General Electric · 2012

GE: Performance Machine

Art Director (with BBDO NY) · US

Industrial technology framed as elite athletic performance for the Super Bowl conversation.

Problem

GE's innovations power the world, but their complexity made them hard to connect with emotionally: especially in a Super Bowl moment dominated by entertainment.

Solution

Treat jet engines, medical scanners, and industrial systems as 'performance machines': framed with the intensity, rhythm, and pride of elite athletics. With BBDO New York; produced by ACNE.

Results

GE entered the Super Bowl conversation without celebrity or spectacle, elevating perception of its innovation leadership.

01: Performance Machine

Industrial technology with the intensity of elite sport.