Edmunds.com Reports on Infiniti's Emmy Award Sponsorship Effectiveness: Infiniti QX56 Traffic up 51 Percent after Broadcast

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — September 1, 2010 — Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, has noted that shopping consideration for the 2011 Infiniti QX56 rose 51 percent after the airing of its commercials during the Emmy Awards Sunday night.

"We're thrilled with the buzz we've received from Infiniti's sponsorship of the Emmys," Ben Poore Infiniti Americas vice president, told Edmunds' AutoObserver.com. "Our strategy was to own a big moment for the all-new Infiniti QX56 launch, and boy did we get one. Infiniti's involvement with the Emmys - especially the work we did with the cast of "Community" - has exceeded our expectations."

The ad he references can be found at http://www.autoobserver.com/2010/08/infinitis-emmy-ads-boost-qx56-shopping-consideration-edmundscom-reports.html.

While the QX56 got a bump in consumer interest, the overall Infiniti brand did not — nor did Audi, which hosted pre-Emmy awards events.

"Consideration" is a measurement of Edmunds.com Web site visitors' interest in a vehicle as indicated by navigation to pages of content specific to that vehicle (such as car reviews, videos and photos.) Edmunds.com analysts say consideration is a good metric for gauging marketing effectiveness. Consideration of a brand or model is the first step toward purchase intent, but not everyone counted in consideration metrics is currently in the market to buy a vehicle.

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