It's a special week in Honda land, as ad agency RPA is enacting a sweeping plan to spread good cheer—online and off—as part of a five-day "Summer Cheerance" event.
A key part of the campaign involves interacting with people on Twitter—replying to seemingly random posts with "funny, crazy or just plain weird cheer videos, memes and GIFs," the automaker says.
Check out a few of those here.
@g_will12 Just think of how happy you will be when your shift ends though. #RetailFreedom#Cheerancepic.twitter.com/Cm9v8T2vPg
— Honda (@Honda) August 5, 2014@caitlin41648090 You might need a little privacy, perhaps a wall...or fence. #Cheerancepic.twitter.com/G8yxVubli2
— Honda (@Honda) August 4, 2014@benitezkaren21 You should take a lesson from this guy, he's never bored. #Cheerancehttp://t.co/4QHfN33bOP
— Honda (@Honda) August 4, 2014@MattTennenhouse At least your school is a more entertaining place than this guy's bench. #Cheerancepic.twitter.com/Lt38uoDIkB
— Honda (@Honda) August 5, 2014@HollyJessup Feel better soon! We aren't doctors so the only medicine we can send is laughter. #Cheerancepic.twitter.com/ENWDl4vVZY
— Honda (@Honda) August 5, 2014
Facebook and YouTube will also be used. Notably, the brand has teamed with YouTube star Andrew Hales (of LAHWF fame) for two videos—the first of which is already live:
There will be real-world events, too, in select cities across the country. The brand will leave piñatas filled with goodies at random locations; use a "Cheer Detector" at a beach to find buried treasure chests and share them with onlookers; and place "Stand Here for Cheer" boxes in public places, encouraging people to climb up and receive a surprise act of cheer (like being serenaded by a saxophonist).
A Summer Cheerance station will also feature happy tunes on Pandora. The campaign also includes six TV spots (featuring dramatizations of actual social media posts from people who are unhappy with their current cars); banner ads on auto sites like Cars.com, KBB.com and Edmunds.com and on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube; print ads in People, Sports Illustrated and top-market local newspapers; and network radio spots.
The goal is to spread cheer to 3 million people. (A ticker is keeping track of the tally at shophonda.com.) Upon reaching that goal, Honda will donate $100,000 to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
"We are committed to spreading unprecedented cheer and connecting with as many people as we possibly can in five days," said Susie Rossick, senior manager at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "This collection of silly and wonderful morsels of cheer across social media, and in real life, are designed to make an impact, create smile-filled buzz and remind people that summer is the best time to get a great deal on a Honda."
Credits below.
CREDITS
Client: American Honda
Project: Honda Summer Cheerance Event
Agency: RPA
EVP, CCO: Joe Baratelli
SVP, ECD: Jason Sperling
SVP, Chief Production Officer: Gary Paticoff
Creative Director: Nik Piscitello
Creative Director: Aron Fried
Art Directors: Melinda Keough, Michael Jason Enriquez, Craig Nelson
Copywriters: Kevin Tenglin, Laura Kelley, Adam Gothelf
Creative Interns: Dennis Haynes, Megan Leinfelder, Sarah Ross, Sarah Johnston
VP, Executive Producer: Isadora Chesler
Producer: Phung Vo
Director/Sr. Producer, Content: Mark Tripp
Production Intern: Rudy Wilson
VP, Program Director: Dave Brezinski
Sr. Project Manager: Linda Shin
SVP, Management Account Director: Brett Bender
SVP, Group Account Director: Fern McCaffrey
Account Supervisor: Adam Levitt
Account Supervisor: Alison Bickel
Account Executive: Katie Ahn
Account Assistant: Wendy Kleinberg
Social Media: Joanna Kennedy, Tyler Sweeney, Mike Goldys, Amanda Womack
Production Company: RPA
Director: Mark Tripp
Editorial: RPA
Editor: Wendy Sandoval