Case study – Objective: Fame & stature
The SUV market has become a fierce battleground, with launches of small SUVs particularly on the rise. It was into this well-established market that VW launched its first ever small SUV – the T-Roc – and, as a latecomer to the category, it needed to stand out from the crowd.
To do this, PHD took the core product benefit of the T-Roc – a car designed to give drivers more confidence – and turned it into a media strategy; taking media planning and buying to the next level.
The solution came in the form of ‘Bam the Ram’ – a little ram with big confidence – who burst out of VW’s campaign and rammed into other brands’ ads across a range of media, including newsbrands, TV, OOH and social. In newsbrands, Bam rammed his way through nine different titles, 28 times in 23 different formats, both print and digital.
With a focus on utilising the strength of every channel used, the campaign saw VW collaborate with other well-known brands to innovatively land its ‘Born Confident’ message in both its own media space and the surrounding environment.
This campaign took a big idea and managed to really drive its creative spirit and passion through a number of different media channels.
Peter Holmes, director of brand, Telefónica Europe
