Friday, January 2, 2009

Dear Coors Light

You don't know me, but we are old friends. I love your product and believe that I could be a very valuable ass asset to your organization. Consider this a resume of sorts.

Not only would I make a great taste tester for the the highest quality control (my DREAM job), I am a great marketing and ideas person. If we could develop a cross-over type of position, I actually come up with my best ideas hiccup after I have had a few of your refreshing beverages (need proof, just read the archives).

Now in all my years of enjoying hops and barley, I have noticed a trend. The most faithful Coors Light drinkers I have known have all been women. This is a group that you neglect to market to. I think you are missing out on a large market share of this valuable demographic (all mommies drink when no one is looking).

Instead of being the 'everyman's beer" you should market yourself as the "every Mommies beer". Some great ways to market your product to mommies would be 6oz pony bottles. All of us Mom's know that we can never enjoy an entire 12 oz. bottle without being interrupted and returning to a warm 1/2 empty beer. I am aware that you sell pony cans, but you only sell them by the 6 pack, and they are more expensive. We lushy classy mom types like bottles better anyway. If you sold pony bottles by the case and sold it for 1/2 the price of a regular case or at the same price with 48 ponies per case, you could win over the Mommy market.

There are countless benefits to us moms with the smaller bottle. It's easier to hide behind the toaster at 7 a.m. when the kids get up and you don't want them to bust you taking a little nip before breakfast. They are easier to stash in your purse for life's little emergencies like having to watch soccer practice. The list and possibilities go on and on.

I love the Blue Mountain technology that is used on your bottles, but you could stand to adjust the twist off cap. The deeper the blue, the harder to open the bottle becomes. We chickies have soft and delicate hands that we don't want to get calloused. It looks bad to the neighbors when you have the kids "help mom out a little". So I would make a mommy friendly blue mountain experience.

I would also like to propose that you add a complimentary pack of tic-tacs in each case. This way we can freshen our breath before we head into that parent /teacher conference about the food fight in the lunch room or going into the pediatrician's office to have the cocoa puff removed from a nasal cavity.

A great promotional giveaway idea is an insulated 6 pack cooler that looks like a real purse. It should be complete with a credit card holder and Coach inspired design. This would be great for the church picnic or when chaperoning the school field trip to life museum all about "the science of babies".

In conclusion, I reiterate that I would be a valuable asset to the Coors Light family. If these ideas knock your socks off, like they do mine, Email Me. Salary is negotiable and so is the possibility of Blog Sponsorship. We could call this "Coors Light's World of Weasels".
It world be like a sports arena, but different.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

WeaselMomma

P.S. Don't forget to email Elisa @ elisa@blogher.com to nominate me to speak at BlogHer '09 and tell her why.
UPDATE : The Unmarried Housewife has taken this very seriously and ran with it! Go check it out for a laugh.

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31 comments:

Melisa said...

I think you could read *this* post at Blogher too. Hilarious stuff! :)

Weaselmomma said...

@ Melisa ~ You didn't take this as another serious post?

OhCaptain said...

Good stuff! Although, it has nothing to do with me or my needs, but I thought I would give you a piece of advice that has helped me through the years.

Get yourself a good church key type bottle opener. I have mine on a lanyard which gives me quick and easy access to beer(s). Twist tops are for the great unwashed. Classy people walk around with bottle openers around their neck.

Keep up the excellent work!

seashore subjects said...

I don't know - Coors Light sponsorship may require a move to even colder and snowier climates! Insist on telecommuting - your ideas are worth it!

Weaselmomma said...

@ Captain ~ Wow. You just called me one of the "unwashed masses". I have a few church keys, but a propensity for laziness.

@ Seashore ~ Denver is snowy, but not as cold or windy. Telecommuting would be a priority though. I knew you find these ideas useful.

OhCaptain said...

Oh Weaselmomma...in laziness is a drive to be more resourceful (the word drive is a stretch). The lanyard is the epitome of laziness. This is, of course, a step up from college where we merely had "drinking gloves" that had reinforced palms to assist in twist top opening. Not all beers are twist tops, but all beers must be drunk.

I firmly believe that laziness is the mother of all invention.

Melissa said...

Damn, I can't drink beer but if Jose Cuervo could come up with a purse like that I'm sure to buy one.

You are definitely onto something here! :)

OhCaptain said...

