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Honda Australia’s enormously popular website for kids, www.redriders.com.au, has received a
complete overhaul and been re-launched to offer young customers even more
benefits than before.
Red Riders was established to provide kids with a wide range of useful
information related to mini bikes including riding and safety tips, recent news,
racing and club information, ride days and much more.
According to Honda’s Brand Manager, Phil Reynolds, the Club has gone from
strength to strength and now boasts nearly 20,000 members since its inception
less than two years ago.
“We’ve updated the site in response to the overwhelming popularity of the
Club. It has proven to be a huge winner and we wanted to keep it fresh and
interesting to the fans who keep coming back on a regular basis,” he commented.
The website offers some new and exciting features such as a reader’s poll, as
well as proven favourites including downloads and wallpapers, school project
information, the Dude comic strip, a section for kids to submit their own images
and stories, and information for parents.
Members also have the opportunity to play and win a monthly competition
including Honda motorcycle and merchandise giveaways such as a Sony
Playstation®2, an M2R helmet signed by No Fear Honda’s Craig Anderson and much
more.
Anyone who becomes a member of the Club receives a free Red Rider Sticker Kit
as well as a Membership Card. Members are also sent a DVD entitled “Ready to
Ride” that covers topics such as proper riding apparel, the environment, pre and
post ride checks, owner maintenance and much more.
The Club website is open to owners of all makes of bikes, however interested
kids do not have to own a bike to join or browse the site.
Red Riders is the biggest Club of its kind within the motorcycle industry. It
has been nationally recognised by the Australian Marketing Institute (2005
Relationship Marketing Award, 2006 Finalist), the Melbourne Advertising and
Design Club (Best Animation Finalist for Red Riders TVC), as well the Public
Relations Institute of Australia (2006 Awards Finalist) as a prime example of
excellence in customer communications.
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