Category: Power of Online

Opel Movano: File Mover banner

To promote the Opel Movano van range, McCannLowe created a banner that is both useful and innovative. Working like file transfer services such as YouSendIt or WeTransfer, the banner lets users upload up to 2GB of data “into the rear of the van” and send it to someone across the web.

The recipient then gets an email to download the file and learn about the Opel Movano. Simple, practical, and spot-on for the target audience.

In B2B and SME logistics markets, utility-based advertising wins when the ad itself performs a real job for the viewer.

When the ad behaves like a service

The smart move is that the interaction mirrors the product story. The Movano is built to carry stuff. So the banner becomes a carrying service for digital “stuff.” That alignment makes the message feel proved, not claimed.

Standalone takeaway: If your product promise is functional, build a functional ad. A banner that does a real task can earn attention without needing a hard sell.

The mechanism: upload, send, deliver

The mechanic is easy to explain and easy to repeat. Choose a file. Upload it into the banner unit. Send it to a contact. The brand payload arrives as part of the delivery moment, which is when the recipient is most attentive.

Why this is a strong commercial vehicle play

Commercial vehicle advertising often struggles because capabilities blur together. This execution dramatizes “capacity” in a way people can feel immediately, and it does it in the same environment where business users already move files and coordinate work.

What to steal from this execution

  • Make the benefit experiential. If the product carries, let the ad carry.
  • Keep the flow obvious. One task, one outcome, no learning curve.
  • Use the recipient moment. Delivery creates a second touchpoint that feels useful, not intrusive.
  • Match the utility to the audience. File sending is naturally relevant for business users.
  • Keep branding inside the service. The brand should feel like the enabler, not the interruption.

A few fast answers before you act

What is the Opel Movano “File Mover” banner?

It is an interactive banner that works like a file transfer tool. Users upload a file into the banner, send it, and the recipient receives an email to download the file along with Opel Movano information.

Why is “utility” such a strong creative strategy in B2B?

Because it earns attention through usefulness. A business audience is more likely to engage when the ad helps them do something real, even briefly.

What makes this different from a standard lead-gen banner?

The value exchange is immediate. The user gets a working service, and the brand message is attached to the service delivery rather than gated behind a form.

What’s the biggest execution risk in a “service banner”?

Reliability and trust. If uploads fail, emails do not arrive, or the experience feels unsafe, users abandon quickly and the brand takes the blame.

How could a brand update this idea today?

Keep the same principle. Offer a real micro-service inside the ad unit. Then design the handoff so it is fast, secure, and clearly permission-based.

The Great Art Heist

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But if Volkswagen Canada has their say, beauty will be in the hands of the person who’s stealing it. At least that’s the idea behind their latest ambient meets social campaign for the new Volkswagen Jetta GLI.

Since the beginning of October, agency Red Urban has created a series of pop-up art galleries across major cities in Canada, that feature “Light Paintings” made by the movement of the Volkswagen Jetta.

While the frames in the exhibits have been hung for all to admire, they haven’t really been hung that securely, allowing more daring admirers to claim the artwork for themselves. The thieves were also being asked to share their stolen items via Tweets and Facebook posts. Volkswagen Canada’s Facebook page has already started receiving photos from fans decorating homes and offices with the eye-catching imagery…

Sukiennice “Secrets Behind Paintings”

The Sukiennice Museum in Krakow is one of the oldest museums in Poland and it was being re-opened after a complete renovation. The problem however was that the young people did not find the 19th century Polish art interesting. Leo Burnett Warsaw was given the challenge to attract this young audience to the museum. So they designed a campaign to engage the young audience with the “New Sukiennice” augmented reality app. This museum app brought the paintings to life and showed their stories via short films.

The app played a central role in the integrated campaign that included billboards, social media and e-cards. The buzz generated by the campaign attracted 20% of Krakow’s population to the museum!