Ford – Built Ford Proud
THE ASK:
Ford Motor Company wanted a rebrand to balance its historic contribution to the auto industry while paying homage to its multi-cultural current customer through realistic stories of their life with Ford. The "Built Ford Proud" Campaign was the first to champion the impact the black community has on Ford.
INSIGHT:
Black History IS Ford History.
Proud of our achievements
Proud of our progress
Proud of our families
And proud to own a vehicle from a company that understands what Pride means to us.
We know who WE ARE.
IDEA:
Built Ford Proud. Creating AA dedicated spots narrated by award-winning Angela Bassett with accompanying media buys that speak directly to our customers.
THE RESULT:
Upon 3 days on air. Winning the See Her award for the positive portrayal of Women on Television, leading to a collaboration with Girls Make Beats foundation to teach young girls about women empowerment with Angela Bassett.
DELIVERABLES:
Creative Direction
Copywriting
Omni-channel campaign creation
We Lead Script
We don’t follow
We don’t back down
We don’t need a hand out
In fact, we lend a hand
We’re proud to be depended on
Proud to build upon culture
To be proud of where you came from
You Have to be going somewhere
Built Ford Proud
Ode to the Builders Script
We build
And we build with purpose. With pride.
Pride – because we build for the builders.
The never-back-down builders.
The always-on builders
The crack-of-dawn builders.
The builders you didn’t see coming.
We build trucks for them.
And we’ve proudly done just that for over 41 years.
So why stop now? There’s so much more to build.
Built for the builders. The 2019 F-150
Built Ford Proud



