“Eyes on Gigi”. BMW presents interactive campaign for new BMW M2 Coupé. One-shot film directed by Marc Forster featuring spectacular vehicle choreography with supermodel Gigi Hadid.

Munich. To coincide with the market launch on 16
April, BMW released its “digital-first” campaign for the new BMW M2
Coupé. Stars of the campaign “Eyes on Gigi” are the new BMW M2 Coupé
and American supermodel Gigi Hadid, who is appearing in front of the
camera for an automobile brand for the first time.

The dynamic performance and agility of the first-ever BMW M2 Coupé
and the sensuous beauty and elegance of Gigi Hadid inspired renowned
film producer and screenplay author Marc Forster, who directed films
such as “James Bond – Quantum of Solace”, “Monster’s Ball” and “World
War Z”, to create a highly unusual spot.

 

Eyes on Gigi.

The exciting film, which will initially be released exclusively on
YouTube and Facebook from 14 April, invites viewers to play a very
different kind of “shell game”: The film starts with supermodel Gigi
Hadid climbing into one of three parked BMW M2 Coupés; from then on,
the viewer tries to keep track of Gigi and her BMW M2 Coupé.

Within a short space of time, two more BMW M2 Coupés join in and
a fast-paced vehicle choreography begins – making the task virtually
impossible.
At the end of the drive, all five M2 Coupés come to
a halt and the viewer has to identify which car Gigi Hadid is in.

The spectacular one-shot stunt – captured in a single uncut tracking
shot – was filmed at an airfield in California’s Mojave Desert under
the direction of Oscar-winning cameraman Mauro Fiore (“Avatar”, “The Equalizer”).

The interactive resolution of the game takes place on the campaign
microsite EyesOnGigi.com, where the viewer can also follow the
fast-paced vehicle choreography from a 360-degree perspective.

“Eyes on Gigi” is the first time the top model from Los Angeles has
officially worked with an automobile brand. “We are delighted to win
Gigi Hadid as the face of our global campaign for the new BMW M2
Coupé,” commented Uwe Dreher, head of International Brand
Communications BMW, BMW i and BMW M. “Gigi and the M2 are the perfect
match: Both are strong personalities with fascinating charisma.”

Hadid was immediately impressed: “BMW is such an iconic brand.
The fact that I get to be the face of this campaign is definitely a
career highlight for me. The M2 is such a cool, fun car.”

 

Campaign adopts “digital-first” approach for the first time.

The digital spot kicks off an integrated campaign for global rollout
through TV, digital, social media and CRM channels, starting 14 April.
The “digital-first” approach preferred for the first time for “Eyes on
Gigi” also benefits from Hadid’s strong social media presence. With
16.1 million subscribers on Instagram, nearly 1.9 million followers on
Twitter and aprox. 2.6 million fans on Facebook, Hadid is extremely
successful in this area.
If the player picks the right BMW M2
Coupé, the campaign’s sophisticated digital architecture leads into
the digital BMW M2 Coupé showroom of the BMW sales company in the
player’s country.

Hadid liked the unusual campaign idea: “When they came to me with
this concept, I loved it, and was honoured to be a part of it. I had a
blast working on this project.”

To guarantee the new “fan of the brand” continued driving fun over,
BMW will provide the top model with her own BMW M2 Coupé for six months.

 

Agencies responsible:

KBS (New York) / Serviceplan (Hamburg)

 

 

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