...Volkswagen Passat was designed in a way that it will stand out and do well in its competition with the Toyota Camry which were also be launched at the same time. Knowing that Camry is the best-selling car in the past 13 years, VW was challenged and thought that they should get out ahead of this launch and win consumers’ interest ahead of the Camry. Therefore, VW came up with their key objectives in achieving their sales goals – To get the consumers talking about the new and redesigned Volkswagen Passat, to exceed the key measures in Nielsen’s post-game study, and to get the consumers’ interest 7-months earlier before it will be on sale. VW came up with the big idea that “The Volkswagen Passat can help you lead a richer life.” One of the reasons for this idea was the fact that car users want something more and beyond normal transportation yet meets their budget, but it is more about the truth that these buyers want to have a car that can help them have a richer life by having the gratification of affording a car for themselves and their families from their hard work – giving them some sort of a status. They chose the 2011 Super Bowl to announce the new Volkswagen Passat and I think that was a very smart thing to do considering that it is the biggest stage in US which will correspond to an enormous number of audiences. They also made an advertisement entitled “The Force” which clearly used one of the product’s features – the keyless remote start. They involved in the story...
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...How important is the role of the editor within the editorial Commissioning process? 1. Introduction 1. Executive Summary This report discusses the importance of the role of the multi-skilled editor within the editorial commissioning process, whilst analysing what is involved within magazine feature commission. In order to achieve the main objective of gaining a practical feel as well as an analytical view to the tasks and processes involved in a magazine feature commissioning, this report acts as an accompaniment to a case study on ‘Intersection’ magazine, which illustrates and reflects on the role of the editor within the commissioning process. This task involved creating a commissioned feature for the new VW Passat CC, and provided a chance to learn leadership and motivational theories, which are needed for a coherent editorial vision. 2. Terms of Reference The methods of obtaining information for this report will be both primary and secondary research methods. Primary sources include the Intersection case study, focus groups and surveys, and secondary research includes research gathered from reports, textbooks, case studies, and the Internet. 2.0 Methodology This study aims to give an understanding into how an editor’s role within a magazine is of vast importance to the success feature commission. The purpose of this report is to illustrate through a case study and management and motivational theories as to how the role of the editor is...
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