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Web special for Mercedes-Benz's sponsorship commitment for athletes in the 2008 Olympic Games

July 2008

Home / The Olympics web special presents the athletes and Mercedes-Benz's sponsorship commitment.

Video / The sponsored athletes present themselves and their aims for the 2008 Olympics in brief individual videos.


Briefing:

. Task: communication and online presence for Mercedes Benz's sponsorship commitment for athletes in the Olympic Games in Peking 2008
. Objectives: create a maximum amount of online awareness nationally for this activity, emotional and authentic staging of the athletes and Mercedes-Benz's sponsorship activities, creation of an platform providing information on Mercedes-Benz's commitment
. Target groups: Mercedes-Benz brand target groups, people interested in sport and the Olympic Games

Realisation:

. This special presents the athletes sponsored by Mercedes-Benz in a very personal manner
. All the athletes present themselves in a brief video in which they describe themselves, their preparation and aims for the Olympic Games
. Analogies are drawn between the host location Peking and sport-related topics in the three topic areas - "language", "culture" and "food"

Design:

. The web special has been deliberately designed with large-format white areas and only colour highlights to focus the attention on the core message
. Chinese design shapes are included with the use of calligraphy illustrations

Project period:

October 2007 - April 2008
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