MINI Roadster: The Advertising Blitz

The wraps are off of the new MINI Roadster. Now it’s time to tell the public about it. Enter the advertising campaign.
Official Release: The successful market launch of the MINI Coupé is being followed by that of its accomplice, the new MINI Roadster. The new MINI Roadster is the first open-top two-seater in the MINI family to be equipped for any experience. With its special licence to go on a new adventure each day, it’s the equal of its accomplice, the MINI Coupé, in every way. Whether it’s in Jamaica or in sunny Istanbul – MINI fans worldwide will have some real driving fun. This is clear from the current cross-media campaign with the start of the online film “Saturday in Istanbul”. The reveal film can be seen from now on at http://youtu.be/v04D-53Lh5M and on the MINI Brand channel at www.youtube.com/MINI. TV, print and social web elements will follow from January 2012.
Full gallery and video after the break
“Another Day. Another Adventure.” – in the TV spot, the lust for adventure takes the new MINI Roadster to the metropolis of Istanbul. After using Rio de Janeiro, Iceland and Hong Kong as locations, the rising sun over the Bosporus offers plenty of potential for following less familiar paths. As the campaign claim announces, the “Saturday in Istanbul” spot once again presents a very special challenge for the new MINI Roadster. The American director Peter Berg, who is famous for films such as ” Hancock” and “Very Bad Things”, is responsible for the filming of the TV spot. The EMMY-nominated director has a great sense of humour, and will be presenting the new MINI Roadster from January 2012 in a way that is both entertaining and breathtaking. The music was written by the famous Turkish musician Orhan Gencebay (“Hayat Kavgasi”). The accompanying print advertisements and posters also awaken a desire for adventure with the MINI Roadster.
The print campaign shows the youngest member of the MINI family alone or with its accomplice, the MINI Coupé. Amusing and innovative slogans round off the print campaign.
MINI fans particularly love the “All the Wrong Places” social media campaign, which was created by MINI in cooperation with VICE. In line with the campaign claim “Another Day. Another Adventure.”, our “Adventure Man” accompanies the MINI Coupé on its adventurous trip. The most exotic places and cultures around the globe are discovered. But the driver and the MINI Coupé are not alone on their voyage of discovery. MINI fans can not only follow their hero’s adventures online – they can also experience them directly, with a bit of luck. For each of the five adventures in all, a co-pilot from the MINI community will have the chance to go travelling with the “Adventure Man”. These special adventures will be presented as an online film in the social web. The first of the five documentary episodes shows the first lucky co-pilot’s trip in Japan. It can be seen from 14 November on MINI’s Facebook page, on MINIspace.com, on the MINI channel at youtube, and on the VICE website www.vice.com/allthewrongplaces. A further clip will follow every three weeks. The fifth episode with the new MINI Roadster offers the last chance to experience an extraordinary adventure with the latest member of the MINI family in Jamaica. From 21 November 2011, MINI fans will be able as usual to upload their personal profile to Facebook, at www.facebook.com/MINI, and to tell MINI why they are the perfect co-pilot for the turbulent excursion to Jamaica with the MINI Coupé.
The creative agency responsible for the central campaign is BSUR, Amsterdam. Further information on country-specific adaptations of the campaign will follow later.
12 Comments
<p>Do you know that video auto plays? Hopefully not intended … of course this comment will probably vanish when the post is fixed with a true title! :)</p>
<p>There’s no way to turn off the auto play that I can see.</p>
<p>Do you have a ball park price for the Mini Roadster S by chance?</p>
<p>i like that From A to B one a lot … best one since the early days.</p>
<p>btw: Here’s a fix for the youtube video overlap issue 😉http://www.slikinteractive.com/2009/08/20/youtube-video-overlaps-lightboxthickbox/</p>
<p>Videos are working fine now that the non-YouTube one was hand coded not to autoplay. Not sure what you’re referring to by a fix.</p>
<p>A commercial featuring two “metrosexual” guys in a two seat convertible might not be the best marketing decision in MINI’s history… Just sayin’…</p>
<p>it’s disappointing that the green look so vibrant in the photo adds but so dark in real photos.</p>
<p>the comments on youtu.be are getting either gays or Mormon missionaries with the two guys in the car. </p>
<p>Nice, just what MINI needed</p>
<p>I think it is safe to assume that most of the commenters of that particular Youtube clip will not be able to afford it…</p>
<p>The roadster looks fantastic. When will it be on sale in the US?</p>
<p>March (as earlier reported on MF).</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>