Volkswagen Passat - 'Beautifully crafted': launching the facelifted Passat in 2001

This silver-winning case describes how an integrated multi channel communications campaign was used to launch the face-lifted Passat in 2001, leading to a 21% increase in volume share and a 30% increase in value share.
Agency: BMP DDB Authors:  Richard Butterworth, Sara Donoghugh, James Hillhouse

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Volkswagen Passat

'Beautifully crafted' Launching the Facelifted Passat in 2001

Entered for the 2002 IPA Effectiveness Awards by BMP DDB on behalf of Volkswagen UK and its integrated communications agencies: Proximity, Tribal DDB, and Mediacom.

(N.B. This is one of two papers entered on behalf of Volkswagen UK for these awards.)

This paper describes how in 2001 an integrated communications programme was used to help launch a facelifted version of the Volkswagen Passat in the face of more...

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