2011 Winners & Shortlists

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BrandNISSAN MIDDLE EAST
Product/ServiceNISSAN 370Z
EntrantTBWA\RAAD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryConsumer Products
Entrant Company:TBWA\RAAD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising/Web Design Agency:TBWA\RAAD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Brief Explanation

To launch Nissan 370Z, we needed to engage young Arabs while playing up the car’s speed/agility. Online gaming is a top 3 activity for young users. So we harnessed this opportunity with a social media based game. Players could race against their Facebook friends on a track inspired by the iconic Yas Marina circuit. After 4 weeks, +41,570 players raced against each other. Players spent +6 minutes on the track. The 5 fastest laps won racing experiences with a 370Z. Fever raced across the internet, with more hits than expected. Nissan established cred and attracted +61,000 players to date.

Credits

Name Company Role
Preethi Mariappan TBWA\RAAD Head of Digital
Rafael Guida TBWA\RAAD Senior Interactive Art Director
Deger C TBWA\RAAD Copywriter
Mohammed Shehebar TBWA\RAAD Arabic Copywriter
Balazs Szabo TBWA\RAAD Graphics & Motion Designer
Sarabjeet Singh TBWA\RAAD Senior Flash Developer
Jerome Conde TBWA\RAAD Senior UI Developer
Navin Chauhan TBWA\RAAD Technical Lead
Bassam Ayass TBWA\RAAD Senior Account Director
Tamer Girguis TBWA\RAAD Senior Account Executive