clutchcargo wrote: ↑Fri May 21, 2021 7:09 pm
I recall when they introduced it here, we were bombarded with Ganzberg advertising...they must have spent heaps on just on that..

It markets itself as a 'premium German beer'

Driving from Kampot to PP, the proliferation of Ganzberg signage was abundant.
Every buidling that could conceivably ever sell a can of beer had a large Ganzberg sign planted into the ground close to the road. Some had mini-billboards that needed two or even three stanchions. Every one had the owner's name in Khmer and his telephone numbers. Some have photos of three cnuts wearing Arsenal FC shirts.
As Kampot provice gives way to Takeo province, the proliferation continues, but further north Road 3 becomes the border of Kampong Speu and Takeo. Sure enough, there was now a proliferation of empty red frames on the left side of the road but on the right side it was the same as before. After a while, Kg Speu curves off to the left and the awful double-sided ugliness continues.
The Ganzberg signs mostly look newish, not faded like the Anchor and Cambodia ones (these only form about 5% of the total), so they have obviously been blitzing. It is invasive and merits regulation purely on aesthetic grounds, never mind the health issues.
The Anchor and Cambodia ones on the left side have not been reduced to empty frames, they either have blacked out (or redded out) the company name but left the rest intact, or they have been left untroubled. So I would say the authorities have taken particular umbrage to the Ganzberg blitzkrieg. The other beer companies, who have much smaller signs, must be pissed off that their pretty reasonable signage has been affected.
I applaud the work of the Kg Speu authorities and look forward to the other provinces doing the same.
BTW, I was told that the businesses usually don't receive any rent, they just get an allocation of beer.

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 4:14 pm
BTW, I was told that the businesses usually don't receive any rent, they just get an allocation of beer.

They also pay the sign tax.

John Bingham wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 4:21 pm

armchairlawyer wrote: ↑Thu May 27, 2021 4:14 pm
BTW, I was told that the businesses usually don't receive any rent, they just get an allocation of beer.

They also pay the sign tax.

Interesting. You mean the local business pays it or Ganzberg pays? Do you know how much that is?
Presumably they stop paying when the sign gets reduced to an empty frame?

The business usually pays it, but the beer company pays it if they put it up.