When your "thriller" of a cars main feature is that the hardtop closes in 12 second flat - a.k.a the fastest folding hardtop roof currently available - the ads just write themselves don't they? JWT-Düsseldorf and Maverick Media got together and did the "thriller" campaign for for Mazda Motor Europe - there's the website 12secondthriller.com, posters and three web films.

Igor Karpalov, Art Director on the project said, "We wanted to tell a funny and engaging story that really took its jumping off point in the product itself."
Kurt B. Geiger, Copywriter said, "And the story is that the new MX-5 is thrilling to drive and the retractable hardtop opens and closes in 12 seconds. So we just put two and two together."

Straight from the press release:

Damian Donnellan, Communications Manager at Mazda Motor Europe said, “We wanted to reach the core of the roadster market, and that’s the kind of people who are thrill seekers – and who not surprisingly enjoy the thriller genre – and who often spend their entertainment time online. We’re doing that and creating brand familiarity at the same time. All in a Zoom-Zoom way.”

Hang on, did he just say zoom-zoom way? Too much cool-aid mister!

Pieter Dorenbosch, e-Business Manager at Mazda Motor Europe, said, “As the automotive industry moves more of its advertising budget online the integration of our marketing communications and media usage is vital for success. JWT has provided the kind of creative assets that all of our communication partners can use and expand upon.”

Credit where credit is due:
Client: Mazda Motor Europe
Vice President Marketing: Masahiro Moro
Communications Manager: Damian Donnellan
e-Business Manager: Pieter Dorenbosch

Agency: JWT-Düsseldorf
Creative Director: Eddy Greenwood
Creatives: Kurt B. Geiger and Igor Karpalov

Viral Director: Seamus Masterson
Viral Production Company: Maverick Media
Poster Photography: Peer Brecht
Online Production: Syzygy-London

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