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http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/...troll_face.pngA brewery does something annoying or*offensive — what do you do?

If you don’t challenge, you’re letting them off the hook.
But if you write or Tweet about it, you shine a light on their stunt — just what they want — and your reaction, however negative, ends up being counted as an ‘engagement’ in a marketing executive’s ‘return on investment’ report.
It will probably also gain them even more attention*when it’s reported as ‘BEER GEEKS OUTRAGED’ in the trade press two days later.
We tend to ignore, because, frankly, stunts are boring, and ignoring is easier… but should we?
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