New York City
Commute

Service:
Public Relations
Client:
Sea-Doo Watercraft

New York City Commute

Service: Public Relations
Client: Sea-Doo Watercraft
Not every PR opportunity is derived from super-smart people strategizing an intricate plan. Some opportunities simply present themselves. What you do with it from there is the difference between a rock sinking to the bottom of the Hudson River, or a rock carved into the Statue of Liberty for millions to see. David Pike called the right person on that fateful Friday and he was on Good Morning America Monday morning.

Objective:

Leverage a user-generated PR opportunity that is 100% inline with the brand’s key messages to maximize brand exposure for Sea-Doo watercraft in the largest media market in the world: New York City.

Strategy:

Make quick decisions to ensure the newfound New York City media darling of the summer is riding a Sea-Doo watercraft and wearing Sea-Doo gear during his daily commute from Jersey City, across the Hudson River, to his New York Trolley business based in Brooklyn. It was a commute that local New York Metro and national media outlets would swarm to cover as a summer, “feel good” story.

Tactics:

Following a call from David Pike on a Friday afternoon in July introducing himself, sharing his story, and plans for Good Morning America to shoot a feature on him Monday morning, contact our client with the best understanding of the opportunity’s value and gain their blessing to do whatever it takes to get him a new Sea-Doo unit, in two-days. (Love you DR!)

Replace David’s two-decade old, very weathered watercraft of another manufacturer with a new Sea-Doo model that is specifically designed for his type of use.

Call in a big favor with our local Long Island dealership owner that we have a close personal relationship with and arrange to have a new Sea-Doo uncrated, prepped and delivered by Sunday.

Go over high-level talking points with David Sunday afternoon; fortunately he is naturally well spoken.

Use the Good Morning America segment to immediately pitch other mainstream media outlets on David’s ‘beating the New York commute’ and ‘Living the Sea-Doo Life.’

Tell David’s story on Sea-Doo CRM and social media channels with a LOOK-produced video of him commuting.

Invite David to the New York City Boat Show to talk to New Yorkers about his commute adventures in the Sea-Doo booth.

Results:

372,513,657 earned media impressions through the broadcast and publishing of over a dozen feature stories in the peak of boating – and selling – season. The story focussed on how a Sea-Doo watercraft provided someone joy in an otherwise daunting commute, and allowed Daivd Pike to live his best Sea-Doo life nearly every day.

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