Stopping at any gas station, liquor mart, grocery store or any other retail store that has a license to sell alcohol, you will be able to find a Budweiser, Bud Light, or Michelob. In the early years, Anheuser-Busch would distribute their product by horseback or carriages. Then they then moved to a better form of transportation which was by train and truck. Now in the modern day, they rely on trucks, trains, airplanes, ships, and any other thing that has wheels or wings to get their product to the end user. In translation, Anheuser-Busch has a top-notch, state of the art distribution system that allows them to move their product throughout the world with the smallest cost possible. Below is a small list of the different strategies that Anheuser-Busch applies to be the best in the …show more content…
They are able to display this strong image because of their determination to be the best. Through thick and thin, they are going to give their best effort. "Even when products were unavailable or rationed or sales were in a slump, the company continued to place its name and those of its products before the public" ("The Advertising Age," 73). This is a specific example of Anheuser-Busch's character and what they are all about. Along with a strong character, they have size. Because of Anheuser-Busch's sheer size, they have an enormous amount of capital to work with. They have access to several resources that keep them among the top companies in the world. With their size comes history. They are one of the oldest companies in the business that's still running and running strong. Along with size Anheuser-Busch is experienced. They know how things work and what it takes to be number one. Anheuser-Busch's continuous growth is credited to the organization and values system that is rooted in the company since the beginning. They are a company that has built a sort of mystique and Culture that has thrived in the various markets they pursue. With profits near five and a half billion dollars, Anheuser-Busch is a serious contender and what you would call the defending champ for the last decade in the beverage