CP+B Boulder and Infiniti explore the growing trend of families opting for living Christmas trees in a new spot celebrating the holidays and Infiniti’s partnership with The Arbor Day Foundation.
A 30-second holiday broadcast ad shows a family driving past all the discarded trees on the sidewalk in their neighborhood, with their own tree strapped to the hood. In the back seat, a girl holds a plain white ornament. The family then arrive at a clearing in the woods and plant the tree (which should be way harder than it looks, given the snow and undoubtedly rock-solid soil), adorning it with the single ornament.
The spot ends with text reading “Start a #NewTradition” and the tagline, “Empower the Drive” but one element of the spot can be find at Infiniti dealerships.
Every visitor to an Infiniti dealership through December 31 will receive an ornament like the one in the spot, representing one of the 35,000 trees planted by the company on behalf of its drivers as part of its partnership with The Arbor Day Foundation. A hang tag on the ornaments directs customers to a website where they can register their own tree and learn more about The Arbor Day Foundation.
Credits:
FORMAL CLIENT NAME: Infiniti Motor Company Ltd.
EXECUTION TITLE: New Tradition
AGENCY: CP+B
WHERE WILL/DID THIS AIR?: US Network and Cable TV, online and social streaming video
VP/CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER: Ralph Watson
VP/EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Michael Raso
CREATIVE DIRECTOR/COPYWRITER: Mark St. Amant
CREATIVE DIRECTOR/ART DIRECTOR: Jason Pierce
ART DIRECTOR: Anne Marie Longtine
COPYWRITER: Sarah Turner
VP/DIRECTOR OF VIDEO PRODUCTION: Kate Hildebrant
VP/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ramon Nunez
JUNIOR PRODUCER: Katie Frank
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: Andy Hamm
PRODUCTION COMPANY & CITY: MJZ, Los Angeles CA.
DIRECTOR: Joaquin Baca-Asay
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (PRODUCTION CO): Eriks Krumins
PRODUCER (PRODUCTION CO): Lalou Dammond
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Joaquin Baca-Asay
ART DIRECTOR (PRODUCTION CO): Chris McFadden
EDITORIAL COMPANY & CITY: RPS
EDITOR: Biff Butler
ASST. EDITOR: B Stover & Alyssa Oh
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (EDITORIAL CO): Raná Martin
PRODUCER (EDITORIAL CO): Christopher Noviello
TELECINE COMPANY & CITY: Company 3
SENIOR COLORIST: Stefan Sonnenfeld
TELECINE EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ashley McKim
TELECINE PRODUCER: Katie Andrews
VISUAL EFFECTS COMPANY & CITY: a52 : Los Angeles
VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR: Urs Furrer
LEAD COMPOSITOR: Urs Furrer
VISUAL EFFECTS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Patrick Nugent
VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCER: Zach Wakefield
VISUAL EFFECTS HEAD OF PRODUCTION: Kim Christensen
VISUAL EFFECTS ARTISTS: Adam Flynn. Michael Vaglienty, Micheal Plescia, Enid Dalkoff
CG SUPERVISOR: Kirk Shintani
LEAD CG ARTIST: Andrew Romatz
CG ARTISTS: Tom Briggs, Dustin Mellum
MATTE PAINTER: Marc Sampson
ONLINE/DELIVERY: Dan Ellis
MUSIC COMPANY & CITY: JSM Music : New York City
TRACK: Bound Anew
COO (JSM): Joel Simon
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (JSM): Jeff Fiorello
PRODUCER (JSM): Norm Felker
SOUND DESIGN CO & CITY: Machine Head Sound Design & Music : Los Angeles
CREATIVE DIRECTOR/SOUND DESIGNER: Stephen Dewey
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (SOUND DESIGN): Patty Chow Dewey
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION STUDIO & CITY: Lime Studios
MIX ENGINEER: Matt Miller
MIX ENGINEER ASSISTANT: Lisa Mermelstein
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (MIX): Susie Boyajan
VP / GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Kate Frazier
ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Ted Morse
CONTENT SUPERVISOR: Lauren Wheaton
CONTENT MANAGER: Ben Reisler
PRODUCT SPECIALIST: John Heathfield
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS AFFAIRS MANAGER: Lisa Gillies