The Most Creative Campaigns, Brands
and Agencies in Automotive

 
WHILE INNOVATION REMAINED IMPORTANT, MANY OF THE MOST-AWARDED AUTO CAMPAIGNS WERE DRIVEN BY STORY.

The creative landscape in the automotive sector looks familiar this year, with Volvo, VW and Mercedes-Benz still jostling for position in the top five (pursued in sixth place by Jeep, with its loveable Groundhog Day tribute). This meant that Forsman & Bodenfors passed the chequered flag first with not one but two editions of the E.V.A. Initiative – focused on safety equality – in the top five. But let’s shine a searchlight on BMW’s superb Cold War thriller “The Small Escape” at number two, which also enabled Jung Von Matt to accelerate into second place in the list of best-performing agencies. Interesting to note that both BMW and Mercedes (“Bertha Benz”) achieved awards show glory with reality-inspired stories, which may set a trend. Copywriters: start your inspiration engines.

Most awarded
campaigns, brands &
agencies in
Automotive in 2020

Most awarded
campaigns, brands and
agencies in
Automotive in 2020

CAMPAIGNS

Brand, Title, Agency
1
Forsman & Bodenfors Göteborg
2
Jung von Matt AG, Hamburg
3
antoni GmbH, Berlin
4
Dentsu Creative, Amsterdam
5
Forsman & Bodenfors Göteborg
6
Highdive, Chicago
7
Ogilvy Social.Lab Netherlands, Amsterdam
8
Forsman & Bodenfors Göteborg
9
Publicis Emil, Konya (Istanbul)
10
Johannes Leonardo, New York
11
HOY by Havas, Buenos Aires
12
T&Pm, Paris
13
DDB Paris
14
FCB Canada, Toronto
15
TBWA\G1, Boulogne-Billancourt

BRANDS

Brand
1 Volvo
2 Volkswagen
3 BMW
4 Mercedes-Benz
5 Toyota

AGENCIES

Name
1 Forsman & Bodenfors Göteborg
2 Jung von Matt AG, Hamburg
3 antoni GmbH, Berlin
4 Dentsu Creative, Amsterdam
5 INNOCEAN Europe, Frankfurt am Main

