particularly its consumption specifics and the main companies that rule this market. The third chapter focuses on the entry strategy considered for Pivovary Staropramen. It suggests ways that can help the company to enter the market successfully.

A imagem de preço de produto e o valor percebido são importantes indicadores da intenção de recompra. Para tal, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar as relações entre a imagem de preço de produto, o valor percebido e a intenção de recompra junto aos consumidores de cervejas especiais. Assim, foi desenvolvida uma survey com 329 consumidores buscando atingir o objetivo desta pesquisa. Para a análise dos dados procedeu-se a aplicação da técnica de Modelagem de Equações Estruturais. Os resultados encontrados indicam que há uma relação direta positiva entre a imagem de preço de produto e o valor percebido e entre o valor percebido e a intenção de recompra para as cervejas especiais. Quanto aos efeitos moderadores, concluise que a experiência do consumidor modera positivamente a relação entre o valor percebido e a intenção de recompra, porém o mesmo não ocorreu quando se analisou o efeito moderadores negativo da sensibilidade ao preço e dos níveis de preço (baixo e alto) na relação entre o valor percebido e a intenção de recompra. As principais contribuições teóricas deste estudo se referem ao teste de um modelo para a imagem de preço de produto, seus efeitos sobre o valor percebido a intenção de recompra e as relações de moderação pela sensibilidade ao preço, experiência do consumidor e níveis de preço. Como implicações gerenciais são propostas ações visando melhor compreender a percepção da imagem de preço dos consumidores de cervejas especiais para melhor direcionar as ações estratégicas de apreçamento deste produto. Estudos futuros podem ampliar a compreensão do modelo desenvolvido, aplicando-o a profissionais do segmento cervejeiro, desenvolver estudos experimentais e agregar novos construtos ao modelo teórico proposto. / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, CAPES / The image of product price and perceived value are important indicators of the intention to repurchase. To this end, the objective of this study was to verify the relations between the product price image, the perceived value and the intention to repurchase with the consumers of special beers. Thus, a survey was conducted with 329 consumers seeking to achieve the objective of this research. For the analysis of the data, the Structural Equation Modeling technique was applied. The results indicate that there is a direct positive relationship between the product price image and the perceived value and between the perceived value and the intention to repurchase the special beers. As for the moderating effects, it is concluded that the consumer experience moderates positively the relation between perceived value and repurchase intention, but this was not the case when the negative moderating effect of price sensitivity and price levels (low and high) in the relationship between the perceived value and the repurchase intention. The main theoretical contributions of this study refer to the test of a model for the image of product price, its effects on the perceived value and the intention of repurchase and the relations of moderation by the sensitivity to the price, consumer experience and price levels. As managerial implications are proposed actions aimed at better understanding the perception of the price image of consumers of special beers to better direct the strategic pricing actions of this product. Future studies can broaden the understanding of the developed model, applying it to professionals in the brewing segment, developing experimental studies and adding new constructs to the proposed theoretical model.

