John Deere
Large Agriculture and Turf Division

• Identifying, hiring and coordinating a variety of individual shooting and postproduction resources for a wide range of video projects simultaneously.
• Maintaining corporate identity standards and production values while managing all these disparate resources.
• Finding ways to get more value out of the footage from each video shoot.
• Sourcing quality, affordable augmented reality, virtual reality and 3D animation.
• Quickly and easily archiving and retrieving shot footage and masters from a variety of vendors for a range of internal and external uses.
• Adhering to strict production budgets without sacrificing quality.

Adsmith provided a complete range of video solutions that enabled John Deere to get more value out of their video, TV and radio productions; to more efficiently coordinate various projects; to maintain the highest quality and branding standards; to securely archive and access shot footage; and to stay on budget—including:

• Strategic planning that identifies video marketing opportunities which enhance the brand and generate positive response.
• Concept and scriptwriting from ad-agency experienced, CLIO-winning creatives.
• An Emmy-winning video production team adept at working with—or apart from—internal and external advertising groups.
• A shoot/repurpose philosophy that maximizes a given project’s cost efficiency and value by re-using footage/audio/animation in a variety of TV spots, online pre-roll, radio commercials and other videos.
• The Adsmith Digital Asset Management system, that ingests, accurately metatags and uploads footage and masters for quick searches and easy downloads.
• Turnaround times substantially quicker—and ROI substantially higher—than traditional ad agencies and production companies.

Adsmith has written and/or produced over 200 award-winning videos, television spots and radio commercials for John Deere since 2012, for a variety of tractor, harvester, sprayer and technology products.

Adsmith has also created intricate augmented reality, and 3D animations that highlight the inner workings of various John Deere products.

We’ve also provided digital asset management for this division since 2013, with prospects of going worldwide.