Case Study
Tata Motors - T1 Prima Truck Racing
A Complete Campaign - Which involved creating a Responsive Website, integrating Social and Online Media to leverage brand presence for the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship
Tata Motors launched the T1 PRIMA TRUCK RACING CHAMPIONSHIP on 22nd January 2014, in Delhi to bring truck racing to India for the first time. Since then the championship has attained new heights of success and popularity. In 2016, Indian truck drivers were introduced in the race for the first time ever along with the International truck drivers.
The website showcased the essence of the event along with social media integration and was easily navigable on mobile devices. Live voting was also integrated where users could vote for their favourite truck driver.
ProjectResponsive, Mobile Friendly Website, Social and Online Media.
ServiceCreative website design and development, SEO, Social and Online Media Marketing
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Website
We designed the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship website using Parallax scroll and a fluid template which not only gave the website a trendy effect also gave great user experience, perfect for websites that have a story to tell. The website was developed in a very short period of time. In this case we not only elaborated on what the T1 Truck Racing Championship was all about but also gave a deep insight into the background and experience of the truck drivers who were to participate in the event. Every page of the website has been customized according to the content displayed. Overall the website was designed to establish the brand presence of T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship through design communication. The website was constantly updated throughout the build-up and race day with new information.
INSIDE T1
The Championship section gives a clear overview on the Championship from its origin to details about big names associated with the event through parallax scroll. The Know Your Prima section gave a clear 360 degree view of the Prima Truck Model along with its technical specifications. The section also showcases the Awards won for the event since its origin along with an Archive section.
T1 Racer Program
The section gives an insight into the T1 Racer program aimed at identifying good trucking talent. Clear demarcations of the levels of training till the final race is showcased here. Season 3 Racers section introduces us to each of the finalist first time ever, Indian truck drivers. An online voting feature - "Predict the Winner" was also integrated which allowed users to Vote for their favourite Indian truck driver.
The Heroes of the Highway section was completely conceptualized and developed by us to keep users glued on to the website. The section gave a deep insight into some of the most famous challenging trucking routes in India and abroad which truck drivers have to cover in order to deliver their cargo. The Heroes of the Highway section of the website was expanded into a coffee table book.
Tems
The teams section comprised of detailing about each of the participating sponsor teams and the International drivers representing them. Here too the online Voting Process was integrated.
Playzone
An event specific GAMES section has been integrated on the website with engaging games like the T1 Truck Racing Game, Park My Prima and Prima Puzzle - jigsaw puzzles. The games are also downloadable on App Store and Google Play. Players had the opportunity to win 500 passes by playing the Park My Prima and the Prima Puzzle Games.
Online Quiz
An online quiz was added to as means for enthusiasts to win passes online on the website.
The quiz was the most popular, resulting in about 1,500 passes.
Media & Gallery
The website has a comprehensive Media section and an extensive Gallery of images from the Past event as well as the present, exhibiting under each of the Seasons of the racing championship. The thumb style gallery design gives an overview of all the images and videos at a glance before the user can click to expand and go through each.
Live Webcast &
Countdown Clock
On the Race Day 20th, March 2016, the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship was available LIVE on the website through webcasting, giving viewers across the country and worldwide to witness the event from the comforts of their home.
A countdown clock giving a countdown to Race Day, was also incorporated on the home page.
Social Media
In addition to the website Social Media played a vital role in generating hype and popularizing the T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship as an event. Social Media was used to actively engage with followers.
Activities included information sharing, promotion of TRP videos, contest promotions, query responses, warning people about ticket frauds.
Live posting was done on 3 days - 3rd March, 19th March and 20th March 2016
The Social media channels integrated into the website were:
- Facebook - Campaigns to increase page likes, Ads to promote contests, TRP Video and Post Promotion, Celebrity Performance Promotion, Race Day Schedule and Winner Announcements
Result: 156, 494 engaged users on race day. 117,776 Page Likes with a reach of 3550064 from 150 Posts.
- Twitter - Regular updates with online quiz, games, Lorry Story Contest to keep up the user engagement and increase followers.
Result: #T1PrimaRacing trended at Number 1 in India for over 7 hours on Race Day.
- YouTube - Specific YouTube Channel with Videos of the TRP Program and Race Day.
Online Media
Advertising units in 2016, included banner ads, site takeovers, videos, emailers, text ads, timeline ads, promoted tweets, promoted twitter account boosted posts, like campaign ads, search ads and sectional sponsorships which went a long way in boosting the popularity of the event through well planned Media Distribution.
Mobile Site
The user friendly mobile version of T1 Prima Truck Racing website enabled users to scroll freely through the parallax scroll design, participate in the interactive activities like playing games and voting for your favourite truck drivers with a tap.