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.
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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 |