Chevy 100

From 'See the USA in your Chevrolet' to 'Like a Rock,' Chevy Ads Run Deep

From 'See the USA in your Chevrolet' to 'Like a Rock,' Chevy Ads Run Deep

A 100-year timeline of Chevrolet advertising.

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Chevy's Most Enduring Advertising Campaigns: How the Ideas Took Root

Chevy's Most Enduring Advertising Campaigns: How the Ideas Took Root

Chevrolet's ad executives were instrumental in campaigns that still resonate with consumers. Here, some of them, now retired from Chevy marketing, reflect on how the ideas developed.

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Campbell-Ewald Execs Share 90 Years of Chevrolet Memories

Campbell-Ewald Execs Share 90 Years of Chevrolet Memories

In its 90 years as Chevrolet's advertising agency, Campbell-Ewald designed and executed some of the most dramatic ad campaigns in the history of American business.

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Volt's Target Buyers Are Techies, Not Greenies

Volt's Target Buyers Are Techies, Not Greenies

A key to the Chevy Volt's marketing strategy has been targeting early adopters of new technology.

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Jay Leno Roots for His Team in Detroit

Jay Leno Roots for His Team in Detroit

Jay Leno has a lot of vehicles -- more than 100 convertibles, cars and motorcycles. But the vehicle that plays the most active role in his daily life, getting him to and from the set of "The Tonight Show" is his Chevy Volt. Here's why.

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Since Its Racing Days, Chevrolet Knew Sports Could Sell Cars

Since Its Racing Days, Chevrolet Knew Sports Could Sell Cars

Chevrolet was marketing itself through sports even before it officially became a brand.

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Chevrolet Around the World: GM Takes the Bow Tie Global

Chevrolet Around the World: GM Takes the Bow Tie Global

U.S. consumers might find it hard to think of Chevrolet as a big brand in Thailand -- or in Brazil, China and Russia. But Chevrolets are sold in 130 countries, and the brand offers more than 70 nameplates globally. Chevrolet hit a global first-half sales record this year, selling 2.35 million units.

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A Matchless Love Affair Between Chevrolet, American Culture

A Matchless Love Affair Between Chevrolet, American Culture

When it comes to fixing a place in American mass-culture lore, Chevrolet long ago asserted itself as the leader of the pack.

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Baseball, Hotdogs and Chevrolet: The Career of Adman Jim Bernardin

Baseball, Hotdogs and Chevrolet: The Career of Adman Jim Bernardin

Jim Bernardin, 82 and retired since 1992, spent 35 years developing Chevy advertising for Campbell-Ewald.

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Volt Adds Luster to Chevy Brand

Volt Adds Luster to Chevy Brand

The Volt is Chevy's most extreme attempt to give drivers a more fuel-efficient option -- and the brand's latest Motor Trend Car of the Year winner.

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Chevy's Ads Evolved With Women's Changing Role in Society

Chevy's Ads Evolved With Women's Changing Role in Society

As the role of women has evolved from breadmakers to breadwinners, Chevy's ads have changed along with them.

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Without Chevy, Campbell-Ewald Chief Runs '100-Year-Old Startup'

Without Chevy, Campbell-Ewald Chief Runs '100-Year-Old Startup'

Since the Chevy loss, Campbell-Ewald has had success winning small accounts. It has replaced about one-third of the Chevy business and, CEO Bill Ludwig said, is on pace with the three-year plan established after the loss.

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Chevy Elevated Careers of Numerous Ad Execs

Chevy Elevated Careers of Numerous Ad Execs

"When you're selling 3 million widgets, that's one thing. But when you're selling 3 million cars and trucks, the effect it had on so many people's lives was incredible," says Jeff Hurlbert, Chevrolet marketing manager in the early 90s.

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Can 'Chevy Runs Deep' Sell Big?

Can 'Chevy Runs Deep' Sell Big?

The 'Chevy Runs Deep' campaign has received lots of criticism. But the brand's execs say the push is doing exactly what General Motors and its agency, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, intended: It's a campaign 'anchored on heritage, but not incumbent on heritage.'

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Women Helped Transform Chevy's Marketing and Culture

Dannielle Hudler and helped shape Chevrolet's approach to women through advertising and with female-friendly innovations such as purse nets and fold-down trays.

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