Thursday 19 January 2012







Shell invests $ 50 million in commercial
Film will be part of the recordings made in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

"In the film, Shell Helix will highlight its partnership with Ferrari," says Leila Prati, global director of marketing for Shell Helix


Shell will invest $ 50 million in a commercial for Shell Helix line of lubricants for passenger cars. The film begins shooting on Friday, 20, in Rio and also have recordings in the capital from Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, 21. After the country, Russia, India and China will be the location for other scenes of the commercial.

. "In the film Shell Helix will highlight its partnership with Ferrari - maximum of motoring passion - to be closer to that audience," anticipates Leila Prati, global marketing director of Shell Helix. The new campaign is directed to a consumer motivated to "make smart choices for your life." Seven Ferraris collectors are used in the filming taking place in Santa Teresa, in Flamengo Park and the waterfront. Shell is the technology partner of Ferrari for over 60 years. It develops and tests its lubricants with the company's cars in Formula 1. "This mutual work wins victories on and off the track and who benefits most is the final consumer who has a high-tech lubricant" he says.

The amount to be invested is part of the total U.S. $ 100 million that the advertiser global destination for marketing this year. Leila says that this investment includes spending on brand research and development, communication, advertising materials, among others. "Today the line Shell Helix is ​​a leading global brand recognition, according to research conducted by Synovate, and we want to maintain the level, giving priority to Brazil as a strategic market for Shell," he explains. The country is the second largest global market in sales of the brand, with 13% .

by Lionel de Campos Jorge