Year: 2012

  • GM Touts OnStar with Mobile Command Center

    General Motors’ OnStar vehicle assistance service has gained traction among car buyers, but the automaker wanted to spread the word about a newer, related product called the FMV (For My Vehicle) Mirror. Available to owners of any make of car—not just GM models—the product offers the same support and services as OnStar. To get the […]

  • GE Healthcare Revamps Booth to Pack ’Em in at RSNA

    GE Healthcare went into the planning process for its exhibit at the Radiological Society of North America show with some pretty ambitious goals. With a new look and feel and a budget 20 percent less than the previous year, the company needed to integrate 12 different business units and their products into a unified show […]

  • Gourmet Food Truck Trend Gives Gap a Tasty Idea

    The Pico de Gap campaign set out to tap into the heritage behind Gap’s 1969 denim line—and to play up the idea of “democratizing fashion.” To do it, Gap leveraged the gourmet food-truck trend with four hand-painted Pico de Gap taco trucks and a “Made in L.A.” theme. The tour, whose name was inspired by […]

  • Ford Urges Shoppers to Free the Focus on Facebook

    Not many people could resist the urge to stop and take in the sight of a full-sized car wrapped in a toy box. Drop the box in your local mall and “trap” a brand ambassador inside and you’ve got yourself a real recipe for social media buzz. In 12 Los Angeles malls, Ford sealed a […]

  • Online Reality Show Helps Ford Focus Accelerate Sales

    Ford had some big-time objectives for the introduction of the new Focus—namely, making the car one of the most in-demand vehicles in the compact segment by the time it launched. In order to meet that goal, Ford launched the Focus Rally. Six two-person teams would drive across the U.S., completing a series of challenges, all […]