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Red Bull: Fueling Adventure!

































   In  a  crowded  market  wherein,       basis for Red Bull’s popularity as a
   many      manufacturers      depend    pacesetter       in     high-octane          By Tanvee Jesrani
   upon  traditional  techniques,  Red    experiences,  attractive  to  people
   Bull  has  carved  out  a  one-of-a-   who crave pleasure.
   kind    identification   rooted    in
   pleasure  and  journey.  Since  its    Experiential  Marketing:  Bringing
   founding  in  1987,  the  electricity  Adventures to Life
   drink  employer  has  positioned       One     of    Red    Bull’s   central
   itself as a beacon for adrenaline      advertising       techniques        is
   seekers      and      thrill   lovers  experiential  advertising.  Rather
   worldwide,  setting  up  itself  as    than  simply  selling  the  product,
   synonymous  with  severe  sports       Red Bull designs real international
   activities  and  bold  feats.  This    activities  that  allow  humans  to
   article  explores  the  progressive    immerse  themselves  in  the  Red
                                                                                   Red  Bull’s  transformation
   techniques  which  have  solidified    Bull  lifestyle.  Iconic  activities,  just  Red  Bull’s  transformation
                                                                                   from  an  energy  drink  to  a a
   Red     Bull’s   repute     as    an   like the Red Bull Air Race and Red       from  an  energy  drink  to
                                                                                                         adventure
                                                                                   symbol
   adventurous logo.                      Bull Cliff Diving, exemplify             symbol        of      adventure
                                                                                                 of
                                          this method.                             exemplifies powerful brand-
                                                                                   exemplifies powerful brand-
   Creating     the   Foundation      of                                           building      through       bold,
                                                                                                 through
                                                                                   building
                                                                                                               bold,
   Adventure                              A  defining  second  in  Red  Bull’s     unconventional  marketing.
                                                                                   unconventional  marketing.
   Co-based with the aid of Dietrich      experiential  advertising  became        By  focusing  on  experiential
                                                                                   By  focusing  on  experiential
   Mateschitz  and  Chaleo  Bovidae       the 2012 Red Bull Stratos mission,       marketing,  storytelling,  and
                                                                                   marketing,  storytelling,  and
   in  Austria,  Red  Bull  aimed  for    wherein         skydiver         Felix   athlete  partnerships,  Red
                                                                                   athlete  partnerships,  Red
   more  than  simply  promoting          Baumgartner  jumped  from  the           Bull  has  crafted  an  identity
                                                                                   Bull  has  crafted  an  identity
   electricity  drinks.  The  founders    stratosphere, breaking the sound         that    stands     out    in   an
                                                                                                             in
                                                                                                      out
                                                                                   that
                                                                                           stands
                                                                                                                  an
   focused      on     high-electricity   barrier.  This  audacious  stunt         increasingly            crowded
                                                                                                           crowded
                                                                                   increasingly
   customers      like   athletes   and   attracted hundreds of thousands          marketplace.  It’s  a  brand
                                                                                   marketplace.  It’s  a  brand
   college  students,  however  opted     of stay visitors and bolstered the
                                                                                   that  sells  not  just  products
   for       an        unconventional     logo’s    dedication     to   severe     that  sells  not  just  products
                                                                                   but  experiences,  lifestyles,
   advertising  method  targeted  on      challenges,  solidifying  its  picture   but  experiences,  lifestyles,
                                                                                   and  a  sense  of  daring  that
   journey  and  danger-taking.  This     as an image of a journey.                and  a  sense  of  daring  that
                                                                                   resonates  deeply  with  its
   branding approach laid the                                                      resonates  deeply  with  its
                                                                                   audience.
                                                                                   audience.
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