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标题The E.V.A. Initiative
广告公司
广告战役 The E.V.A. Initiative
广告主 Volvo
品牌 Volvo
首次发布日期 2019 / 3
行业领域 轿车
剧情简介 E.V.A stands for Equal Vehicles for All. Most crash test dummies are modelled on men, meaning that women behind the wheel are often more vulnerable. But since the 1970s Volvo has based its car designs and safety innovations on data from real accidents, involving both men and women, making its vehicles safer for everyone. This data was made public through a digital library, with the aim of making all cars safer. The project had a precedent because Volvo had previously given away its patented seat belt technology.
媒体类别 Integrated Media/360 Activation
长度
市场 英国
Soundtrack “Without You (feat. Kerry Leatham)”
更多信息 https://www.volvocars.com/intl/why-volvo/human-innovation/future-of-driving/safety/cars-safe-for-all?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_content=safe_bio-description_16x9&utm_campaign
音效
Campaign Manager
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美术指导
美术指导
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战略企划
战略企划
Digital Strategist
制片
客户主管
客户主管
Web design
Artwork
Artwork
客户主管
Public Relations
Public Relations
媒介公司
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执行制片
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VFX Supervisor
CG Artist
Online Artist
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VFX Executive Producer
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VFX Producer
VFX Lead
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音乐
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Sound Design and Mix
CGI
标题The Small Escape
广告公司
广告战役 The Small Escape
广告主 BMW
品牌 BMW
首次发布日期 2019 / 10
行业领域 汽车
媒体类别 Branded Content
长度
后期制作
导演
摄像师
制作公司
执行创意总监
剪辑师
制片
标题Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything
广告公司
广告战役 Bertha Benz: The Journey That Changed Everything
广告主 Daimler AG
品牌 Mercedes-Benz
首次发布日期 2019 / 3
行业领域 汽车
广告口号 She believed in more than a car. She believed in herself
剧情简介 To prove that her husband’s invention was the future of mobility, Bertha Benz went on the first long-distance journey in an automobile. 131 years later, she was celebrated in a short film launched on International Women’s Day. We see Bertha driving her "horseless carriage" into a fearful town, where a pharmacy that sells "ligroin" petroleum unwittingly becomes the world's first gas station. After overcoming the scepticism of onlookers, and especially the contempt of the menfolk, she motors triumphantly away.
媒体类别 Web Film
长度
剪辑公司
广告经理
广告经理
广告经理
广告经理
Managing Director
Managing Director
Managing Director
执行创意总监
执行创意总监
执行创意总监
创意总监
文案
Strategist
制作公司 Anorak Film
导演
Managing Director
执行制片
制片
制作公司制片
摄影指导
制作设计师
剪辑师
音效设计公司
音乐作曲家
音乐作曲家
音乐作曲家
制作公司制片
标题Road Tales
标题 (原始语言)Snelweg Sprookjes
广告公司
广告战役 Road Tales
广告主 Volkswagen Group
品牌 Volkswagen
首次发布日期 2019 / 1
行业领域 汽车
剧情简介 How to encourage kids to enjoy the scenery during road trips rather than being riveted to a screen? Road Tales are location-based audiobooks that transform car journeys into magical tales. Landmarks like windmills, bridges and lakes become story elements. Parents can download the app and play the interactive stories through the car’s sound system. 5000 kilometres of highway were scanned to create a custom experience for every ride. Through a mix of classic storytelling, "I spy" and creative use of data, VW turns every journey into a story.
哲学 Most of us can relate to the image of kids looking outside the window letting their mind wander into imaginary worlds as they travel along the road. But the back seat of most family cars today looks quite differently: children sucked into screens, disconnected from what surrounds them. Screen time is constantly increasing, specially among younger generations. