Case study
Mercedes-Benz x Avatar
A Fully Electric Future Gets a Font-row Seat Alongside Avatar 2: The Way of Water
Client
Mercedes-Benz
Services
Consumer Engagement Strategy + Ideation
Brand Experience Design + Production
Sponsorship Valuation + Activation
Entertainment + Talent Marketing
Hospitality + Guest Experience
Urgency
As the competition ramped up EV offerings and the auto industry inundated the public with declarations of carbon neutrality plans, Mercedes-Benz turned to Engine Shop to break through the noise and highlight its leadership position in the journey to a fully electric future.
Client
Mercedes-Benz
Services
Consumer Engagement Strategy + Ideation
Brand Experience Design + Production
Sponsorship Valuation + Activation
Entertainment + Talent Marketing
Hospitality + Guest Journey Architecture
ACTION
Leveraging deep industry relationships, Engine Shop secured a massive brand alliance with the highly anticipated Avatar 2: The Way of Water, creating a multifaceted campaign “Earth is Our Pandora” to educate, engage, and celebrate Mercedes-Benz’s electric vehicle line-up.
Beginning with co-branded TV spots and scenic “movie theater” pop-ups in LA and ATL with a Fandango partnership and ticketing sweepstakes, the campaign culminated with an immersive, global premiere ‘blue carpet’ takeover featuring live ocean projection mapping onto EQS SUV, 40+ celebrity appearances, and the unveiling of a one-of-one concept vehicle inspired by the world of Pandora, the VISION AVTR.
The Vision AVTR’s design was inspired by the nature of Pandora, the planet on which Avatar takes place.
THE VERGE
IMPACT
100k+ Consumer Engagements
2M+ Impressions
15M+ Media Mentions
This is your Banshee Dragon. You see it has that flat scales on the back, and it can actually show some emotions with that.
GORDEN WAGENER, MERCEDES GLOBAL DESIGN DIRECTOR, via GQ
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