An Inauspicious Start For Fallon and Chrysler

Fallon won the Chrysler account one month ago and is already on the air with its first commercial for the troubled American automaker.

The new corporate campaign, “Coming Home,” was created in response to requests from Chrysler Group dealers and research conducted that found consumers do not realize that Chrysler Group has emerged from bankruptcy and is now a different company with a new alliance partner and a healthy product plan.
In other words, the spot wasn’t created in the hearts and minds of Fallon’s best people. Maybe that will come later in the year, maybe it won’t. In the meantime, consumers have yet another hollow Apple Pie narrative to interrupt their football viewing.
Olivier Francois, Head of Marketing for Chrysler Group says, “We want current and future customers, suppliers and partners to know that we are here and we are committed to earning their trust and restoring our reputation.” That’s good! Then get out of the way and let Fallon go to work for you.

About David Burn

I wrote my first ad for a local political candidate when I was 17. She went on to win her race, and I felt the power of persuasive copy for the first time. Starting in Portland in 1995, I worked my way across the country as a copywriter and eventually became a content director making media products for big packaged goods brands. I returned to Oregon in 2008, and now I focus on building brands for companies that matter, including this one.