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated their guidelines for children’s media use, as children desperately need more free time to ignite their imaginations and develop a sense of wonder . Instead of activating their imagination, children 1 are overstimulated by all that extensive screen time. Creative agency ACHTUNG! mcgarrybowen developed ‘Snelweg Sprookjes’ (translated: Road Tales) for Volkswagen Netherlands. An app with location based interactive audiobooks that transform ordinary road objects into magical characters of a story. The main goal of the app is to make children curious about looking outside again as they ride in the car - but also to give parents a good alternative for the use of screens. In the Netherlands Volkswagen is one of the most driven family cars. Thousands of children are spending time on the back seats of cars on a daily basis. Most of this time is filled with a digital screen. With 'Road Tales', Volkswagen wants to bring imagination back to where it has always belonged: the back seat. Mervyn ten Dam - executive creative director ACHTUNG! mcgarrybowen Amsterdam: “With the app we stimulate the imagination of kids and create a fun and interactive experience for the whole family. Through a custom story-engine, the app builds stories in real-time around ordinary highway objects. For example, a story turns a tunnel into a rocket launcher. With this app we want to give children the ability to trigger their creative thinking skills, which are essential to self-discovery.”
媒体类别 案例研究
长度
Production
Development app
Sound
Illustrations
Manager Marketing Communication
Team Manager Marketing Communication
Brand Communication Manager
执行创意总监
执行创意总监
Creative Director
Creative Director
Creative
Creative
Creative
Account Manager
Strategy Director
Strategy
Head of Production
Content Producer
Digital Producer
Designer
Designer
Design Director
UX design
Illustrator
制作公司
Production Company
Production Company
Sound Design
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
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Writer
标题The E.V.A. Initiative 2
广告公司
广告战役 The E.V.A. Initiative
广告主 Volvo
品牌 Volvo
首次发布日期 2019 / 3
行业领域 轿车
媒体类别 平面
长度
市场 英国
Soundtrack “Without You (feat. Kerry Leatham)”
更多信息 https://www.volvocars.com/intl/why-volvo/human-innovation/future-of-driving/safety/cars-safe-for-all?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_content=safe_bio-description_16x9&utm_campaign
音效
Campaign Manager
文案
文案
文案
美术指导
美术指导
美术指导
美术指导
战略企划
战略企划
Digital Strategist
制片
客户主管
客户主管
Web design
Artwork
Artwork
客户主管
Public Relations
Public Relations
媒介公司
制作公司
执行制片
执行制片
导演
摄影指导
制片
剪辑师
Dancer
着色
Color Assist
VFX Supervisor
CG Artist
Online Artist
Online Studio
Color Producer
Post-production Producer
VFX Executive Producer
VFX PRODUCTION
VFX Producer
VFX Lead
Grade
表演者
音乐
Publishing Rights
Sound Producer
Sound Design and Mix
CGI
标题Groundhog Day
广告公司
广告战役 Groundhog Day
广告主 General Motors Corp.
品牌 Jeep
首次发布日期 2020 / 2
行业领域 轿车
媒体类别 电视
长度
演员/名人
导演
执行制片
执行制片
摄影指导
标题Volvo – Lifesaver
BriefWe decided to train and equip Volvo drivers with AED’s, connecting their Volvos to the national call system for resuscitation.Volvo drivers are registered as civilian first responders. Emergency calls are automatically sent to the car via Volvo On Call. The driver can navigate directly to the victim. With a modest budget and a target of 25, an astonishing 200 enlisted in the first two weeks. The project exceeded expectations by nearly a thousand percent, making national and international headlines.
广告公司
广告战役 Volvo – Lifesaver
广告主 Volvo
品牌 Volvo
首次发布日期 2019 / 11
行业领域 轿车
剧情简介 With a cardiac arrest the first six minutes are crucial. But on average ambulances take nine minutes. The concept: equip Volvos with an AED, train drivers on resuscitation and contribute to a better spread of AEDs and thus chances of survival.
媒体类别 Digital Installation
长度
制作公司
执行创意总监
执行创意总监
创意团队
创意团队
创意总监
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Design Lead
标题The Parents
广告公司
广告战役 The Parents
广告主 Volvo
品牌 Volvo XC60
首次发布日期 2020 / 9
行业领域 四轮驱动,SUV(运动型多功能车)
媒体类别 Web Film
长度
制作公司 New Land
美术指导
美术指导
美术指导
文案
文案
客户主管
客户主管
广告公司制片
PR Strategist
Planner
设计师
Web Design
导演
制片
制片
摄影指导
执行制片
剪辑师
Grading/Online
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音乐作曲家
标题World's Smartest Radio Spot
广告公司
广告战役 World's Smartest Radio Spot
广告主 Mercedes-Benz
品牌 smart
Posted12月 2020
行业领域 小型车
剧情简介 When it comes to radio ads, automobile sales campaigns dominate the block most of the time. Therefore, it’s not easy to get attention from the mass audience.So we decided to use the radio block in a smart and a tiny way. We made a tiny and smart radio ad that fits everywhere. Just like smart… And we parked this 0.84-second long ad between other car ads.With The World’s Smartest Radio Spot, we uniquely visualized our product promise tininess.
