THE CAR SERVICE WITH NOTHING TO HIDE

Short List
TitleTHE CAR SERVICE WITH NOTHING TO HIDE
BrandNRMA
Product / ServiceMOTORSERVE CAR SERVICE
CategoryE03. Special Build
EntrantYOUNG & RUBICAM BRANDS Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Idea Creation YOUNG & RUBICAM BRANDS Sydney, AUSTRALIA
Media MATCH MEDIA Surry Hills, AUSTRALIA
Production HABITAT MEDIA St Peters, AUSTRALIA

Credits

Name Company Position
David Joubert Young & Rubicam Group Executive Creative Director
Bart Pawlak Young & Rubicam Group Executive Creative Director
Ben Coulson GPY&R ANZ Chief Creative Officer
Jana Kotatko NRMA General Manager, Marketing
Matt Siddons NRMA Head of Communications and Content
Tom Stevenson Young & Rubicam Group Account Manager
Sasha Firth Young & Rubicam Group Executive Director
Steffi Huebel Young & Rubicam Group Senior Account Director
Waqas Tahir Young & Rubicam Group Senior Planner
Sam Yeomans George Patterson Y&R Agency Producer
Brad Stapleton George Patterson Y&R Art Director
David Barton George Patterson Y&R Copywriter
Steven Iannello George Patterson Y&R Design Director
Simon Fraser NRMA Senior Manager, Customer Communications
Jenna Dacic NRMA Marketing Specialist, Customer Communications
Wameedh Al-Araji NRMA Data Scientist and Big Data Analyst

Brief Explanation

There are two types of mechanics in the world. The ones who rip you off. And NRMA MotorServe. Problem is the public don’t know the difference. So we set out to show them. We took an ordinary outdoor site and turned it into a fully functioning MotorServe workshop. Drivers were lured off the road. Their cars were driven onto our billboard/outdoor site, becoming part of our advertising. Then our NRMA mechanics did the rest, changing oil, replacing brake fluid, performing safety checks and even installing baby seats, all within full view of the public we wanted to convince. From there, our activation became our content. Interviews, roadtrip tales, customer testimonials, car maintenance ‘how to videos’ and photographs taken on the day were turned into pre-rolls, outdoor ads and digital display. They each spoke to our transparent experience, helped people find their nearest MotorServe and drove online bookings.