Beauty and brains: How we supercharged the Audi premium 2015-2018

Audi, an automotive brand, overtook BMW in the UK by launching two series of TVCs demonstrating how the beauty and intelligence of its cars overpowered speed.

Campaign details

Brand: Audi UKAdvertiser: Audi UKAgency: Bartle Bogle Hegarty

Summary

Audi's UK growth had come from its less expensive cars. It aspired to sell more cars to higher-value customers. Using a strategic idea of the 'progressive premium', Audi launched a programme to communicate the desirability and technical innovation of its cars to higher-spending users across various channels. Following the activity, Audi became top for desirability among the prestige audience. Sales volumes grew three times faster than the UK market. Between 2015 and 2017, an estimated £1.78bn of incremental revenue was generated and the profit...

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