Jeep 'Repurposes' Mysterious Utah Monolith and Scores a Viral Moment

Automaker's post with agency Highdive, depicting it as a charging station for the hybrid Wrangler, soars on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

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When a mysterious monolith was spotted in the desert in Utah’s Red Rock Country last month, it sparked intrigue for a lot of people. But for Jeep and agency partner Highdive, it sparked opportunity.

Jeep and Highdive “repurposed” the mysterious monolith into a charging station for the Jeep Wrangler PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle), and the organic post took off on the carmaker’s social channels.

At the time of this post, on Facebook, it became the top static social post on the Jeep channel in less than 24 hours, tallying the most Reactions

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