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Ford Ranger: Tough Has More Fun!


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DEARBORN, Mich., March 1, 2019 – The all-new 2019 Ford Ranger is changing the way consumers engage with Ford trucks through a new ad campaign – “Tough Has More Fun” – kicking off today.

Captured by outdoor exploration juggernaut Outside TV, “Tough Has More Fun” spotlights 15 professional adventure athletes using the all-new Ford Ranger as the ultimate piece of gear to get to their adventure. TV and social spots include base jumpers diving thousands of feet into an Arizona canyon, using Ranger as a chase vehicle to capture the soaring athletes and their gear, and snow surfers descending Seattle mountains at dizzying speeds without traditional bindings, crossing rough terrain to reach untouched powder in the new Ranger.

“Ranger is for serious adventure-seekers who rely on their gear and actively search out the best of the best for their passion,” said Matt VanDyke, Ford director of U.S. marketing. “In this case, that’s the all-new Ford Ranger. This campaign brings Built Ford Tough to life in the adventure space – new territory for Ford trucks – in a way that is decidedly not one-size-fitsall.”

Ford worked with Google and Outside TV to identify what kind of gear and adventure activities cities across the United States were searching for. After narrowing down the featured cities, Ford determined which adventures to highlight in each based on search trends of traditional and emerging activities.

This hyper-local approach is a first for Ford trucks, taking interest-based targeting to the next level with activities to match consumer interests within each city. “Tough Has More Fun” is also the first time Ford trucks will spotlight adventure athletes, most of whom call their
adventure-feature cities home.

National television, social and in-cinema advertising kicks off with a new commercial titled “Strange Creatures” featuring the human inclination for adventure, while Boston, Los Angeles, Denver, Phoenix and Seattle markets also see the launch of localized social and digital advertising. These five cities will also host weather-triggered billboards that update adventure visuals based on weather changes that occur in each city.


“‘Tough Has More Fun’ is about showing the all-new Ranger as tough, reliable and capable, in the same way you expect your carabineer to keep you from falling off the side of a mountain,” said Pat Parnell, Outside TV host. “Ranger has a bigger story than just its great capability – it’s the only midsize truck that’s also the ultimate piece of gear.”

Powered by a 2.3-liter EcoBoost® engine and class-exclusive 10-speed automatic transmission, the all-new 2019 Ranger delivers driver-assist technologies and connectivity features as well as best-in-class payload, gas towing and gas torque ratings. Ranger is built at Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan, and is on sale now.

See more photos and videos at https://www.therangerstation.com/articles/tough-has-more-fun/
 
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Ford sent this press release along with photos and video links to me yesterday. They've told me before that they read the site, and they wanted to make sure you guys got the information directly from them, and not have to fish it from somewhere else.

I think Ford is still learning about off-road adventures though. Since I know they look at the website, I CHALLENGE YOU GUYS to set some examples for the new Ranger to follow!!
 
I like your video. You're definitely the guy I want riding shotgun if I need to film some video.
 
I like your video. You're definitely the guy I want riding shotgun if I need to film some video.

With the caveman tech I had to work with it came out pretty good.

Has anybody else done anything similar?
 
Swearing at my computer isn't helping...

I can access this on my computer, but not my phone.
 
I got no idea on mine, it works for me and a quick check of the settings is that it isn't set to private. The first video isn't even mine.
 
Ok, I changed the url. Seems to work now:

 
The little doggo stomping his feet in the snow had me laughing.

Nice vidya..
 
I got no idea on mine, it works for me and a quick check of the settings is that it isn't set to private. The first video isn't even mine.
@85_Ranger4x4 Can you copy the url from youtube and post it here? I tried to copy it from your original post but youtube couldn't find it.
 
The little doggo stomping his feet in the snow had me laughing.

Nice vidya..

Roush is a card, you always know what he is thinking. He hates the cold BTW. Very photogenic little turd too, his two scenes only required two takes because I didn't have the cameras positioned quite right and he did the same exact thing for both takes.

@85_Ranger4x4 Can you copy the url from youtube and post it here? I tried to copy it from your original post but youtube couldn't find it.

It automatically embeds it now (which will be really slick) You might try copying this and taking out the spaces. I had the URL pasted below the embeded version when I posted it last year.

https://www.you tube.com/watch?v=O6ZNAlHJ6jg

And flying squrriel guy in Ford's videos is freaking nuts.
 
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Well they got the "Strange Creatures" part right.

This is the strangest bunch I know, and I hang around at theChive.
 

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