Chevrolet | Choking Goal Syndrome


In 2013, the Colombian soccer team marked its 15th consecutive year of failing to qualify for the World Cup. Coincidentally, that same year in November, as the national soccer team secured its spot in the World Cup, Chevrolet revealed a plan to award 20 trips to the World Cup Brazil 2014. To capture the nation's attention, we devised a strategy that only a non-official sponsor of the World Cup could execute; we "infected" an entire country. Introducing the "Choking Goal Syndrome" virus, we spent two months persuading the public that everyone could fall victim to it. Chevrolet then unveiled the antidote: "Celebrate a Colombian Goal, not in Colombia, but by witnessing it live in one of Brazil's stadiums." This marked the launch of a promotional campaign that pledged to give away 20 trips to customers who brought their Chevrolet in for a check-up at authorized car shops.

The primary objective of the campaign was to cultivate a pandemic-like atmosphere nationwide. The media team determined that the most effective platforms for spreading the "Choking Goal Syndrome" would be those where viruses, or in this case, "virals," propagate rapidly. In this initial phase, we utilized YouTube to share seven testimonials of the "Choking Goal Syndrome," complemented by graffiti, guerrilla marketing, blogs, Wikipedia, Facebook, and Twitter. Moving to the second phase, where the brand played a central role in providing a cure, we opted for media channels that could swiftly disseminate news of the remedy. Thus, we employed TV, radio, print, digital advertising, outdoor displays, direct marketing, and point-of-purchase materials.


ESPAÑOL 

Por suerte, por justicia divina, por justicia de la mala, por triunfalistas o por lo que sea... los colombianos no pudimos ser parte del evento futbolístico más importante del mundo desde Francia 98. ¡Hasta ahora, que por fin clasificamos a Brasil 2014!

Estos 16 años de espera, sufrimiento y rabia nos causó a todos los colombianos algo llamado Síndrome de Gol Atravesado o SGA, una molesta sensación ubicada entre las cuerdas bucales y el epiglotis, resultante de alcanzar tanto tiempo sin gritar un gol dentro de la que cada cuatro años es la fiesta más grande del fútbol en el planeta.

El SGA requería tratamiento y claro, una cura. La cura para todos aquellos que tengan un Chevrolet sería cantar un gol en Brasil 2014, pero no desde Colombia sino desde el mismísimo Brasil, el Gran Premio Chevrolet.



El SGA contagió al país y un grupo decidió hacerle una canción:


Estar clasificados no significa estar curados del SGA:


Para los colombianos que llevaron sus cuerdas hasta el límite de reventarse durante 16 años, creamos un kit con pastillas para que vuelvan a tener la fuerza de gritar un GOOOOOOOOOOL! Una brújula para los que nunca pudieron encontrar el camino al gol.
A quienes se arrancaban el pelo en cada partido de la Selección, les dijimos: mejor arránqueselo al muñeco de "El Loco".




Agencia: Sancho BBDO
VP Creativos: Hugo Corredor + Giovanni Martínez
Directores Creativos: Andrés Norato + Claudia Murillo
Director Creativo Digital: Carlos Carbonell
Copywriter: Nicolás Malpica
Art Directors: Sandra Murillo, Diana Quintero, Oscar Romero, Manuel Durán,
Camilo Moreno, Ivan Gutierrez, Augusto Barragán + Leonardo Salgado
Social Media Manager: Leonardo Jurado
Community Manager: Sergio Jara
Productor Digital: Félix Sierra
Productora: Lamuvi Films
Director: Oscar Gil



Chevrolet | Choking Goal Syndrome
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Chevrolet | Choking Goal Syndrome

A virus that many Colombians developed because of having more than 16 years without shout a goal in the World Cup.

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