Michael Roarty

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Michael J. Roarty (August 24, 1928 – March 16, 2013) was an

Spuds McKenzie during the late 1980s.[2]

Biography

Early life

Roarty was born in

Jesuit university which is now known as the University of Detroit Mercy.[2]

Career

Roarty was hired to promote

brand manager in Detroit, Chicago, Denver and Kansas City while gradually working his way up in the company.[2]

Roarty became the Vice President and Director of Marketing for Anheuser-Busch from 1977 to 1990.[5][6] Under Roarty, the company's share of the beer market doubled from 21% to 43%.[2] In 1992 he was the company's executive vice president of corporate marketing and communications.[7]

He created many of the best known beer slogans of the era, including "Weekends were made for Michelob," "This Bud's for you," and "Head for the mountains of

beer brands. he oversaw the creation and launch of Spuds MacKenzie for Bud Light in 1987.[2]

Roarty also created the "Know when to say when" commercial campaign for Anheuser-Busch, which promoted awareness of alcohol abuse.[4]

Roarty also pioneered

sporting events.[2] He sponsored race cars and added billboard signage at stadiums.[2]

In 1980, Michael Roarty convinced Anheuser-Busch to give one million dollars to the fledgling sports

Sporting News named Roarty the sixth most powerful figure in American sports citing his early commitment to ESPN and his pioneering work on sports advertising.[3]

Roarty was inducted into the

Advertising Hall of Fame in 1994.[2] He retired shortly after the honor.[2]

Outside of marketing, Roarty was highly active in the

St. Patrick's Day Parade in 1994, becoming only the fourth American to hold the honor in the parade's history.[3]

Roarty suffered a heart attack at his home in Town and Country, Missouri, on March 15, 2013.[8] He died the next day on March 16, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur, Missouri, at the age 84.[4] He had suffered from poor health in recent years due to a series of strokes.[2] He was survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Lillian Roarty; his daughter, his son, and four grandchildren.[2]

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-118-20282-1
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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Kohler, Jeremy (2013-03-19). "Michael Roarty dies at 84; marketer helped build Anheuser-Busch brand". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  3. ^ a b c d "Michael J. Roarty, advertising exec., dies". United Press International. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
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    Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
    . Retrieved 2013-04-06.
  5. ISBN 978-0-307-81874-4
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  6. ^ "Fruit, 61, Left Indelible Marks on A-B and Coke". Advertising Age, Jeremy Mullman. June 02, 2008.
  7. ^ "Brews And Babes -- Ad Strategy Losing Its Fizz, Many Say". Seattle Times, February 18, 1992. By John M. Mcguire
  8. ^ "Michael Roarty, whose ad campaigns helped Anheuser-Busch market share soar, dies at 84". Global News, March 18, 2013. By Jim Salter
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