Title | SMART CABRIO ALLEY |
Brand | MERCEDES-BENZ |
Product / Service | SMART CABRIO |
Category | A01. Posters |
Entrant | BBDO CHINA Beijing, CHINA |
Entrant Company | BBDO CHINA Beijing, CHINA |
Advertising Agency | BBDO CHINA Beijing, CHINA |
Advertising Agency 2 | PROXIMITY BEIJING, CHINA |
Name | Company | Position |
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Leong Wai Foong | BBDO Greater China | Executive Creative Director |
Arthur Tsang | BBDO Beijing | Executive Creative Director/Copy Director |
Howard Mok | BBDO Beijing | Deputy Executive Creative Director/Art Director |
Gin Tee | BBDO Beijing | Creative Director/Art Director |
Woody Hu | BBDO Beijing | Creative Group Head/Art Director |
Lakuta Li | BBDO Beijing | Creative Group Head/Copy Director |
Magic Xu | BBDO Beijing | Senior Art Director |
Digi Wu | BBDO Beijing | Group Account Director |
Fred Wang | BBDO Beijing | Account Manager |
In a city infamous for smog and air pollution it is little wonder that convertibles do not sell well. Our task was to help reframe the benefits of the soft top smart while remaining true to the core of smart’s ultimate city car positioning. The objective was to be able to make walk-in customers at dealerships, who would come with the intent of enquiring about a regular smart, to consider or change their interest to the cabrio.
To promote awareness of the smart fortwo cabrio in showrooms in Beijing. While the regular smart fortwo is generally well-known to the public, popularity of the cabriolet version is very low. Across the city, smart sells a tiny proportion of the soft top leading to a back-log in inventory.
In the true manner of the smart brand, we wanted to humorously reframe the physical properties and abilities of the car. With the soft top down, the smart fortwo cabrio can offer a complete panoramic vista… up. This offers a unique view of the city, where space is limited and the majority of people live their lives and stories above the ground. In order to complete the experience, we placed the multi-perspective artwork directly above a smart fortwo cabrio in the dealership.
The response to the design was unexpectedly positive. Dealerships reported a five-fold increase in the sale of the cabrio across the city and all the sales were made from dealerships where we had installed the campaign. Not only that but inquires for test drives were also increased by 20% and general dealership traffic improved significantly over the campaign period. Anecdotally dealers did report that some customers had come to visit the dealerships based on word of mouth about the campaign.