smart car case study (miami ad school planning boot camp)

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Assignment: Develop a campaign to increase Smart Car’s market share in the U.S. Smart Car is not doing very well in the U.S. The company will not launch a new car until 2012, so how can we keep drivers excited about the company until then?

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Page 1: Smart Car case study (Miami Ad School Planning Boot Camp)

Assignment:Develop a campaign to increase Smart Car’s market share in the U.S.

Smart Car is not doing very well in the U.S. The company will not launch a new car until 2012, so how can we keep drivers excited about the company until then?

Page 2: Smart Car case study (Miami Ad School Planning Boot Camp)

STRATEGY:WHY WE’RE ADVERTISING: To establish Smart Car as a secondary fun car.

TARGET: Affluent empty‐nester with no need for a large secondary car. Already succeeded in life and has nothing to prove. Intellectual/ ar@s@c mind, lives in a cosmopolitan city and spends a lot in entertainment. Environmentally‐conscious but not hard‐core tree hugger.

WHAT DO THEY CURRENTLY THINK?Smart Cars are too small and look funny. It’s not my idea of a car. 

WHAT DO WE WANT THEM TO THINK?Driving a Smart Car shows I’ve accomplished my goals in life and I’m ready to have fun and enjoy every day. 

MOST PERSUASIVE IDEA WE CAN CONVEY? Smart Car: Real fun takes confidence.  

WHY WOULD THEY BELIEVE THIS?Current Smart drivers are confident and don’t need a luxurious car to define themselves. They also think their car is Napoleon complex’s worst nightmare. 

WHEN AND WHERE IS THE TARGET MOST RECEPTIVE TO THE MESSAGE?Online/ Facebook. High‐transited areas in cosmopolitan ci@es.  Smart drivers are the strongest advocates. Use them as a media plaPorm.  

ARE THERE ANY CREATIVE GUIDELINES?Consumer rela@onship is the brand’s most valuable asset.Dealerships are too far. Bring the vehicle to the drivers.

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www.confidencetodrivesmall.com

Those who pass the confidence test are encouraged to schedule a real test drive.

Those who fail the test are asked to con9nue working on their confidence.

Confidence to Drive Small site: A humorous character will ask visitors a series of ques9ons to determine their level of confidence. 

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Confidence to Drive Small App: Those who pass the confidence test will be asked to download an app that rewards them with gas credit for their acts of confidence.

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Confidence sta,ons: When people enter, an enlarged reflec1on of them (aka their confidence) will be projected on the wall. They’ll be able to post a picture of their “oversized confidence” in Facebook and share it with friends.   

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Smart drivers as a media pla.orm: Smart drivers will be encouraged to hand out cards with informa6on about the Smart Car and to answer ques6ons via the Smart mobile app. Those who do it will be rewarded with gas credit.

Playing with reflec9ons: Concave mirrors will enlarge passers by to reflect their “oversize confidence.”