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06.20.2025

$500,000 Raised for HOPE Fund Through Strategic Beverage Partnership

This spring, a simple idea—turning everyday beverage purchases into acts of generosity—turned into a half-million-dollar impact. Through a campaign called “Hydrate to Donate,” $500,000 was raised for the HCA Healthcare HOPE Fund, a nonprofit that provides financial assistance to HCA...

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11.12.2024

Beyond the Negotiation: Ensuring Your Beverage Program Thrives Long After the Deal

Negotiating a beverage agreement is a complex project which requires strategy, precision and persistence. But negotiating is just the beginning. The real work lies in bringing that agreement to life – consistently meeting customer expectations, generating revenue, and achieving your...

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10.25.2024

Podcast: Understanding the trends, innovations within beverage

Note: This is a Beverage Industry Magazine Podcast and was originally posted in Sip & Learn Podcast by Beverage Industry and can be accessed here. Understanding the trends, innovations within beverage   Scott Johnson, executive vice president, strategy & development at...

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09.16.2024

Interview: Shaping the future of the global beverage sector

Note: This article was originally posted by Rafaela Sousa in Refreshment magazine by FoodBev Media and can be accessed here.   In this interview, Scott Johnson, newly appointed EVP of strategy and development at Enliven and former SVP and GM...

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09.5.2024

10 Risk Management Strategies to Build Into Your Beverage Deal

Proactive Beverage Partnership Management: Enhancing Risk Management for Your Business Beverage deals are often touted for their economic and marketing benefits, but there’s an aspect of these partnerships that is often overlooked: risk management. As the business landscape continually evolves...

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08.5.2024

Beverage Consulting Firm Enliven Welcomes Scott Johnson, Former SVP of Keurig Dr Pepper

Strategic Hire to Propel Company’s Growth and Innovation   NASHVILLE, TN,  August 5, 2024 – Enliven, the nation’s leading beverage partnership consulting firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Johnson as the company’s new Executive Vice President, Strategy...

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06.22.2023

Unleashing the Power of Beverage Partnerships: 6 of Our Favorite Marketing Activations

In our previous article, "Why You Should Leverage Marketing Activations in Your Beverage Agreement," I discussed the untapped potential of marketing activations within pouring rights agreements. These activations, when utilized effectively, can be a game-changer for businesses, offering opportunities to...

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05.25.2023

Why You Should Leverage Marketing Activations in Your Beverage Agreement

What if I told you that you had access to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of consulting and marketing initiatives that could drive your business initiatives forward? What if I told you that the vast majority of businesses do,...

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03.16.2023

What Are “Unbundling Charges”? (Or How to Owe Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars Even After Your Beverage Deal is Complete)

You’ve completed the term of your beverage contract and fulfilled all of your obligations. So why are you now being billed for hundreds of thousands of dollars? The answer is simple: unbundling charges. We’ve seen it countless times. Executives are...

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02.13.2023

The Four Factors that Drive Beverage Company Investment

In our nearly 20 year history of analyzing beverage deals, one thing clearly stands out: Not all beverage deals are created equal. The disparity between total deal value for organizations with almost identical volumes can be eye opening. A chasm...

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Enliven


06.20.2025

$500,000 Raised for HOPE Fund Through Strategic Beverage Partnership

By Tim Harms

This spring, a simple idea—turning everyday beverage purchases into acts of generosity—turned into a half-million-dollar impact. Through a campaign called “Hydrate to Donate,” $500,000 was raised for the HCA Healthcare HOPE Fund, a nonprofit that provides financial assistance to HCA...

Read Full Post


11.12.2024

Beyond the Negotiation: Ensuring Your Beverage Program Thrives Long After the Deal

By Tim Harms

Negotiating a beverage agreement is a complex project which requires strategy, precision and persistence. But negotiating is just the beginning. The real work lies in bringing that agreement to life – consistently meeting customer expectations, generating revenue, and achieving your...

Read Full Post


10.25.2024

Podcast: Understanding the trends, innovations within beverage

By Monica Harris

Note: This is a Beverage Industry Magazine Podcast and was originally posted in Sip & Learn Podcast by Beverage Industry and can be accessed here. Understanding the trends, innovations within beverage   Scott Johnson, executive vice president, strategy & development at...

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09.16.2024

Interview: Shaping the future of the global beverage sector

By Monica Harris

Note: This article was originally posted by Rafaela Sousa in Refreshment magazine by FoodBev Media and can be accessed here.   In this interview, Scott Johnson, newly appointed EVP of strategy and development at Enliven and former SVP and GM...

Read Full Post


09.5.2024

10 Risk Management Strategies to Build Into Your Beverage Deal

By Tim Harms

Proactive Beverage Partnership Management: Enhancing Risk Management for Your Business Beverage deals are often touted for their economic and marketing benefits, but there’s an aspect of these partnerships that is often overlooked: risk management. As the business landscape continually evolves...

Read Full Post


08.5.2024

Beverage Consulting Firm Enliven Welcomes Scott Johnson, Former SVP of Keurig Dr Pepper

By Monica Harris

Strategic Hire to Propel Company’s Growth and Innovation   NASHVILLE, TN,  August 5, 2024 – Enliven, the nation’s leading beverage partnership consulting firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Johnson as the company’s new Executive Vice President, Strategy...

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06.22.2023

Unleashing the Power of Beverage Partnerships: 6 of Our Favorite Marketing Activations

By Tim Harms

In our previous article, "Why You Should Leverage Marketing Activations in Your Beverage Agreement," I discussed the untapped potential of marketing activations within pouring rights agreements. These activations, when utilized effectively, can be a game-changer for businesses, offering opportunities to...

Read Full Post


05.25.2023

Why You Should Leverage Marketing Activations in Your Beverage Agreement

By Tim Harms

What if I told you that you had access to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of consulting and marketing initiatives that could drive your business initiatives forward? What if I told you that the vast majority of businesses do,...

Read Full Post


03.16.2023

What Are “Unbundling Charges”? (Or How to Owe Hundreds of Thousands Of Dollars Even After Your Beverage Deal is Complete)

By Tim Harms

You’ve completed the term of your beverage contract and fulfilled all of your obligations. So why are you now being billed for hundreds of thousands of dollars? The answer is simple: unbundling charges. We’ve seen it countless times. Executives are...

Read Full Post


02.13.2023

The Four Factors that Drive Beverage Company Investment

By Tim Harms

In our nearly 20 year history of analyzing beverage deals, one thing clearly stands out: Not all beverage deals are created equal. The disparity between total deal value for organizations with almost identical volumes can be eye opening. A chasm...

Read Full Post

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