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Gymkhana FIVE – The Most Viral Automotive Video Ad Ever?
July 13, 2012
It's the mark of a great driving video that even when frozen still - in a photograph - you can still soak in the unique experience of Ken Block at maximum attack on the streets of San Francisco. Gymkhana FIVE: Ultimate Urban Playground has already made an impact just days after it was released earlier this week.
Super Bowl XLVI Automotive Snapshot – Who’s Gaming Who?
January 31, 2012
When you look at the latest plethora of Super Bowl ads, what do you see? A bit of fun? Or do they inspire you think about ways in which you can apply the same thinking to your own promotional activities? Hopefully it's the latter, because there's much to learn from the patterns being formed.
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Lotus appoints rapper Swizz Beatz as its new Vice President of Creative Design
August 15, 2011
Judging from the reaction on Lotus Cars' facebook page this afternoon, news of their latest executive appointment has come as a bit of a shock. Lotus announced in a cryptic email that "..they had a new creative man on board -- BUT can you guess who this particular international man of mystery is?" Well it's none other than US record producer, rapper and all-round hip-hop star, Swizz Beatz.
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January 31, 2012
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Top 10 Automotive social video campaigns of 2011
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The Accidental Hero – An interview with Ken Block
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Lotus appoints rapper Swizz Beatz as its new Vice President of Creative Design
Judging from the reaction on Lotus Cars' facebook page this afternoon, news of their latest executive appointment has come as a bit of a shock. Lotus announced in a…
January 21, 2011
In defence of straight talking..
I've undertaken my fair share of 'teaser' or pre-launch marketing campaigns and they can be a very effective means of grasping and then holding customer attention in the…
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What do women look for in a car?
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Mercedes-AMG and Ducati agree joint marketing cooperation
Today a novel step was taken to bring the car and bike industries just that little bit closer - AMG and Ducati have agreed to work together closely in future to develop…
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Volvo’s S60 – is it naughty enough?
It would be fair to say that Volvo's new S60 needs to be a game-changer for the brand. When you look through the press material and speak to Volvo's marketing team you…

