5 Christmas Automotive Social Media Marketing Campaigns
As this strange 2020 draws to a close, I thought it would be fun and fitting to review the best social media marketing campaigns and different approaches used by the luxury automakers over the Christmas period to either celebrate the holidays or give...
Porsche’s bet on Automotive Future: Synthetic Fuels Explained
For the German automaker, electricity is the way, but not alone. In a recent press release, Porsche’s R&D Member of the Executive Board Michael Steiner claimed that while a large chunk of the companies’ investments is going in electrification and...
6 Factors to Relaunch the brand: Aston Martin and Mercedes Agreement
In the latest press release published by Aston Martin, the automaker announces its report for Q3 of 2020 along with the renewed partnership with Mercedes-Benz AG through a new strategic technology agreement and new financing. The new agreement stands...
Marketing Racing #6: Porsche’s Heist and the power of Storytelling
The Heist is Porsche’s video released at the beginning of 2020 and it is also the most-viewed automotive commercial on YouTube with almost 22 million views reached in a matter of months. The video promotes the new all-electric Taycan in a clever way...
Implications of VW selling Bugatti to Rimac
A couple of weeks back, the news spread about Volkswagen’s intention to sell its top luxury low-volume automaker, Bugatti. What is more surprising is that Croatian EV automaker and tech supplier Rimac has been quoted among the interested parties in the...
Porsche EV Development Strategy
Porsche is boldly embracing the future of automotive with electrification in its Strategy 2025 plan. Like more and more manufacturers are doing, it has already declared that future models of its lineup will be full-electric. When it comes to sports...
Nico Rosberg enters the Rimac Family: Rimac Business Model
Around a year ago, 2016 Formula 1 World Champion Nico Rosberg now turned into Entrepreneur/YouTuber published a video in which he talked about his intention to buy a hypercar. He then asked his audience for opinions on the options he selected (even...
Are Electric Hypercars disrupting the luxury performance niche?
The term hypercar usually indicates a vehicle sitting at the very top segment of the market in terms of pricing, performance, and customer experience. As one could expect, it is a market reserved for a really small crowd of wealthy. This market niche...
Phase 2: Q1 and Italian Luxury Car Manufacturers’ reaction
Phase 2 approaches and automakers are starting to finally look ahead. Factories are gradually reopening even under strict controls for health and safety. In Europe, since the second half of April, several countries began the process. In Italy, and...
Maserati strategy: back to the origins to look at the future
Numerous announcements popped up on Maserati’s marketing channels lately, and especially since the beginning of the year. The company is going through a major restructuring process. The developments involve a wide range of business aspects: marketing...
Marketing Racing #1: A Porsche at a gaming convention
This new article is numbered because I want this to become a regular series for me to revisit and analyse unique or particularly innovative marketing campaigns. Marketing Racing is about the competition within the luxury performance automotive industry...