A picture may be worth a thousand words, but sometimes a word conjures a thousand pictures—including scary ones. One such word right now is “coronavirus.”Brands that happen to have some associations to the word are finding themselves issuing unusual clarifications. Searches for “coronavirus beer” and “beer virus” have spiked sharply over the past couple weeks, according to Google Trends. In the Boston Globe, among other media, Corona beer owner Constellation Brands has been forced to express confidence in the analytical power...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 05, 2020 13:14 UTC