With the knowledge that drivers who test drive MINIs are more likely to buy one, the brand set out to get people test driving the car – without them evening knowing. So in its latest campaign in Singapore called ‘We tow you drive’, the brand partnered with a towing service company to grant loaned MINIs to stranded motorists.
Together with the towing service, the brand responded in real-time to breakdown calls. Whilst their broken down car was towed away, they were given a MINI for the rest of their journey. By providing a service at a time of need, the brand quickly earned itself some advocates and the drivers even gave glowing testimonials on film.
There’s no denying that the campaign does act as a tongue-in-cheek dig at its competitors. But MINI set out to help people at a time of need, emphasise its superior reliability and get people to test drive its cars in an innovative way - and by somewhat lambasting other brands it certainly achieved just that. One of the stranded motorists even claimed that “MINI came to save the day”; an acknowledgement that MINI triumphed where his current product failed.
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