AUDI AI:ME CONCEPT CAR WORLD PREMIERE

TitleAUDI AI:ME CONCEPT CAR WORLD PREMIERE
BrandAUDI
Product / ServiceAUDI AI:ME CONCEPT CAR
CategoryD04. Live Events
EntrantAUDI CHINA Beijing, CHINA
Idea Creation FREEMAN BEIJING, CHINA
PR RUDER FINN CHINA Beijing, CHINA

Credits

Name Company Position
Kestrel Lee Freeman Executive Creative Director, China
Eugene Ng Freeman Head of Creative Services, Design
Zen Zhong 钟卓 SeasonONstage Show Director
任 元颖 SeasonONstage Cherographer
Jerry Kurniawan Freeman Senior Art Director
Wang Dan Freeman 2D Art Director
Kevin Ma Freeman Graphic Designer
Zhengyu Yan Freeman 3D Designer
Wayne Gao Freeman Account Director
Serim Yam Freeman Executive Producer
Kent Tan Freeman Videographer

Background

In the current urban environment, a large amount of time is spent on the road, commuting between home and work every day. Statistics based on the top 10 GDP cities in China were showing that urban commuters are spending, on an average, 96.4mins to travel 20km between home and work every day. In the month of April where the world’s largest car market holds its bi-annual Shanghai Autoshow, 1000+ car makers will be fighting for the attention of our audience – the news media. How can the launch of Audi’s all-new concept car stand out in the month of April which is filled with car launches and sneak previews for the already hectic news media guests?

Describe the creative idea (40% of vote)

We created Audi 25th Hour: Urban Freedom, a vision of the future urban living powered by the all-new concept car – AI:ME. The experience was designed around the well-being of our news media guests, returning them the lost hours spent on the road to experience the freedom to their urban living. We adopted the first ever use of robotics with a theatrical live performance for a car launch and via an innovative and emotional storytelling, we portrayed how the all-new Audi AI:ME concept car will bring about urban freedom for the current and future urbanites.

Describe the execution (40% of vote)

Through Audi’s vision of future mobility, we slowed down the pace of life and immersed our attendee in a relaxing indoor green environment where the landscape is designed with authentic greenery. A audio-visual-scent sensory digital interactive allowed attendees relax their senses as they go on 4 unique sensory journey to experience freedom on road. A robotic cafe barista experience was designed to serve artisan coffee as a pick-you-up to prepare our guests for a long day ahead that is filled with car launches and sneak preview. Prior to the reveal of the Audi AI:ME, we portrayed a vision of a future urban living powered by Audi’s concept car through an innovative and emotional storytelling, combining robotics with live theratical performance to create a contrast between man and the machine, freedom and the urban jungle.

List the results (20% of vote)

The world premiere generated a great deal of media attention as well on WeChat and Weibo channels placing AUDI AS THE TOP BRAND IN CAR SHOW RANKING during the Shanghai Autoshow period. 2,678 Media clippings were collected from various channels which includes online clipping, APP news, prints, TVs, radio, Weibo, WeChat, Videos, BBS and Zhihu posts while reaching 401.2 million people earning 564.4 million RMB worth in PR value. The KOL appearance at the event generated a great deal of discussion, especially on Weibo channels generating 146 online posts, 29,701 engagements and 44.9 million views.