Thursday, August 16, 2012

VW's online marketing idea from 2001

Just a reminder that for 2001 Volkswagen introduced two colors - Vapor Blue and Reflex Yellow - for the New Beetle.  Why is this relevant?  They were only offered on cars ordered online.  2000 cars were made for this campaign and it was a unique way to promote online car shopping.  Was it a success?  Well, the cars sold, but 2000 VWs is not much.  That said, I recall being excited to see one on the road (the blue was easier to distinguish from the blue available on store-bought cars versus the yellow).  A lot of time has past since then, but it was definitely considered pioneering at the time.  Here's a commercial from back then:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ynuaONPQag

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