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A brand's positioning is best reflected in the topics it chooses as well as the tone and wording it adopts. The gold standard is to create a distinctive content profile that stands out from the competition - one that establishes defining brand peaks that go beyond standard industry topics.

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Archetypes

No archetype truly dominates the German beer industry. The Creator is the most common, but the archetypes of individual brands are not strongly defined. Check out Löwenbräu, Kulmbacher, or Becks for a more distinct profile.


Archetype fit per brand (%)

Choose max. 4 brands to compare:

The Regular Brand

Astra

Becks

Berliner Pilsner

Bitburger

Carlsberg

DAB

Diebels

Duckstein

Feldschloesschen

Frankfurter Brauhaus

Franziskaner

Fuerstenberg

Gilde

Grevensteiner

Hasseroeder

Hoepfner

Holsten

Jever

Koestritzer

Krombacher

Kulmbacher

Licher

Loewenbraeu

Luebzer

Oettinger

Paulaner

Radeberger

Schmucker

Veltins

Warsteiner

Wernesgruener

Archetype fit per brand (%)

Learn more about archetypes, their definitions, and how they can inspire brand strategy.

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Most Dominant Archetypes

Creator, Explorer, Sage, and Entertainer are the top four archetypes. The Regular Guy archetype appears with above-average frequency.


Brands categorized by their top three archetypes.

The Innocent

Becks • Berliner Pilsner • DAB • Franziskaner • Warsteiner 

The Explorer

Becks • Berliner Pilsner • Carlsberg • Franziskaner • Fuerstenberg • Gilde • Grevensteiner • Hasseroeder • Hoepfner • Holsten • Koestritzer • Krombacher • Loewenbraeu • Luebzer • Paulaner • Veltins 

The Sage

Frankfurter Brauhaus • Kulmbacher • Loewenbraeu • Oettinger • Schmucker • Wernesgruener 

The Hero

Astra • Duckstein 

The Outlaw

The Magician

The Regular Guy

Astra • Becks • Berliner Pilsner • Bitburger • Carlsberg • DAB • Diebels • Duckstein • Feldschloesschen • Frankfurter Brauhaus • Franziskaner • Fuerstenberg • Gilde • Grevensteiner • Hasseroeder • Hoepfner • Holsten • Jever • Koestritzer • Krombacher • Kulmbacher • Licher • Loewenbraeu • Luebzer • Oettinger • Paulaner • Radeberger • Schmucker • Veltins • Warsteiner • Wernesgruener 

The Lover

Jever • Luebzer 

The Entertainer

Bitburger • Duckstein • Feldschloesschen • Frankfurter Brauhaus • Radeberger 

The Caregiver

Diebels • Krombacher • Licher 

The Creator

Astra • Bitburger • Carlsberg • Diebels • Feldschloesschen • Fuerstenberg • Grevensteiner • Hasseroeder • Hoepfner • Holsten • Jever • Koestritzer • Kulmbacher • Licher • Oettinger • Paulaner • Radeberger • Schmucker • Veltins • Warsteiner • Wernesgruener 

The Ruler

DAB • Gilde 

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Leading buzzwords

Similar to the apparel and insurance industry, the most commonly used words revolve around “what” and “how.” Interestingly, “alkoholfrei” made it into the top 20.


Top words from most to least used

_brauerei

_bier

_alkohol

_produkte

_hopfen

_beer

_tour

_shop

_getränke

_tradition

_frucht

_alter

_alkoholfrei

_schwarzbier

_jobs

_limonade

_verantwortung

_brewing

_gerstenmalz

_sortiment

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