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july 02, 2015 - Volvo Trucks

Volvo Trucks hails success of its 'Reality Road' YouTube hit

After just two weeks Volvo Trucks’ TV series ‘Reality Road’ has become a widely-viewed and shared ‘hit’ on the Internet, having been viewed more than two million times in no fewer than 50 countries.

The TV series, launched on Volvo Trucks' YouTube channel on June 11th as part of the brand's campaign for its service offers, quickly achieved widespread international coverage.

"With ‘Reality Road' we wanted to approach content marketing in a new way by creating content just like any other publisher. We are naturally delighted to note such a massive global spread. It's positive both for our brand and for the demand for our products and services," says Per Nilsson, Director Public Relations at Volvo Trucks.

‘Reality Road' was launched as part of a campaign for Volvo Trucks Services. The aim of the series is to demonstrate the strength of Volvo Trucks' service offering and to create TV entertainment that appeals to a wider audience.

The series consists of eight episodes and a lot of supplementary online material.

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YouTube links :
Episode 7 : 'Vaulting in Verona'' (12 mins)
Episode 8 : 'That's a Wrap' (11 mins) 
The After Show: 'Volvo Action Service' with Jeff Bird (4 mins)
The Making of the Reality Road - The TV series (4 mins)
Trucking heroes: the four drivers behind Reality Road (2 mins)
Volvo Trucks Services - Reality Road (series view)


Notes for Editors :

‘Reality Road'

  • In the TV series the Swedish/American hip-hop soul artist Mapei rides in a truck on a nine-day road-trip through Europe, recording a music video to accompany her new track ‘A Million Ways to Live'.
  • In the series she is helped by her director and close friend Liza Minou Morberg and ‘Epic Split' driver Jens Karlsson.
  • During the series we get to see how the various services are put to the test in various unexpected ways, and also accompany Mapei as she familiarises herself with - and challenges - the trucking world.
  • ‘Reality Road' was first released on Volvo Trucks' YouTube channel on 11th June and the eight episodes have been released in batches over a period of three weeks.
  • The aim of the series is to demonstrate the strength of Volvo Trucks' service offering and to produce TV entertainment that appeals to a wider audience.
  • The content of ‘Reality Road' has been viewed over than two million times in more than 50 countries, with all large continents represented.
  • To date, the most popular episode has been Episode 3 ‘Truck Ballet in Berlin' covering the Two-wheel stunt with nearly 300,000 views
  • For more details, see : www.youtube.com/VolvoTrucks