Honda and Matthew’s Day Off

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Honda has launched “Matthew’s Day Off”, a television commercial featuring Matthew Broderick, a tribute to the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Timed to coincide with the 2012 Super Bowl, the ad is part of an integrated, multiplatform advertising campaign for the Honda CR-V, encouraging an active, hip Gen-Y audience transitioning between their carefree twenties and their more focused thirties to conquer their aspirations by completing their own “Leap List.”

Viewers are invited to the Honda CR-V Facebook page to discover and comment on dozens of “Easter eggs” connected with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Fans are encouraged to watch the spot closely to see how many references they can find. For example, an iconic vest that was worn in the original movie is visible in a department store window that appears briefly.

To build anticipation for Honda’s Super Bowl commercial an eight-second teaser, “Coming Soon,” was loaded onto YouTube on January 26, on the ChuckaChucka2012 channel, and amassed over four million views. Comments on the page indicate the teaser had people hoping for a full movie sequel, not an advertisement.

Click on the LINK below to play the Coming Soon video in YouTube (HD)

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A pre-game release of a 2-minute 23-second extended version of “Matthew’s Day Off” will be supported by public relations, search marketing and social media. In addition, Honda fans will get a sneak peek of the Super Bowl ad on Honda’s Facebook page and Google+ page, which was just launched last week. Fans are encouraged to use the hashtag #dayoff online when talking about Honda’s Super Bowl commercial. Momentum will continue the week after the game with several large portal takeovers featuring “Matthew’s Day Off.”