Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d say: motor oil brands are absolutely crushing content marketing.
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Seriously. A lot of them are way more dialed than the average brand, and there’s a lot you can learn from how they build creative.
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BUT you have to know which ones to study.
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Here are some of my favorites:
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Mobil 1
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Mobil 1 does a great job with experience-driven content.
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They’re deeply embedded in motorsports, got into e-sports early, and they’ve built a huge library of branded content around those worlds. Their organic presence is strong.
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Honestly, I wish they’d go even harder on longer documentary-style storytelling.
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Pennzoil
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These guys are the GOATs. Pennzoil treats car culture like entertainment, and that’s why their content works so well.
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The Joyride series made them the enthusiast oil brand in a lot of people’s minds.
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They go big, and it pays off. Their only real weakness is they could use more low-fi content between the major campaigns.
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Valvoline
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Valvolin...