Friending Honda
RPA, New York
FRIENDING HONDA
Like many manufacturers, the recession forced Honda to think long and hard about its advertising for the year. But instead of following the herd to high-pressure sales driven advertising, Honda decided to invest in making friends.
By leveraging their most valuable asset, Honda turned a small advertising budget into a social media campaign that catapulted them to the newsfeeds of over 5 million Facebook users and resulted in a sizable spike in dealer quote requests.
LET'S MAKE LEMONADE
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