How Volvo Used News App to Chat With Users About New Luxury Sedan

September 21, 2023

Summary

To reposition Volvo as a key luxury player in the automobile industry, a conversational interface was set up in Quartz’ news app so that users of the app were greeted with an SMS-style conversation about the new S90 luxury sedan. The campaign had an overall click-through rate of 2.57% from the Quartz Mobile News App to the Volvo S90 landing page.

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Publisher/Agency: Quartz / Mindshare
Campaign: VolvoQZApp
Brand: Volvo
Country: USA

The mission was to differentiate the S90 via an innovative and luxury-focused program.

Mission

The mission was to reposition Volvo as a key luxury player in the automobile industry by introducing the S90 as a luxury sedan.

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Furthermore, the mission was to differentiate the S90 via an innovative and luxury-focused program to reach intelligent progressives, raising awareness of the vehicle and inspiring showroom visits.

KPIs

Click-through rate

Target audience

The relevant Volvo consumer, who is ambitious, entrepreneurial, urban and married with kids at home.

This campaign pioneered a new form of in-app native advertising.

Strategic approach

The Quartz app is a new way to experience the news. A conversational interface shares news updates and surprising discoveries with the user throughout the day.

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Volvo’s sponsorship of the app during the month of November included an opening display unit that greeted users along with an SMS-style conversation about the S90 once users had fully caught up on the news of the day. This campaign pioneered a new form of in-app native advertising.

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Creative idea

Users interact with the app, which shares specific details about the innovative S90 features via SMS-style chat messaging, with the option for continued conversation.

The conversation shared information regarding the S90’s semi-autonomous driving equipped with Pilot Assist.

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Platforms

Quartz Mobile News App

Content distribution & promotion efforts

Display units also appeared across qz.com showcasing the exciting new tech features and luxurious feel of the S90.

Size of team involved

6-8 people involved from Quartz

This campaign pioneered a new form of in-app native advertising.

Results

The campaign was a success, yielding an overall click-through rate of 2.57% from the Quartz Mobile News App to the Volvo S90 landing page. 

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This also marked the first campaign on the Quartz Mobile News App where users actively engaged directly in a conversation powered by an advertiser.


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