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The premium oil brand Castrol returns to TV this week with a global campaign by Ogilvy & Mather that emphasises how the lubricant makes things work more smoothly.
The TV, press and poster ads, which break on Friday, reinforce the Castrol brand as the category leader, while dramatising its benefits as a lubricant.
The 20-, 30- and 40-second executions start with a series of jarring abstract images relating to the car and its parts. Gradually, softer visuals are introduced to demonstrate the smoothing effect that Castrol has. The endline is: 'Fluid motion. Castrol.'
Three double-page press and poster versions adopt a similar approach.
On the left-hand side there are a tangle of images, which make way for an uncongested scene on the opposite section.
One ad pictures a clutter of roads all branching out in different directions.
Out of the confusion one road stretches out on to the right-hand side, giving the impression of overcrowding turning into a free-flowing scene.