VW Citi Golf: Goodbyeciti

Launched in 1984, the Volkswagen Citi Golf was finally discontinued in October 2009. Conventional marketing would have left Citi to die quietly - but this campaign went completely the other way.

VW Citi Golf: Goodbyeciti

Ogilvy Cape Town

SUMMARY

Very unusually, this entry seeks a Creative Effectiveness Lion for creatively and effectively killing off a brand - the Volkswagen Citi Golf.

The Citi Golf was unique to South Africa. Out-dated even at launch in 1984 – it was designed to squeeze some short-term extra returns from a redundant engineering platform - Citi lasted highly profitably in the entry-level market for an astonishing 25 years, fuelled by some award-winning advertising.

Safety standards and production economics meant Citi Golf was finally discontinued in October 2009, to be replaced in the segment by the...

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