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CLIENT: Kia North America
PRODUCT:   Amanti

CHALLENGE:
Coordinate promotional events to coincide with pre-determined sixteen market tour dates for the Kia "Forever Young Tour". The Forever Young Tour was designed to gain grassroots exposure in markets where there was a high target demographic (adults 44+). Our assignment was to find or create events in these markets to correspond with the tour. Tour included a sweepstakes for a 2004 Kia Amanti.

SOLUTION:
We chose radio as our event/ broadcast vehicle for this program. EMG contacted radio stations in each market and asked them to supply us with market events that they were either already involved with or existing station events that fell within our tour timeline. If they did not have anything that fit the criteria, than we supplied them with a template to create their own event some examples of the tour stops are: Los Angeles - we tied in with a Balloon and Wine Festival were able to feature the vehicle next to the sponsoring radio station. The event draws 60,000 + every year. Philadelphia - there was not an appropriate event scheduled during our tour dates so we coordinated with the Franklin Mills (one of the largest malls in the area) to have the vehicle on-site along with a radio station remote and a local prize giveaway of $1000.00 in free gas to one lucky winner.

RESULT:
Sales of the Amanti were up 7% across the country during the month of June. We are currently working on our next tour, featuring one of the 2006 Kia vehicles.


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