问题 People usually can’t differ a radio spot from others or they can’t remember what those ads say at all. To make a difference and get everyone’s attention, we wanted to make a radio ad that reflects the main feature of our brand: Tinyness.Smart presents: World's Smartest Radio Spot
媒体类别 广播
广告经理
广告经理
广告经理
广告经理
文案
客户主管
客户主管
Content
Community Manager
项目经理
Head of Production
广告公司制片
标题The Last Mile
广告公司
广告战役 The Last Mile
广告主 Volkswagen
品牌 Volkswagen Beetle
首次发布日期 2019 / 12
行业领域 小型车
媒体类别 Web Film
长度
Soundtrack Let It Be
首席创意官
首席创意官
执行创意总监
创意总监
美术指导
文案
设计师
项目经理
Group Executive Producer
执行制片
Business Affairs Manager
Business Affairs Manager
Strategic Business Lead
Management Supervisor
客户主管
Group Strategy Director
Strategist
制作公司
导演
执行创意总监
执行制片
Senior Producer
Line Producer
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
美术指导
设计
设计
设计
Storyboards
3D Graphics
3D Graphics
Animation Supervisor
Animation Supervisor
动画
动画
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动画
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标题100 years making history board
广告公司
广告战役 100 years making history
广告主 Citroën
品牌 Citroën's 100 Anniversary
首次发布日期 2019 / 10
产品 Institutional
行业领域 汽车
剧情简介 On 2019 Citroën celebrated a century of life with a campaign specially developed, in which print & design take center stage. A story told in 100 illustrations that describe the progress of the world and how Citroën is part of this future ahead. Every year is one piece. And each illustration, accompanied by a reference text that tells the milestones of the year and the Citroën model in vogue at the time. Also, all the 100 pieces come alive (motion design) and can be viewed and downloaded from www.citroenargentina.com.ar/centenario for Desktop or Smartphone. The campaign ended with the publication of a book in which the most important year of each decade came to life through an Augmented Reality app also especially developed. In Argentina, collection books, in between cars fans is a huge thing.
媒体类别 案例研究
Managing Directors Pedro Di Risio, Ernest Riba
Executive Creative Directors Federico Plaza Montero, Nicolás Zarlenga
Head of Client Services and Business Development Lucila Castellani.
Head of Production Emiliano Alvarenga
Creative Director Juan Martín Muiño
Head of Art Fernando Oltolina
Motion Designer Matías Rossi
UX/UI Designer - Front End Developer Pablo Fuentes.
Developer Roberto Sánchez.
Creative Team Laura Valle García, Bárbara Gedacht, Ekaterina Olortegui, Juan Marzari, Cristian Tarzi, Gonzalo Paz.
Design & Development Team Alejo Becerra, Emilia Teperman, Emmanuel Trimigliozzi, Amparo Guindon, Octavio Arboiro, Stefanía Adam, Tomás Aguilar. Betsabé Tinoco, Daniel Herrera, Karen Cortés, Jaime Albañil, Wolf Diaz, Tommy Pachoba, Jaime Albañil, Jose Correa.
Account Executives Belén de Bartolo, María Eugenia Garrafo, Andres Gori.
Webmaster María Paz Badino.
Strategist Coordinator Nicolás Cáceres
Strategist Thomas Contramaestre.
Ilustration Javier Reboursin
App AR Mobillers
标题Made in France
标题 (原始语言)Yaris très française !
广告公司
广告战役 Made in France
广告主 Toyota Motor Corporation
品牌 Toyota France
首次发布日期 2019 / 3
行业领域 轿车
哲学 French people are rooting for locally produced products. Recent figures show that 93% of them are buying ‘Made in France’ products as a means of supporting their local economy and creating jobs. They’re even ready to pay more for it; according to a 2017 Ifop survey for Pro France “French people and the Made in France”. For Toyota this rings true; the Yaris has been produced at Valenciennes since 2001. In 2012 it was the first vehicle in France to be granted the ‘Origine France Garantie’, the grail of local production and it’s been the most produced city car in France ever since. How could you be more French, you could ask? Well, this year Toyota France and its agency The&Partnership France decided to produce the first ever ‘Origine France Garantie’ TV ad for the Toyota Yaris. You don’t believe it, that’s rather French of you! No, it’s true and we have a certification number: BV. Cert. 7243657 to prove it. To obtain this prestigious label, it’s impossible to cheat... In our commercial ‘Made in France’ everything is French: the location, the set, the props, the actors and even