New Ford ads from J. Walter Thompson aim to update automaker's brand

Advertising agency J. Walter Thompson's new ads for Ford Motor Co., "Ford Challenge," aim to aggressively promote the automaker in a tough market.

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"Nobody can stand on their laurels. We have to really make consideration happen, in maybe a more vitriolic way than in the past," [JWT's George] Rogers told me, referring to the new "Ford challenge" series of ads this year, in which Ford pits a Fusion against midsize competitors Toyota Camry and Honda Accord in a ride-and-drive event. Ford also makes head-to-head comparisons of an F-150 truck against a Toyota Tundra and Chevrolet Silverado and declares the new Ford Edge crossover as good or better than Lexus and BMW models.

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