Sid Lee Paris
Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:10:20 GMT
Honda lovers are everywhere, from passionate collectors to daily commuters. So, rather than listing features and pushing the same old marketing buzzwords, Honda Motor Europe handed the mic over to its brand ambassadors. Together with Sid Lee Paris and Hakuhodo West, the brand is transforming its communication, leaving advertising behind in favour of content created through its fan community. Sid Lee Paris and Hakuhodo West created the 'Grow From Their Love' strategy, an emotional approach which puts the spotlight on the people, not the car, to create a relatable campaign.
For the launch of its first Hybrid SUV, the CR-V Hybrid, Honda Motor Europe introduces this creative territory, with 'The Hybrid You Can Feel' campaign, which uses Honda Lovers to describe to the audience the sensations you get from driving and experiencing this new car model.
Six months before the launch of the CR-V Hybrid in Europe, Sid Lee Paris and Hakuhodo West invited Honda Lovers from five different countries – Christophe (France), Katharine (UK), Pierre (Germany), Javier (Spain) and Francesca (Italy), to experience the car for themselves… before its release. Sid Lee Paris recorded their thoughts, reactions and emotions about the experience and pulled actual quotes about their driving sensations. From that experience, the team created a film starring real Honda lovers, directed by Manu Cossu (Iconoclast). The ad takes the emotion a step further, likening the narratives to different forms of art to illustrate the sensations described by the ambassadors.
The campaign also includes additional content to enrich the experience on digital and social media, such as individual portrait films, introducing Christophe, Katharine, Pierre, Javier, and Francesca, to give viewers a more intimate look at the five ambassadors, learn about who they are, their experience with the CR-V Hybrid and with the brand.
Together, Sid Lee Paris & Hakuhodo West and Honda are pushing a unique, more authentic positioning, and in the process, truly distinguishing the brand from the rest of the automobile category.
Director: Manu Cossu
DOP: Mattias Rudh
Head of Production: Jean Duhamel
Post Producer:
Producer: Annabel Rosier, Sarah Blanc
Production Company: Iconoclast, Miles (Brand Content)
Sound Engineer: Benzene
Post Production Company: Nighshift
Producer: Paul Créhange
VFX: Mathematics
Account Director: (Sid Lee) Jean-Baptiste Destabeau, (Hakuhodo) Ren Masayuki
Account Management: (Sid Lee) Nicolas Boivin, (Hakuhodo) Chris Lewis
Art Director: Ludovic Gontrand
Copywriter: Güllit Baku
Creative Agency: Sid Lee Paris & Hakuhodo West
Executive Creative Director: Sylvain Thirache
Head of Production: Thomas Laget
Managing Director: (Sid Lee) Bruno Lee, (Hakuhodo) Katsui Ryoichi
President: Johan Delpuech
Producer: Sophie Megrous, Julia Flusin
Strategist: (Sid Lee) Ambroise Soulé, (Hakuhodo West) Masahiko Iiyama
Music Production: Momar Diop & Jonathan Ouanounou
Advertiser: Honda Motor Europe
Genres: People, Visual VFX, Scenic, Action
Categories: Automotive, Cars
Sid Lee Paris, Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:10:20 GMT