Introducing F1 as a high-speed test bed for sustainability

How can a 1000 horsepower race car make sustainable impact on a global scale and greatly reduce CO2 emissions? Answer: A race beyond speed – Introducing F1 as a high-speed test bed for sustainability. See how Whataboutus created a successful campaign with 1.7 million impressions on Social Media.

CLIENT

SKF

WHAT

Campaign Insights & Strategy Video production

 

A race beyond speed

For 75 years, SKF has been a technology partner in the development of fast and reliable race cars for F1 team Scuderia Ferrari. When both Formula 1 and Ferrari announced their carbon neutrality goals for 2030, a new parameter was added to the SKF partnership – to make the racing innovations more sustainable.

 

CHALLENGE

 

SKF and Scuderia Ferrari wanted to tell the story of the longest running partnership in F1 history, highlight the innovative technology being developed for racing and how it could make an impact on a global scale. F1 is a high-speed test bed for sustainability and that technology can be transferred and applied to countless other industries and applications.

 
 

SKF created a campaign landing page for the 75-year-partnership and commissioned WAU to produce the film content for the campaign. WAU travelled to Maranello to talk to the key stakeholders involved from SKF and Scuderia Ferrari, get insights on the work being done on the race track and beyond, and most importantly, find out why F1 technology is such a great test bed and the difference that technology can make on a global scale.

 

SOLUTION

 

Three main videos were produced: a Trailer created to peak interest and get the audience to the campaign page to learn more; a Case video told from Scuderia Ferrari’s perspective about their own carbon neutrality goals and how SKF helps them in that work; and a Help video, SKF’s story about their contribution to carbon neutrality through sustainable products and solutions.

 

CONTENT

 

As part of the activation strategy, Whataboutus also produced a series of 20 second video ads to drive traffic from social media to the campaign landing site. Beside videos and the campaign landing site, the content also included written articles in SKF's customer magazine Evolution.

 

ACTIVATION

 

The campaign was rolled out in the middle of September in SKF’s social media channels LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube that gave a reach of 1.7 million impressions, received 17.653 views and an engagement rate of 17,38%. A great result in organic comparison .

 

RESULT

1.7 million

Impressions

1,167.5 h

Watch time (hours)

17 653

Views

17,38%

Engagement rate


For more information, visit: skf.com/scuderiaferrari

 

Want to know more about this project?

 

Gun Hansen

Producer
+46 70 754 74 04
gun@whataboutus.se

 

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