MICHAEL SCHACHTNER

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Fully electrified

smart was the first car brand to go fully electric with all models. A step this big deserved an equally big kick-off: Using four high-voltage coils with 1.5 million volts, we turned the cars into electric instruments resulting in a fascinating performance at the Berlin Festival of Lights and live streamed on Facebook. 

Music artist Chris Bekker controlled the cars via a mixing console, changing the sound of the lighting strikes by moving the cars – composing a unique song with the smart electric drive. 

Case Study

Full Performance

Announcement ad in the official Festival of Lights magazine.

Making of

Results

Apart from a spectacular live performance for the 2 million visitors of the Festival of Lights, the event generated:


• 1.7M Facebook impressions (200K in 24h)
• Nearly tripled preorders of smart electric drives for October 2016
• 59% increase in weekly website traffic

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