Um, did you see this on the fail blog today? Interesting kids meals. Not sure mine would like it there.

Weaselmomma said...

@ Captain ~ I like the way you think.
I hadn't seen that failblog post, but everyone should click it.

@ Melissa ~ A woman after my own heart.

de-I said...

Wow - you are a marketing genius. My imagination is just going wild with he opportunities, the TV spots. Why isn't Oprah being sponsored by Coors Light?

I used to coach soccer. Now I know why all those Moms hung around to watch practice.

Weaselmomma said...

de-I ~ Genius, I like it. I saw a nitch market and decides to go for it. I hope Coors can recognize my potential for greatness.

NukeDad said...

That was great! How many "ponies" did it take to pull this post out of the barn? ;)

Call your local distributor; they have keychain bottle openers by the millions. They give them away like candy. I used to work for Miller back in the day. Trust me. Be persistant and you'll get all kinds of goodies.

Knot said...

Coors Light is like the Diet Coke of beer. And you are exactly right, they should be marketing it to men. Maybe it's the silver cans?

Knot

PS - Sorry, not a beer fan.

Mike said...

Funny I would have pegged you as a "Bud Girl" not the Rocky Mountain lass.

But I'm sure you've made your beer preference through exhaustive taste testing through the years.

Might want to patent the purse idea before they take it...

Weaselmomma said...

@ NukeDad ~ a 5th. I mean I take the 5th. I may to email this to my local distributor.

@ Knot ~ It's light, cheap and gets the job done. Kind of fits me doesn't it?

nonna said...

you amaze me. i might possibly been able to come up with one good idea, but to be able to come up with that many and even have the sense to put it in letter form...simply amazed.

you're my hero. oh and help me convince seashore she needs to be kidnapped. i've yet to broach the subject for fear of being shot down prematurely. maybe you can soften her up for me ;)

Weaselmomma said...

@ Nonna ~ I get that a lot. Usually from drunks. Learn you will my young Padawan, learn you will.
I am already to just inform Seashore that she will be kidnapped. We'd have such a great time.

Melisa said...

Guess what? Theres hope for ya and you may get noticed by the bigwigs...I just got a "thanks for the shoutout" comment on my NYE post from a He Brew beer exec! :)

Weaselmomma said...

@ Melisa ~ Check you out. He should send you a case in the mail. He didn't sent me squat for laughing publicly about the fact that Jews have there own beer. What's up with that?

nonna said...

i totally chickened out and told her you had something to ask her. lol

terri said...

Oh, the purse idea! Genius! Pure genius!

Unmarried Housewife said...

The moment you mentioned pony bottles I took it much too literally. I could see "My Little Pony" shaped bottles now with beer logos on their butts. On the plus side you could give the empty ponies to the kids and they'd fully encourage you to drink as many as you want for it.

Sabrae Carter said...

LOL!!! That was great!

Michelle said...

Oh, I love it! I'd totally hire you, except that I don't work for Coors.

And ummm Coco Puff in the nasal cavity? Did I miss that post, or is that one still coming up? :)

Mrs4444 said...

OMG-This is brilliant. Maybe they'll want to sponsor you to Blogher and set you up in some nice digs! If they do, can I be your roommate? :)

Big Bad Daddy said...

Who knew, all you had to do to get 25+ comments was to say the words "Coors Light". Have you seen the new Batman movie "The Dark Knight" the Joker says "If you're good at something, never do it for free." Maybe you shouldn't be giving away all of these ideas.......

Laura said...

ROTFLMAO....the only web-speak i know, but how true! i LOVE this!!! you brighten my day!

The Microblogologist said...

I am not sure but I think that by publishing this it is copyrighted and the time stamp makes it such that if there is a fight over patent/royalty rights there would be a case. Sibling told me about this post and linked me to hers, now I know she is becoming a blog addict like me since before I had to link her to blog posts to get her to read them, hehehe.

Daddy Dan said...

Great ideas, WeaselMomma! I can't believe they haven't offered you a position yet!

Weaselmomma said...

@ Dan ~ That comment is totally open ended. I'm just going to walk away slowly.

Gunfighter said...

I always thought that the only people who consumend Coors Light were women anyway... I have always thought og "light" beer (disgusting stuff) as beer for people who really don't like beer.

But that's just me.