In a bold marketing coup, related to an effort to remove itself from a “too safe” and “family car” image, Volvo launched its S60 in five cities across Europe and conducted, secretly, an experiment designed to measure the naughtiness of the crowd. Guests — an ‘in’ crowd of BPs, bloggers and celebrities — were invited to find the location via an augmented reality application on layar. Through a sociological lens, it is certainly taking Volvo down a risqué, non politically correct path… in line with its sex symbol logo. Personally, I think it is a great initiative.
