Objective: •
Celebrate 50 years of one of the best-loved brands
in Britain. •
Communicate the motorsports heritage of Scalextric
and position it as an innovative,
modern brand. •
Deliver high-impact media coverage.
Activity: •
Threepipe created a Scalextric brand exhibition at
London’s Imagination gallery,
featuring a display of products from 1957 to 2007.
•
Motorsport legend, John Surtees, was drafted in to
talk to the media, demonstrating
the latest products and reminiscing about his boyhood
Scalextric
memories.
Results: •
Coverage of Scalextric’s 50th birthday was unmissable,
appearing on BBC
Breakfast, BBC News, Five News and GMTV, plus numerous
print and
online media.