2012 Winners & Shortlists

THE HIJACKED REAR-VIEW CAMERA

BrandVOLKSWAGEN
Product/ServiceAREA VIEW PARKING SYSTEM
EntrantMEMAC Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryTransit
Entrant Company:MEMAC Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising Agency:MEMAC Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Execution

Volkswagen wanted to re-launch the Touareg with a feature-driven campaign, one of them being Area View, a parking system that combines the view of 4 cameras to create a unique bird’s eye view. As parking is a challenge in this region, we saw a unique and relevant opportunity to use this to our advantage. Instead of talking about the parking system, we decided to give people a taste of it. So we sent promotion teams to parking lots where we hijacked people’s rear view cameras by sticking a card in front of them. It simulated the bird’s eye view you would get in a Touareg. The back of the card explained the feature and invited people to a test-drive at a Volkswagen Showroom.

Credits

Name Role
Steve Hough Executive Creative Director
Ben Knight/ Ramzi Moutran Creative Director
Sascha Kuntze/Ali Mokdad Copywriter
James Purdie/Logan Allanson Art Director
Anja Radzic Account Manager
Mona El-Mahdi Other Credits