Cannes Lions
TRIBAL DDB HAMBURG, Hamburg / VOLKSWAGEN / 2007
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A story of epic dimensions, starring "the people’s man“: Horst Schlämmer – a popular character, played by a famous Comedian – goes for his driving licence. We used the Internet to make the adventure come alive and accessible to everyone: our central platform was an elaborate video-blog, accompanied by podcasts, distribution through video-sharing-websites like YouTube, extensive PR and media-coverage and a documentary website.
Reload Volkwagen’s image in Germany as "the people’s car" in order to boost sales of the Golf.
Target: Men and women aged 20 to 49, who will be buying a car within the next 12 months.Use of internet: during the last 3 months.
Outcome
- 4,270,000 page-impressions, - 4,730,000 video-downloads - after only two months - 90,000 qualified contacts - conversion rate of 12%- iTunes Podcast-charts: number one; blogscout-charts: number two- top issue in many blogs and online magazines- positive change of perception of the blogossphere concerning branded entertainment- high level of interactivity and identification with the story proved by numerous comments in the blog.
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