Passersby in Amsterdam did a double-take as they walked by post-holiday curbside trash heaped high with the usual plastic garbage bags, assorted discards and… a Mini Cooper cardboard packing box with a red ribbon still dangling off the side. The brainchild of Ubachswisbrun/JWT agency, the Mini Cooper guerrilla “advertisements” were strategically placed throughout the city. It left people to wonder if the popular tiny hatchback was really small enough to be shipped in a box and possibly even fit under a Christmas tree. The white stick-on label on the side of the box provided the sales message – a 99 euro a month finance deal. Except for the black outline drawing of the Mini on all sides of the box, the actual product was nowhere to be seen.
What a wonderful idea! Very original indeed.
The ongoing Mini guerilla promotions continue to be fun and ultra-creative. It's great to see other agencies pick up the ball from Crispin Porter + Bogusky's original US launch campaign. Imagine finding one of these under the tree Christmas morning…
that is so much like littering
What a clever and yet truly TERRIBLE idea. “Let's celebrate our freedom to create enormous & unecessary trash!”
What a clever and yet truly TERRIBLE idea. “Let's celebrate our freedom to create enormous & unecessary trash!”