Honda once made an ad for the Civic Type R that was literally two ads at the same time.
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Not two spots in a series.
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Two ads playing on top of each other in the same video.
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They called it The Other Side.
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The story followed one man living a double life:
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caring father during the day,
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and wild getaway driver at night.
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But here’s the part no one saw coming.
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Honda worked with YouTube to build a custom feature that let viewers press the R key to instantly switch between the two versions of the ad.
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One tap, and the tone flipped.
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Why do this?
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Because Honda wanted to prove the Civic Type R was both things at once. A real performance car, but still a Civic you could live with every day.
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When the campaign launched alongside print and cinema, it blew people’s minds.
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The ad won awards from Cannes Lions, The One Show, British Arrows, and Auto Express. But the most impressive stat wasn’t the trophies.
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Viewers were spending over three minutes actively interacting with the ad....