{mosimage}Ads Highlight Ford’s Remarkable Technologies
• Ford to launch new brand campaign during the UEFA Champions League Final highlighting a host of remarkable technologies available across Ford’s line-up
• Ford to show TV ad during the half-time break of the final at Wembley Stadium in London
• The campaign will invite millions of viewers to visit a special new website at www.ford.com that incorporates a series of videos and information about Ford technologies
Ford is leveraging the hugely popular 2013 UEFA Champions League Final football match on Saturday to give a first flavour of a new brand campaign featuring surprising and remarkable technologies available across Ford’s family of vehicles.
The entertaining brand-wide campaign, which breaks sharply from conventional car ads that highlight individual models and discount prices, brings to life Ford’s promise to “Go Further” for the 90,000-strong crowd at London’s Wembley stadium and a multi-million TV audience across the UK.
Ford will run a 30-second TV ad during the half-time break of the final between FC Bayern Munich and BV Borussia Dortmund. The ads, as well as perimeter boards at the game will direct viewers to visit a special new web site at www.ford.com that includes a series of entertaining videos and information about Ford technologies.
“The UEFA Champions League Final has a bigger TV audience even than the Super Bowl,” said Roelant de Waard, vice president, Marketing, Sales and Service, Ford of Europe. “It’s the perfect opportunity to present the Blue Oval to millions of customers as a brand that offers great cars with remarkable technologies that make life a little easier, safer and more fun.”
• Visitors to www.ford.com via computer, smart phone or tablet will experience a new-look homepage, with a scrolling feature listing Ford’s range of smart, safe and green technologies. By selecting a feature, they will find out more about the benefits of that technology with specially created videos. These will be the basis for Ford’s TV spots across Europe during the half-time commercial break of the UEFA Champions League Final. The campaign starts at the Final and will build up to a full launch at the end of June.
“There is a significant focus in digital and social with this new campaign – from the two screen experiences we hope consumers have during the Final, to a broader conversation in social media where we are asking people for their ideas for dream technologies in future cars,” de Waard said.
