| Title | HOW BMW HIJACKED AUDI A4'S LAUNCH WITH REAL-TIME SEARCH PREDICTIONS |
| Brand | BMW INDIA |
| Product / Service | BMW 3 SERIES |
| Category | C02. Use of Real-time Data |
| Entrant | ISOBAR Gurgaon, INDIA |
| Idea Creation | ISOBAR Gurgaon, INDIA |
| Media Placement | ISOBAR Gurgaon, INDIA |
| Production | ISOBAR Gurgaon, INDIA |
| Name | Company | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Ashish Kumar | isobar india | Associate Media Director |
| Anadi Sah | Isobar India | Group Creative Directorr |
| Vibhor Yadav | Isobar India | Creative Director |
| Samir Gurnani | Isobar India | Asst Manager - Paid Media |
| Swati Namboori | Isobar India | Manager - Paid Media |
As per the competition analysis for BMW, we identified that any competition launch results in higher buzz & awareness amongst the TG. This directly impact on the search query volume on Google and video content consumed on YouTube. While BMW has a strong market presence & legacy, the Audi A4 launch could potentially have a direct impact on sales of BMW 3 Series The idea was leverage 'Search Predictions' on Google and target the audience in real-time to drive consideration for BMW 3 Series against their actual query for the new Audi A4. Create a Bot via Google Search Predictions API to automatically capture Audi, Audi A4 & BMW 3 Series queries and to include the same to adwords campaign on real-time basis.
The primary channel was Google Search to ensure we leverage on all search queries for Audi and Audi A4. Also, tweaked communication on text ads for BMW related searches to ensure the BMW enthusiasts are welcome with feature related ads. For the audience who visited Audi India YouTube channel, we targeted the main launch video of Audi A4 & reached out to all the viewers of the video with a pre-roll ad for BMW 3 Series. Through this approach, BMW hijacked the launch of Audi A4 on the most researched platforms on Digital.
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The campaign is shortlisted in ‘TANGRAMS EFFECTIVENESS@SPIKES AWARDS 2017 for DAS02 - Response / Real Time Data category’. The campaign proved that "If media channels utilized in the right manner, it helps in driving brand consideration and ROI".
The strategy behind BMW’s campaign was to leverage from the competitions buzz during their launch and drive consideration for BMW 3 Series. Historical data has proven that during any competition key launch there is spike in searches for BMW and website traffic which helps in driving leads/sales. Tactically connect with audience who will search for Audi or see Audi video on YouTube to show what BMW 3 Series offers against the Audi A4. Hence, we planned a guerrilla campaign where automation and data insights worked together to capitalize on the spike in search interest for Audi A4.