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How We Delivered Kia’s Most Successful Pre-Launch Campaign of All Time, with No Car to Show

Agency
Innocean Australia
Client
Kia Australia
Awards
Bronze
Other Consumer Goods
Finalist
New Product or Service
Bronze
Challenger Brands
Case Study
Summary
Launching its first ute into a market dominated by two rivals, Kia faced the challenge of promoting the Tasman without being able to show the vehicle in action. With a brand reputation for suburban cars working against it, Kia had to convince a tough audience of tradies and farmers that its new ute was just as tough, capable, and Australian as the competition. The core strategic challenge was to drive consideration for an untested and unshowable vehicle, proving it could cut it in Australia's most entrenched auto category.
Case study

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Credits
Jake Mesidis Senior Strategist Innocean Australia
Wesley Hawes Executive Creative Director Innocean Australia
Effie Kacopieros Creative Director Innocean Australia
Georgie Parchert Copywriter Innocean Australia
Lachlan Rotherham Art Director Innocean Australia
Conor Walsh Client Partner Innocean Australia
Ruth Murphy Senior Account Manager Innocean Australia
Monique Pardavi Senior Producer Innocean Australia
Ariel Martin Director Scoundrel
Adrian Shapiro Executive Producer Scoundrel
Giordi Caputo Producer Scoundrel
Celia Tulevski Production Manager Scoundrel
Charlie Taylor Production Coordinator Scoundrel
Johanna Scott Editor ARC
Brett Carty Director Advertising Associates
Camille Hogeland Head of Media Advertising Associates
Matt Soulsby Head of Digital Advertising Associates
Eve Ransley Group Programmatic Director Advertising Associates
Marisa Galli Account Director Advertising Associates
Laura McGinley Account Manager Advertising Associates
Varun Agarwal SEM Manager Advertising Associates
Ciaran Campbell Digital Director Advertising Associates

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