Type of Event: Ride-and-Drive events

To recognize its top performing Ford, Lincoln and Mercury dealership personnel, Ford created meaningful experiences at the 2008 Employee Excellence Leadership Summit. The OneFord Experience in Dearborn, MI, was made up of nine events, starting with a Welcome Reception at the Henry Ford Museum, followed by drives on the Ford Test Track, a history lesson […]

For the May 2008 launch of the Gallardo LP560-4, Lamborghini invited the press to Las Vegas to experience the “Always different. Always Lamborghini.” brand message first hand. The company invited five groups of 40 to 60 reporters for two-day events that included dinner, brand-themed entertainment and a driving experience on a speedway and a public […]

Watching a fleet of 25,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles come roaring down the freeway is enough to make your heart race. And that’s exactly what the brand wanted to do with its 25th annual Love Ride—the world’s largest one-day motorcycle fundraising event that has donated over $21 million to non-profit organizations since its inception. The program revved […]

General Motors Canada used the Winter Olympics to show off its full fleet, promote the upcoming launch of the eco-friendly Volt and drive leads. The automotive sponsor (associated with the Games since 1976) used a combination of mass blitz and targeted touches to both blanket Vancouver and encourage test-drives. The company, which donated some 4,600 […]

For 10 days each year in March, Austin, Texas, transforms itself from a hopping music scene into a hotbed of festival excitement for film buffs, tech geeks and new music lovers alike. With a packed schedule of speakers, conferences and sessions, followed by nights filled with bands, parties and film screenings, the South by Southwest […]