Cannes Lions
GTB, Shanghai / FORD / 2017
Overview
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Credits
Description
Pocket Mustang is a mobile experience that turns your phone into 'tire-eating' Ford Mustang.
1. You “drive” your phone.
2. A real Ford Mustang copies every move you make.
3. Watch your maneuvers turned into a personalized film.
Execution
Using a seamless HTML5 experience, the gyroscope reads phone movements and translates them into a pattern of motion. Then, an automated editor selects individual clips and composes a complete film using real-life footage of a Mustang copying your exact moves.
+1.500 video clips are available on the server to provide endless possibilities for personalization.
Timeline/Implementation
- The experience went live first-hand in China and quickly spread across APAC region.
Live dates:
- China Sep 11th 2016
- Taiwan Oct 16th 2016
- New Zealand Oct 16th 2016
- India Nov 20th 2016
Outcome
Reach
• Overall: 575M vs. 437M target (+31.7%)
o China: 444M vs. 384M target (+16%)
o Taiwan: 4.9M vs. 4M target (+22%)
o India: 120M vs. 45M target (+265%)
o New Zealand: 7M vs. 4M target (+75%)
Engagement
• Total engagement: 1.31M vs. 1.2M target (+9%)
Brand
• Mustang contribution to Brand favorable opinion: from ranking 8th in Q3 to 6th in Q4
o China/India: 10% to 11% contribution
o 1% increase in Ford Brand Favorable Opinion
Business
• Specific targets not set. Mobile games ? sales
• Sports car segment share from 23% in 2015 to 37% in 2016 (+58%)
• Sales + 88% during Q4 ‘live’:
o NZ: Segment share 15% in 2015 to 70% in 2016
o China: Share from 23% in 2015 to 33% in 2016
o India: In just Q3 / Q4 2016 - captured 60% share
o Taiwan: volume up, but segment share down
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