CHALLENGE: Announced in 2004, launched in 2008 – in the meantime, the Nano buzz had waned. The challenge was to recreate the excitement around brand Tata Nano. Moreover, time on hand was a constraint. Due to the hush hush around the car before the launch, the agency was made aware of the launch just 3 weeks before D-Day...
SOLUTION: They decided to use conventional media in an unconventional way to create buzz. The agency turned the traditional lifestyle auto advertising concept on its head.
PRINT: The news-in-brief columns were renamed as Nano-News columns, while trivia sections were re-branded as Nano Corners. On the day of the launch of the car, a Nano cartoon appeared in R.K.Laxman’s popular cartoon section in The Times of India.
TELEVISION AND RADIO: Pop up ads of the Nano were used during popular sitcoms to catch the attention of the consumers. But the most interesting TV innovation came in the form of “Nano Breaks” in between popular shows. On radio too, Nano Breaks, Nano Destinations (weekend getaways) and Nano Smart Routes (to avoid traffic) were made popular by leading RJs.
AMUL BUTTER: More than 30 million 100 gm Amul butter packs were renamed and sold as Nano butter packs.
MEDIA STRATEGY: The only thing about this campaign that was not ‘nano’ was the use of various media. 35 publication with 380 editions, 80 television channels, 41 radio stations and top ten internet sites were used to create the big buzz for the small Nano.
RESULT: The innovative strategy paid off well. Within two weeks of the launch, the car got 5,00,000 bookings. The car website was flooded with 5.4 million visitors in 24 hours of its launch.
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2010.
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