GMC Yukon - A legacy of verse
Classical Arabic poetry’s a huge part of Middle Eastern history and pop-culture, with celebrity poets and TV shows. And the Bedouins have been writing about GMC for years. So to introduce the all-new Yukon, we let their actual verses lead the way, ultimately giving both the Yukon and poetry community a wider audience than we ever thought possible.
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“A veritable feast for the senses, combining the power of the spoken word, with a propulsive score by Amsterdam-based EDM superstar DJ Unders that takes the centuries-old Bedouin tradition into the 21st Century. The Legacy of Verse is at once timeless and wholly modern, sure to enthrall and delight longtime GMC fans while welcoming newcomers to the brand in a film that is pure poetry in motion.”
— CAMPAIGN MIDDLE EAST
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Together with McCann, CARAT and Rotana Khaleejia, GMC invited poets and fans to tweet their own GMC verses. Top poems appeared on huge billboards during Saudi Arabia’s Poetry Month, and the winning poet got to share their verses with a nationwide audience on TV – a first for the MENA region.