Mercedes-Benz Tweet Race
Tweet Race was a real race fuled only by tweets. This campagign was and still is one of the highest profile campaigns to date for Razorfish
The Problem
As Mercedes-Benz celebrates 125 years of innovation, competitors have been positioning the brand as old and stodgy
The Challenge
Introduce a legendary automaker to a new generation of consumers and launch Mercedes-Benz USA Twitter account.
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The Solution
The Mercedes-Benz Tweet Race to the Super Bowl.
GET 4 TWEETS, DRIVE 1 MILE
3 Days, 4 Teams, 1400 miles. Their Fuel: TWEETS. Destination: SUPER BOWL.
On Feb. 2, 2011, four two-person driving teams recruited on Facebook embarked on their challenge powered only by the Tweets of their online supporters. Teams were in charge of creating engagement to literally drive them forward in real Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Conducted on Twitter and chronicled in real time at the race generated vast amounts of wholly unfiltered content from teams and supporters — bringing every aspect of the competition to life. As the bond between participants grew, the race reached millions of people and created connections between the brand and a new audience.
Creative Team
Creative Director: Luca Grelli
Senior Copywriter: Rogerio Baran
Senior Art Director: Samuel Luchini
Senior Designer: Derek Harms
Designer: Wonjun Song
Agency: Razorfish
Results
27,953 – Active Participants
72,588 – Likes on Facebook
77,726 – Followers on Twitter
150,739 – Tweets generated
1,999,927 – Video views
24,919,018 – People reached on Twitter
143,070,159 – PR impressions
545,425,558 – Twitter impressions
Awards
4 Cannes Lions Shortlists