Ford and AMV BBDO launch the new Ford Ranger by covering it in mud
Ford Pro is launching a Pan-European campaign for the all-new 2023 Ranger pickup truck, created in partnership with AMV BBDO.
The all-new model replaces a vehicle that has been Europe’s best-selling pickup now for eight consecutive years.
Go Break It In.
Entitled “Go Break It In”, the creative work subverts automotive category conventions by eschewing beauty shots of gleaming vehicles.
The idea is that, rather like a new pair of jeans, a box fresh Ranger needs to be broken in before it feels just right. In the film, a rugged guy takes delivery of his brand-new pickup, and then spends his first days working with it, deliberately punishing it and dirtying it, whilst showcasing the new features of the vehicle.
The campaign comprises a film in long and short formats for TV, VOD, YouTube and social media, as well as a suite of bespoke digital and social ads, digital OOH, and print.
AMV BBDO creatives David Westland and Jeremy Tribe, who wrote the
campaign, say: "Our audience are the opposite of posers. They love
Ranger for being tough and hard-wearing, like a battered pair of
jeans. Ford were fully on board with us and the director Marcus
Söderlund launching their brand-new model by scratching it, scraping it
and generally giving it a real beating.”
Directed by Marcus Söderlund at Academy Films, the film was shot on
location in Slovenia in October 2022. The campaign’s print and digital
out of home feature stunning images shot by photographer Sebastien
Staub. The work will be running in over 20 markets over the next 12
months.
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