En la presente investigación se propuso como objetivo analizar las funciones del rebranding en el desarrollo de la consolidación de las lovemarks de cervezas peruanas Pilsen Callao y Cusqueña. Para ello, se planteó la hipótesis de que el proceso de rebranding contribuye en la consolidación de las lovemarks de las cervezas peruanas mencionadas. El enfoque de esta investigación fue cualitativo, tuvo un alcance descriptivo, el diseño fue no experimental del tipo transversal. La selección de muestra, fue un muestreo no probabilístico por conveniencia, y las técnicas que se usaron para esta investigación, fueron entrevistas semiestructuradas, además, se realizó un análisis documental por medio del instrumento de fichas de investigación. Los resultados obtenidos por medio de un análisis documental, tomando como referencia logotipo, etiqueta y empaque, tanto de la cerveza Pilsen, como de la cerveza Cusqueña respectivamente. Asimismo, se utilizó como apoyo las entrevistas a los expertos en la materia. Las conclusiones de esta investigación fueron que ambas marcas poseen una identidad visual cimentada, debido a sus estrategias de branding y packaging, con ello se tuvo todas las herramientas necesarias para el manejo adecuado de su proceso de rebranding. Asimismo, los procesos de rebranding fueron cuidadosos en el caso de estas empresas por tratarse de lovemarks posicionadas en el país. Finalmente, en las entrevistas con los expertos, se destacó que todos los diseñadores coincidían que para ejecutar exitosamente un proceso de renovación era necesario conocer todo el historial de la marca para así proyectarse en el mensaje que quería transmitir. / In this research, the objective was to analyze the functions of rebranding in the development of the consolidation of the lovemarks of Peruvian beers Pilsen Callao and Cusqueña. For this, the hypothesis that the rebranding process contributes to the consolidation of the Pilsen Callao and Cusqueña lovemarks has been put forward. The focus of this research was qualitative, had a descriptive scope, the design was non-experimental, of the transversal type. The sample selection was a non-probability sampling for convenience, and the techniques used for this investigation were semi-structured interviews, in addition, a documentary analysis was carried out using the instrument of investigation files. The results were by means of a documentary analysis, taking as a reference the logo, label and packaging of both Pilsen beer and Cusqueña beer, respectively. In addition, interviews with experts in the field were used as support. The conclusions of this research were that both brands have a cemented visual identity, due to their branding and packaging strategies, thus having all the necessary tools to manage their rebranding process. Also, the rebranding processes were careful in the case of these companies because they are lovemarks positioned in the country. Finally, in the interviews with the experts, we highlight that all the designers agreed that to successfully execute a rebranding process, it was necessary to know the entire history of the brand in order to project itself in the message that the brand wanted to convey. / Trabajo de investigación

The thesis is focused on the effect of dry hopping on beer senzomy and sensory profile of the top-fermented beer. The goal of this work was to modify samples of the top-fermented beer by dry hopping, to analyze them by senzomy and sensory way, to optimize the method for hop essential oils analysis and to compare the results to the available literature. The problematics of the used raw materials, analyzed substances, technological and analytical methods are discussed in the theoretical part. The practical part is composed of technological preparation of the samples and their analysis. There was used a commercial product of the type of American Indian Pale Ale in this work. There was added a Cascade hop by dry hopping into the commercial product. The basic analysis of gravity and attenuation of the beer were done on the fresh beer and the two months old beer. The selected essential oils, carbonyl compounds, bitter acids, selected metal contaminant and nitrates were established in the beer and in the hop. The samples of the beer were sensory evaluated in the same two-month interval. It was determined that the dry hopping influenced the increased pH of the beer. There was established the quantity of essentials oils in the samples and it was compared to the sensorial results. These results can be used as a base for the next exploration, some part of the results are applicable in the beer industry.

Two of the most popular beer styles within the craft brewing industry are India Pale Ales (IPA’s) and those with high alcohol by volume (ABV). Production of these styles requires high gravity fermentation and high amounts of bittering hops in order to reach the required values for ABV and International Bitterness units (IBU) respectively. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of high gravity fermentation and high IBU levels on yeast viability and repitching cycles. An initial experiment on high gravity fermentations was done in order to assess the effects this variable had alone. Successive five day fermentations employing serial re-pitching were performed on worts with low (10 °P), medium (14 °P), and high (18 °P) gravity levels. The minimum viability for repitching established for this study was 85%. Once the viability of a sample fell below this minimum, it would not be suitable for repitching. It was found that increasing gravity level led to lower viabilities at the end of the fermentation period. Viability decreased further as fermentation generation increased for the high gravity samples. Yeast harvested from low gravity fermentations could be repitched up to eight times. Medium and high gravity fermentations could be repitched up to five times. This study was repeated at single gravity levels with low (25), medium (50) and high (75) IBU levels. A loss in viability with increased IBU levels over serial re-pitching cycles in the low gravity wort (10 ºP) was observed. It was found that at the low gravity level, yeast could be repitched eight times at the low IBU level, five times at the medium IBU level, and four times at the high IBU level. When the experiment was repeated with medium and high gravity worts, the results indicated that the compound effects of increased gravity and IBU levels significantly reduced yeast viability throughout re-pitching cycles and thus limits the number of times that this yeast could be reused when compared to low gravity and low IBU fermentations. Medium gravity fermentations could be repitched three times at the low IBU level and twice at the medium and high IBU levels. High gravity fermentations could be repitched three times at all IBU levels.