the rundown

To underline the communication campaign around the launch of the new BMW 1 Series, we conceived a daring viral device that sets the internet user in a unique world, and at is image, in resonance with the 3 lines of the new BMW 1 Series designed to suit all personalities. Based on the “New BMW 1 Series. Unique” signature, Face City offers internet users the possibility to drive in a world full of visual and audio personal references.

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The Building Blocks

By uploading his photo, chosen from a Facebook profile or taken from a webcam, the internet user dives immediately into the Face City adventure: guided by the new BMW 1 Series and to the rhythm of his own music, automatically selected according to the musical tastes published on the facebook profile, a new city with familiar lines comes out of the ground… The car minds between the streets before rising above the clouds in order to reveal to the internet user, like a satellite picture would, a city built to his facial features. Once revealed, this unique city can be explored indefinitely.

The Votes

The Details

Agency
Brand
BMW France
Targeted Regions
  • Europe
Marketing Objective
Launch Date
Oct. 4, 2011

The Team

  • JWT Paris www.jwt.com/paris
  • Ghislain de Villoutreys, Executive Creative Director
  • Guillaume Cartigny, Director of Creative Technology
  • Tanneguy de The, Art Director
  • Laurent Salles, Art Director
  • Thierry Brioul, Copywriter
  • Laura Moreau, Webdesigner
  • Axel Grollemund, Project Manager

The Stats

  • 420 total cups of coffee drunk
  • 60 total hours of missed sleep
  • 7 members working on this project

The Results

On the 1st month... 300,000 visits / 390 face city created and shared

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