the staff. With more than sixty French brands collaborating in this film and more than a hundred people participating. Directed by the talented Benjamin Bouhana, in the very French Bry-Sur-Marine studios, the TV commercial follows a Toyota Yaris driving through different scenes; each scene depicts a typically French moment that people will immediately identify with. The website yaristresfrancaise.fr invites all users to check the origin of everything that was used on the set and discover the backstage of the shoot. We thought, why stop there? Can we go even further? How about launching the campaign only and exclusively on French media? That’s easy when it comes to national radio and TV channels and French local daily papers, but it’s a little trickier when it comes to digital. We had to dig deeper and face more important challenges, after all the internet is by definition the World Wide Web and most of the social platforms are not so French. Going all French meant, no social media, using exclusive French streaming platforms such as Deezer, Daily Motion and all the .FR sites. First air date (if you’re in France): March 3rd, 2019
媒体类别 电视
长度
Director
创意总监
美术指导
文案
Client Lead
Account Manager
Strategy
Production
TV Producer
Agency TV Producer
Producer
Production Director
Photography Director
标题The others
广告公司
广告战役 The others
广告主 Volkswagen
品牌 Volkswagen
首次发布日期 2019 / 5
行业领域 汽车
剧情简介 The main problem on the road is not us, but "The Others". A voiceover delivers an absurd rant against these annoying beings. "The Others don't care about the other Others. They have 'other' things to do." But the film makes it quite clear that The Others are a lot like us. It's shot from a driver's viewpoint, creating a gallery of moving portraits. The end line reminds us that we are all “others”. And we all make mistakes. So to make the roads safer, we should do more to protect those around us.
媒体类别 电视
长度
执行创意总监
美术指导
文案
战略企划
TV Production
Post-production Producer
Agency supervisor
Agency supervisor
Agency supervisor
Agency supervisor
Agency supervisor
客户主管
客户主管
客户主管
客户主管
客户主管
制作公司
导演 Si & Ad
摄影指导
制片
剪辑师
后期制作
Music Supervision
音效制作
标题Truck-Thru
广告公司
广告战役 Truck-Thru
广告主 Fountain Tires
品牌 Fountain Tires
Posted12月 2020
行业领域 汽车配件与服务
剧情简介 Fountain Tire tackled the trucking segment’s biggest problem: downtime. Even stopping for a coffee costs valuable time. Introducing Truck-Thru – a drive-thru truckers can truck-thru. Built along Canada’s busiest trucking routes, the Truck-thru served free coffee and snacks, saving fleets time and money while growing Fountain Tire’s bottom line.
问题 Fountain Tire, a Canadian tire and auto-service retailer, is a brand dedicated to being a drivers’ trusted partner on the road, helping them with any and every problem. The challenge was to demonstrate Fountain Tire’s commitment to the commercial industry to increase top of mind awareness, drive 30 new leads, and increase commercial sales by $1,000,000.
首席创意官
首席创意官
集团创意总监
集团创意总监
文案
美术指导
美术指导
制作公司制片
Chief Strategy Officer
客户企划
客户总监
客户主管
项目经理
VP Managing Director
制作公司
Line Producer
Managing Partner
执行制片
摄影指导
摄像师
剪辑公司
剪辑师
Transfer
制作公司制片
音效制作
导演
制作公司制片
制作
Print Producer
标题Qashqai Sound Odyssey
BriefThis spot's unique aural landscape was created by sourcing real sounds and signals from space, gathered during 50 years of exploration, from NASA's sound bank. Sample rates were analysed and frequencies shifted into the range audible by humans. The sounds were treated with the equaliser, adding compression, reverb and other SFX engineering techniques. The sound design bank contained more than 20,000 sounds, enabling the creation of a sound tableau to match the images.
广告公司
广告战役 Qashqai Sound Odyssey
广告主 Nissan Motor Corp.
品牌 Nissan Qashqai
Posted11月 2019
行业领域 汽车
剧情简介 We gathered sound elements from NASA sound bank utilising real sounds and signals from space gathered in the last 50 years of exploration. We analysed sample rates and shifted these frequencies into the range audible by humans. We treated these sounds with the equaliser adding compression, reverb and other engineering SFX techniques.We created our sound design bank with more than 20,000 sounds to allow us to create a sound tableau which matches the images.
媒体类别 Web Film
设计师
制作公司制片
制作公司制片
Sound Designer
创意总监
创意总监
执行创意总监
执行创意总监
音乐作曲家
客户经理