Best B2b Rich Media Online Campaign

With the economy on a downturn and current customer shipping needs declining, Union Pacific, North America’s largest railroad, needed to generate new sales leads and fast. In doing so, the company’s leadership wanted to position Union Pacific’s value beyond price, establishing UP’s service as premium.

The customers in Union Pacific’s sights were those currently shipping with trucking companies or third-party logistics firms. Union Pacific needed to re-position the company as not simply a railroad, but a true end-to-end provider with the logistics expertise and experience prospects’ shipping needs demand. Without access to tracks, many in the industry believed UP was not a viable shipping option; they were unaware of UP’s full-service capabilities. An online campaign was developed together with television, and print to set the record straight.
Research indicated a company’s logistics and shipping decision-making process has two players – Logistics Managers and C-suite Executives. The logistics managers are responsible for recommending or selecting shipping partners. These folks are responsible for the true day-to-day management of their company’s logistics. The C-Suite Executives, while farther removed from the day-to-day process, approves or authorizes the shipping decision. We needed to connect with both.
In Union Pacific’s first true advertising campaign in almost a decade, the objective was clear—generate sales and bring in enough new customers that the campaign pays for itself. Once onboard, it would be up to the Sales and Marketing team internally to grow the accounts further.

Contributors:

Interactive Desinger/Developer:	Dan Cooper
Creative Director:	Marty Amsler
Creative Director:	Carter Weitz
Copywriter:	John Vogel
Designer:	Brandon Oltman
Animator:	The Mill
Account Supervisor:	Emilie Wells
Sr. Project Manager:	Mary Golwitzer
Digital Project Manager:	Jackie Normington
Director of Digital Solutions :	Mike Murray

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Location: United States of America

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