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# AB InBev: The Freedom to Cut Costs on a Global Scale



 

 

 

 

When you operate one of the world's largest beverage companies, even small inefficiencies multiply fast across markets, brands, and martech systems. So when AB InBev talks about cutting costs on a global scale, the numbers carry real weight. In this Event Highlight, captured on the Acquia Engage Tour, Rafael Silva shares how his team turned global complexity into global efficiency.

As Global Manager of Martech at AB InBev, Rafael sits at the intersection of marketing ambition and technical reality—responsible for the platforms that power campaigns across a sprawling international footprint. His message is refreshingly direct: the right technology foundation doesn't just enable better marketing, it meaningfully reduces what that marketing costs to run.

By consolidating and standardizing on a unified platform, AB InBev eliminates the duplicated tools, redundant effort, and fragmented operations that quietly drain budgets at global scale. Instead of every market reinventing the wheel, teams share a common foundation—freeing resources to invest in the work that actually drives growth.

It's a perspective that resonates well beyond beverages. For any enterprise wrestling with martech sprawl across regions, Rafael's experience offers a practical lesson: cost savings and marketing effectiveness aren't competing goals. Done right, the same decisions that streamline operations also sharpen the customer experience.

Watch this Engage Tour highlight to hear how AB InBev found the freedom to cut costs globally—and why smart platform consolidation is one of the most underrated levers in enterprise marketing.



 

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Rafael Silva

 

 Global Manager, Martech  

 AB InBev 

 



 

 

 

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