With several major product launches – such as Leaf, Nissan’s electric car, Juke, a small crossover and March, the replacement for Micra – all happening within a few months, Nissan needed a rock-solid communication programme with their 186 dealers around the UK.

1st Objective developed a regular, weekly, electronic email, backed by a website, that grew over the weeks into a resource that dealers could draw on.

It allowed Nissan to drip feed product information rather than swamp them, and to slowly raise excitement and expectation that could easily be cascaded by dealer principals to their sales teams. Read the rest of this entry »

Having rebranded MLL we needed a vehicle to convey the intangible strengths the brand stood for.

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Juke, Nissan's new baby crossover

Nissan HQ used the email we developed – The Insider – to communicate with senior managers in their dealer network.

Content mix changed week-by-week, but it was the natural home for updates on upcoming product.

One of the big launches we were involved with was Juke, the baby brother to their highly successful crossover, Qashqai.

We timed dispatch of The Insider to match global embargo deadlines for release.

It meant that The Insider got the news to the guys at the sharp end first, ahead of the motoring press and showroom visitors, and went some way to reinstating the dealerships in terms of newsworthiness.

Two new sites – developed for a&o Systems and Services – have enabled them to split their offering to different audiences, while maintaining a corportate similarity in look.
Clean use of graphics and dynamic photography has raised their online profile to match the serious quality levels they offer customers.

You can view these new sites here at a&o Systems and a&o Services

Kevin Flynn, General Manager at a&o Systems

Our new thought leadership piece for client a&o Systems is a departure from their usual approach.

New Systems boss Kevin Flynn wanted to challenge the audience with a more opinionated piece while introducing some key members of the team.

The opening and click through stats – so far – show that it’s working.

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