Community·Automotive·2018

Spark The Change

"A brand is only as authentic as its most local edge."

01 · The Question

How does a global brand behave like a local one, at scale, without lying?

02 · The Observation

Dealer networks are treated as distribution, not as community. The people closest to the customer are usually the last to be given a story.

03 · The Insight

A brand is only as authentic as its most local edge. Give the edge permission to act and the brand acts everywhere at once.

04 · The Idea

Spark The Change — a Facebook-led engagement program that dared Castrol dealers to change something around them, in business or in society. Small acts. Real names. Public credit.

05 · The Execution

Dealers documented their acts on the platform. The best were amplified nationally. Change stopped being a slogan and became a leaderboard.

06 · The Outcome

Deeper dealer engagement, measurable community goodwill in dealer catchments, and a distribution network that finally had a story to tell.