Marketing

Cadillac to chart new brand course in N.Y.

Cadillac showcased the Elmiraj Concept during a special event in August 2013 in New York. The luxury brand is in transition under new leadership while preparing to distance itself from the GM mother ship in Detroit with a new business unit and global headquarters in New York.
November 29, 2014 05:00 AM
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No more petrolheads
How Uwe Ellinghaus plans to pitch Cadillac • Show unrestrained self-confidence. • Inject themes of American optimism and ingenuity. • Rebrand with a consistent image across all media. • Adopt a naming system that shows hierarchy among vehicles. • Hire people from outside the auto industry who know luxury.
RETAIL03_312019988_V2_-1_BVCGOUKTIWJE.jpg Uwe Ellinghaus, chief marketing officer for Cadillac: "If we want to play with the big boys, then we need to accept the rules of their game."

LOS ANGELES -- Uwe Ellinghaus doesn't like to see Cadillac explicitly comparing itself to German luxury competitors in its ads. But he's determined to see Cadillac adopt the marketing strategies used by those rivals, including his former employer, BMW.

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