Rip Curl: Search GPS

This case study describes a campaign by premium Australian surf accessory brand Rip Curl to launch its GPS-enabled watch and app combination, GPS Search.

Rip Curl: Search GPS

Campaign details

Advertiser: Rip CurlAgency: VML AustraliaCategory: Wearables Impact on Marketing Region: APAC

Strategy

Since 1969 Rip Curl has been creating innovative products to aid surfers in their search for the perfect wave. As a brand, they are synonymous with the sport. The insight that shaped this idea was that surfers spend most of their lives waiting for the planets to align for that perfect wave, and when they do, the moment is over almost as soon as it began.

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