Volvo Car USA, a challenger brand in the American automotive category, believes that an atypical approach to storytelling can help it overtake many larger rivals in the marketing fastlane.
"We're a small brand," explained Bob Jacobs Head/Marketing, Communications and Product Strategy at Volvo Car USA. "We're a half-a-point brand in the US, so we do have to do things a little bit differently to stand out."
More specifically, he reported that the auto manufacturer – which sold 81,504 cars in the US in 2017, in a category where 17.2 million vehicle sales were recorded in all – determinedly has moved...