Filmed Live Experience Accelerates Innovative Ideas On The Fast Track
In honor of the world’s fastest accelerator, BMW’s latest activation has start-up entrepreneurs pitch their game-changing ideas while hurtling around a track in “Hot Lap.” Featuring videos directed by Bullitt director Mouse McCoy, the “BMW Hot Lap Pitch” shows just where speed, precision, and smart ideas can lead: the fast track to fruition.
Tapping McCoy’s unique intersection of experience in documentary, automotive and 360 projects, the “BMW Hot Lap Pitch” is a filmed live event, a brand-supported concept created by KBS, where participants, prepared to pitch their innovative ideas, were unexpectedly introduced to the pressure and intensity of the high speed pitch ride. Crafting a climate that worked both as an in person experience and one that would play out on screen, involved intensive planning and coordination with the agency and production teams. As the “BMW Hot Lap Pitch,” campaign reveals, the intersection of brand-supported entertainment aligns with innovation to support big ideas with the potential for huge effect.
See the filmed pitches here: https://www.bmwusa.com/hot-lap-pitch.html
For more on Bullitt and director Mouse McCoy, please visit: http://bullittbranded.com/
Sonic Branding For Social Media: Engage, Align, Connect
By Chad Cook -- With more than five billion people accessing social media daily, savvy brands understand the importance of cultivating a strong social identity. They devote massive resources toward brand awareness, audience targeting, content strategy and community engagement. Yet, while they know that social platforms are critical to boosting sales and attracting new customers, many neglect one of the most effective tools for connecting with consumers: sonic branding. Marketers often associate sonic branding with catchy mnemonics used by big brands like McDonald’s, Netflix and Intel in their advertising. But that is a very limited view of what sonic branding is and what it can do. Sonic branding is a way to build awareness and stimulate engagement across all touch points, from advertising to broadcast digital, in-person and social. And it’s not limited to members of the Fortune 500. Brands at all levels can benefit from a sonic identity that is memorable, engaging and reflective of its core values. Sound has been scientifically proven to be deeply tied to memory and emotion. There’s a reason that certain songs stick in your head and bring back memories formed years or even decades earlier. So, it’s surprising that sonic branding is often an afterthought in marketing plans. That is especially true in social media marketing. Faced with tight deadlines and strained budgets, creative teams are often tempted to select music for their content simply because it “fits.” Unfortunately, that may result in content that is in tune with what’s trending but is out of tune with brand identity. Effective sonic branding, by contrast, requires thoughtful strategic planning,... Read More