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Automotive · Performance aftermarket

IHI Turbo · SEMA Launch

IHI is one of the most respected OEM turbocharger names in the world, but the aftermarket-facing presence had not kept up. With SEMA on the calendar, the program needed a credible brand, market-fit creative and a real website on a timeline other agencies refused.

Brand + creative + web overhaul
Timeline
90 days
Stage
SEMA
Scope
Brand + Web
Challenge§ 01

What was actually broken.

IHI was booked for SEMA with no cohesive aftermarket brand, no performance-market positioning and no usable web presence. Other agencies quoted a year for the website alone.

  • / 01

    SEMA, the largest performance aftermarket show in the world, was already on the calendar.

  • / 02

    No cohesive brand, no performance-market positioning, no usable site to send buyers to.

  • / 03

    Other agencies had quoted a year for the web rebuild alone.

What I did§ 02

The approach, step by step.

/ 01

Compress to 90 days

Built the plan backward from the fixed SEMA date to an aggressive but real launch schedule.

/ 02

Brand fit, not brand vanity

Positioning and creative tailored to builders, tuners and shops rather than a generic OEM look.

/ 03

Ship the website that exists

Scoped the overhaul to what could ship in 90 days and serve SEMA traffic.

/ 04

Stay through the show

Strategic counsel through the floor activation and post-event handoff, not just creative delivery.

Outcome§ 03

What changed.

Brand, web and on-floor presence launched on the SEMA timeline.

Result · 01

Brand, web and on-floor presence launched on the SEMA timeline.

Result · 02

New positioning landed inside the right buyer culture.

Result · 03

Became the ongoing creative and strategic relationship for the program.

Scope of work
  • →Performance-market brand positioning
  • →Visual identity & creative system
  • →Full website overhaul
  • →SEMA booth & on-floor creative
  • →Launch communications
In their words
"We executed and launched a new strategy with market-appropriate branding, and completed an entire website overhaul in just three months."
— Justin T. Ocello, Global Performance Leader
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