-Presented to representatives from Audi North America & associates from Venables Bell & Partners
-An Integrated Campaign Targeting Millennials
-Strategic Brand Concepts Class at VCU Brandcenter
4. WHAT DID WE DO?
• Learned to Love Driving
• Blogs & Forums Tracking (Fourtitude.com AutoSpies.com BMWBlog.com
• A Day in the Life of a Millennial Car Buyer
• Raced on Richmond International Raceway
• Learned what to love about Audi
• Audi Q5 Driving Experience in D.C
• Annual Report
• Interview with Economic Automotive Expert
• Learn why Audi Drivers Love Audi
• 93 Surveys
• Audi quot;Love Letterquot; Interviews
• Man On Street Interviews with Millennials
5. FOUR TRUTHS
Millennials
World’s Perception U.S.A.’s Perception Audi Owners
6. “Audi is Western Europe’s Best Selling Luxury Brand in January”
-Autoguide.com
“Audi A4 Trumps BMW 3 Series as Best Selling Premium Car in Germany”
-Autoguide.com
“Audi is the #1 Selling Luxury Car in China”
-Scott Keough, VP of Marketing
“Audi overtook its premium competitors for new-vehicle registrations in Western Europe”
-Audi Nation Wide.co.uk
7. FOUR TRUTHS
Millennials
World’s Perception U.S.A.’s Perception Audi Owners
Surge in
worldwide
preference
8.
9. FOUR TRUTHS
Millennials
World’s Perception U.S.A.’s Perception Audi Owners
Surge in Lack of
worldwide Awareness
preference
10. HOW DID THEY CHOOSE?
“When I drove a Mercedes, everyone was always staring at me- it was
awkward. I love that Audi is a good car that’s not obnoxious.
”
- Gwen Taylor, Boutique Owner, A6
“Audi is for people that want a nice car, but don’t want to drive what
everyone else has, like a 3 Series.”
- Mark Magnani, Grad Student A4
“At the end of the day, BMW and Audi are the same car,
but I really don’t like what’s attached to being a BMW driver.
”
- Kennah Harcum, Graphic Designer at VMFA, TT
11. To:
From:
Running from other Running to Audi
brands
12. FOUR TRUTHS
Millennials
World’s Perception U.S.A.’s Perception Audi Owners
Surge in
Lack of Choosing
worldwide
Audi
Awareness
preference by default
20. FOUR TRUTHS
Millennials
World’s Perception U.S.A.’s Perception Audi Owners
Surge in Ok to know
Lack of Choosing
worldwide nothing
Audi
Awareness
preference about cars
by default
21. AUDI IS
NOW
THE GERMAN’S
#1 LUXURY CHOICE
Source: Simpson Carpenter Market Research Institute 2009
22. WHAT THE CREATIVE
WILL ACHIEVE
• Short Term: Become a part of pop culture
• Long Term: Solidify Audi’s presence in the
Tier 1 category in Millennials’ minds.
30. WHY WE KNOW THIS
WILL WORK
• Ownable
• Go where they go
• Stars Have Aligned
31.
32.
33. Budget Allocation
Site Production & Hosting
PSA Production
iPhone App Development
Hulu/Network Sites Media Placement
34. Return On Attention
ROA is the new ROI
• Pre-Post Brand Awareness
• Online Metrics - Pop Culture Footprint
• Track - Dealership Foot Traffic
35. RECAP
• Plan: Take BMW head on.
• Reason to Believe: Audi is the German’s
Favorite Car and they’re considered the
world’s experts on driving.
• Goals:
• Short Term: Become a part of pop culture
• Long Term: Solidify Audi’s presence in the
Tier 1 category in Millennials’ minds.