Patron Tequla - Only Spirits Brand Included in This Year's Report on Successful Marketers
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual Advertising Age Marketing 50 Special Report, published today, includes just one spirits brand this year -- Patron tequila.
The prestigious list honors top-marketed and innovative brands and the people who have made them successful. The magazine credits The Patron Spirits Company's president and CEO, Ed Brown, with building the business and the Patron brand into one of the fastest growing in the spirits industry. The Las Vegas-based Patron Spirits Company imports and markets Patron tequila (the top-selling ultra-premium tequila in the world) and Pyrat Caribbean rum.
"It's a tremendous honor to be recognized and included on this prominent list of top marketers. But Patron is much more than just a marketing success story, it's the high quality of the tequila we hand produce and our adherence to the highest standards of perfection that have built this company and this brand into what it is today," says Brown, a former Joseph E. Seagram & Son's executive. "This tribute to our success is shared not just by me but by all of us at The Patron Spirits Company, from our talented master distiller and staff in Mexico to our dedicated sales team across the country and around the world."
The AdAge Marketing 50 list was compiled by the magazine's reporters and editors based on their interaction with thousands of companies and brands over the past year. Other honorees this year include Sony Electronics' Bravia, Balenciaga and Cingular Wireless.
"If you're judged by the company you keep, then I guess Patron's in pretty good company with these other impressive brands," adds Brown. "It's hard to believe that back in 1989 when Patron's founder John Paul DeJoria created the ultra-premium tequila category, we sold less than 1,000 cases. We've grown exponentially since those early days, but we've never lost sight of our dedication to producing the world's best tequila."
Distilled and packaged entirely by hand, Patron accounts for over 70 percent of the ultra-premium tequila market. Helping fuel Patron's success and growth this year is the company's focus on expanding international distribution and introducing top-quality tequila to more people around the world. Patron is now available in more than 40 countries across the globe, including parts of Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America.
Patron also launched an entertaining new advertising campaign this year reminding people that while some perfection is debatable, when it comes to tequila, there's no debate-Patron is "Simply Perfect." The TV, print, outdoor and online campaign was introduced this past summer.
Simply Perfect in every way, Patron is the world's #1-selling ultra- premium tequila. From the finest, most expensive Weaber Blue agave plants grown in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico, to the centuries-old distillation process to the signed, handcrafted glass bottles, Patron is produced with unparalleled attention to detail. Imported and marketed by the Las Vegas-based Patron Spirits Company, brands in the portfolio consist of Gran Patron Platinum, Patron Anejo, Patron Reposado, Patron Silver, Patron XO Cafe (tequila and coffee blend) and Patron Citronge (extra fine orange liqueur), as well as Pyrat Pistol, Pyrat Cask and Pyrat XO Reserve Caribbean rums.
For more information, please visit http://www.Patronspirits.com . Contact: Greg Cohen The Richards Group 214-891-3544
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SOURCE The Patron Spirits Company
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