Forget the Ball Drop. Corona Is Organizing a Lime Drop at 5:55 p.m. for Cinco de Mayo

Aaron Paul and Jon Gruden join the fun

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As completely invented, marketing-driven rituals go, Corona Extra has a fun one on its hands with the #LimeDrop, a campaign the Mexican brewer is running across social media for Cinco de Mayo.

R/GA Chicago, Ketchum and Constellation Brands teamed up to create the campaign, which urges people everywhere to drop a lime into their Coronas at exactly 5:55 p.m. on 5/5. OK, so it's not the most fascinating brand activation ever, but Corona has gotten a few celebs involved, including Aaron Paul and Jon Gruden, who recorded the videos below.

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