Want to know where to get the best hot dog in the Windy City, the best German sausage in New York or how to make a Patrón XO Café after-dinner drink? Visitors can learn all that and much more by joining the Patrón Social Club, accessible at www.patronsocialclub.com.
This is a new interactive online venue, created by Dallas-based The Richards Group in partnership with agency affiliates Richards Relationship Marketing and interactive group Click Here, for Patrón tequila aficionados who want to read and contribute ideas on the latest trends and observations in nightlife, food, fashion, drinks, cars and traveling; share tips with their fellow Social Club members; and learn about Patrón events and overall stay in the know about their favorite spirit.
The site also includes information about the history of Patrón, the distillation process, facts about the brand’s popularity in pop culture and information about Patrón’s charitable giving and commitment to the environment. In the “ID Your Bottle” section of the club, members also have the unique opportunity to enter the handwritten number found on their bottles of Patrón Silver, Reposado or Añejo to learn about the history of that specific bottle (the field in Jalisco, Mexico, where that agave was grown and the year it was harvested, distilled and bottled.)
“As more people around the world discover Patrón, we’re finding that a great many of them enjoy sharing their Patrón affection with their friends and family. We get calls and e-mails every day from people seeking to be more involved with the brand, so the ‘Patrón Social Club’ was developed as a way for us to listen to our customers, to learn what interests them and to create meaningful and relevant interaction,” said Matt Carroll, VP of marketing at the Las Vegas-based Patrón Spirits Company.
To join the Patrón Social Club, people of legal drinking age simply log on to www.patronsocialclub.com, where the club’s “concierge” guides them through the creation of a user name and password. People are also asked to answer a short questionnaire to help identify trends and topics in which they are most interested. From there, members then have full access to the easy-to-use guided site.
To support the launch of the Patrón Social Club, targeted ads in regional and national magazines will encourage people to join, and invitation cards and refer-a-friend e-mails are also being distributed.
The Patrón Social Club is an extension of Patrón’s “Simply Perfect” worldwide marketing campaign, a fully integrated effort that brings together print, television, outdoor and online ads–with local promotions and event sponsorships–all designed to convey the message that while “some perfection is debatable,” when it comes to tequila, there is no debate. Patrón is “Simply Perfect.” The campaign is also supported by a dedicated website at www.simplyperfect.com.
“People who enjoy Patrón are trendsetters; they’re active and knowledgeable about what’s happening within their circle of friends, their community and the world in general,” added Carroll. “The Patrón Social Club recognizes and encourages this common bond among our customers, and it celebrates their ‘Simply Perfect’ brand choice.”
Visual Effects Society Elects 2025 Board of Directors’ Executive Committee
The lineup of officers is set for the Visual Effects Society’s (VES) 2025 Board of Directors. The officers, who comprise the VES Board Executive Committee, were elected at the January 2025 Board meeting. The Officers include Kim Davidson, who was re-elected Board chair, and is the first Board member from outside the United States to hold this role since the Society’s inception.
“It is my privilege to serve as chair of our worldwide community of visual effects artists and innovators,” said Davidson. “Since I joined the Society 18 years ago, I have seen the VES grow from a California-based organization to a global society with 16 regional Sections and members in more than 50 countries. As the first chair elected from outside the U.S., I am representative of our thriving globalization, and I look forward to further championing our expansion worldwide. The leadership on our Board brings enormous commitment, expertise and enthusiasm to their volunteer service and I’m excited about what we can achieve, together.”
“Our Society is fortunate to have strong leadership represented on our Executive Committee,” said Nancy Ward, VES executive director. “I am honored to work alongside these exceptional, dedicated professionals, especially amidst this time of dynamic change. We appreciate their commitment to further advance the Society’s global initiatives and impact.”
The 2025 officers of the VES Board of Directors are:
--Chair: Kim Davidson
--1st Vice Chair: Susan O’Neal
--2nd Vice Chair: David Tanaka, VES
--Secretary: Rita Cahill
--Treasurer: Jeffrey A. Okun, VES
Kim Davidson, Chair
Davidson is the president and CEO of SideFX®, a company he co-founded in 1987. SideFX is... Read More