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Fighting Hybrids With Science

January 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment


I don’t connect with the above ad, even though I like the information being conveyed in the ad. BWM has two new diesel-engine models out–the X5 xDrive35d crossover and the 335d sedan. But instead of featuring the vehicles, GSD&M Idea City chose to educate drivers about the benefits of diesel (something high end buyers of a German vehicle might already understand).
The agency cast Brian Unger, of Discovery Channel’s ‘Some Assembly Required,’ in the role of educator. Here again, I question the choice. Science class isn’t sexy and BMWs are not for nerds. I believe green can be sexy. And these two vehicles offer a perfect opportunity to express that idea. But BWM’s ad campaign in no way supports that direction. They’d rather woo the analytical you.
[via The Wall Street Journal]

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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.