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11.03.2009 10:47 am

Anheuser-Busch president David Peacock is Advertising Age’s No. 7 “Power Player”

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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If we know Dave Peacock, he’ll probably shrug off this recognition. But we found it fascinating that Peacock was high on the list of Advertising Age’s list of “Power Players.” Peacock is No. 7. AdAge points out that…

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10.27.2009 10:26 am

Former Anheuser-Busch executive Francine Katz sues brewer, alleges sex discrimination

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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After leaving the company 10 months ago, Anheuser-Busch’s highest-ranking female executive has sued the brewer, alleging gender discrimination and a pattern of unfair pay practices.

Francine Katz, formerly A-B’s former vice president of communications and consumer affairs…

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06.04.2009 2:17 pm

Does Bud Light’s “drinkability” have “viability”?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s been about eight months since Anheuser-Busch put its marketing muscle behind a new campaign to convince drinkers that Bud Light was truly different from - and better than - Coors Light, Miller Lite and all the other competing light beers out there.…

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05.29.2009 4:28 am

Anheuser-Busch drops cash donations to local American Legion post, says it remains committed to supporting military

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Leaders of a local veterans group are accusing Anheuser-Busch InBev of reneging on its promise to continue supporting the group.

Since World War II, Anheuser-Busch has been the chief patron of American Legion Post 299. The company supplied beer and space for meetings, as…

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05.20.2009 11:57 am

Beer, boats and accusations: Watching KSDK’s Anheuser-Busch investigation

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

We want to thank the dozens of readers who wrote in and commented on KSDK’s planned investigation of an Anheuser-Busch corporate retreat at the Lake of the Ozarks. (Read our earlier story here). The station (Channel 5 on your dial) aired the…

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05.19.2009 3:42 pm

KSDK hits Anheuser-Busch; Anheuser-Busch hits KSDK

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If you’ve been watching TV over the past few days, perhaps you’ve seen them: promos for an upcoming segment on KSDK (Channel 5), in which the station promises to expose tasteless spending at Anheuser-Busch, contrasting it sharply with local layoffs.

“Forget AIG,”…

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05.19.2009 9:47 am

The Nice Section: Anheuser-Busch receives Secretary of Defense Outstanding Public Service Award

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Anheuser-Busch makes it no secret that it covets the affections and respect of America’s armed forces. There are free passes to theme parks, scholarships and donations for memorials. Last week, those armed forces returned the favor, with the second-highest citation the…

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04.24.2009 11:42 am

The nice section: Anheuser-Busch donates $600,000 to the St. Patrick Center

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

One observer of the beer industry said Anheuser-Busch recently stepped into a “PR week from hell.” First, there was the Emerson boycott of A-B beers - in the course of which a top Emerson executive accused A-B of reducing its support of…

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03.13.2009 3:00 pm

Adweek: Anheuser-Busch says goodbye to Goodby advertising shop

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Adweek is reporting here that Anheuser-Busch has bid adieu to one of its longtime advertising shops, San Francisco-based Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, the agency that produced the Budweiser Lizards and scores of other commercials for the brewer over a span of nearly 15 years.

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02.12.2009 2:54 pm

Anheuser-Busch Foundation gives $2.5 million to University of Missouri-St. Louis

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Let it not be said that Anheuser-Busch has forgotten how to give money — even after a takeover and massive cost cutting.

The Anheuser-Busch Foundation has pledged $2.5 million over the next five years to the University of Missouri-St. Louis to help raise a…

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