Auto Express: A Media Success

Auto Express: A Media Success

Launch campaign for Auto Express, an automotive magazine. Objective: to position the magazine, establish a personality, develop credibility. Media: 10 second TV ads. Results: very successful launch. Reader understanding and acceptance of magazine achieved. By the end of the first year it was the best-selling motoring magazine. Second phase introduced radio as the lead medium, supported by TV. Aim was to stimulate more regular purchasing. Evaluation: increased ad awareness, magazine successfully attracting ad revenue. Sales held up. Best-selling motoring magazine in British history.