How a big car maker turned the small car market on its head
Agency
AJF GrowthOps
Client
GM Holden
Awards
Silver
Other Consumer Goods
Silver
New Product or Service
Case Study
Summary
Despite launching during a recession, in the cluttered small car segment, and with a product design which immediately eliminated 55% of the market, the Holden Cruze launch was the most successful new car launch in Holden‟s history.
The Cruze campaign used Holden‟s credentials as a maker of large cars to rewrite the rules of the small car market.
The campaign resulted in dramatic results which smashed all expectations within a short period. 146% over expectations in sales, 472% in demand and 580% in purchase intent.
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Credits
| Director of Marketing | Philip Brook | GM Holden | |||||||
| Marketing Manager / Small & Medium Cars | Joanne Stoggiannis | GM Holden | |||||||
| Product Manager / Small & Medium Cars | Fulvio Antonelli | GM Holden | |||||||
| Assistant | Mairi McPhee | GM Holden | |||||||
| Marketing | Katrina Iannelli | GM Holden | |||||||
| Author / Senior Strategic Planner | Kate Leuchars | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Founding Partner and Creative Director | Adam Francis | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Creative | Joshua Stephens | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Group Account Director | Jayne Brady | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Account Director | Katy Le Gall | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Senior Copywriter | Michael Skarbek | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Copywriter | Michael Gagliardi | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Senior Art Director | Tim Gill | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Senior Copywriter | John Bryant | AJF Partnership | |||||||
| Client Business Manager | Simon Pickering | Starcom |
