Case Study · April 2025

United Drive - building a minimalist automotive identity in 30 days.

United Drive came to us to launch their social presence from scratch. The brief: a quiet, minimalist automotive aesthetic - a perfect match for our visual language. One month later, the numbers spoke for themselves.

Duration
30 days
Scope
Social · Content · Growth
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01 - The Challenge

Starting from zero.

United Drive launched with 200 followers and no defined visual language. The automotive niche on Instagram & TikTok is loud, oversaturated and chasing trends. Our task was to cut through that noise - not by being louder, but by being quieter.

02 - The Approach

Less, but louder.

We built a tight visual system around restraint: monochrome palette, slow camera moves, ambient sound, generous negative space. Every reel was treated as a single statement - no clutter, no copy noise, no chasing virality. Just the car, the light and the brand.

  • 01
    Brand aesthetic
    Monochrome system & motion language
  • 02
    Content production
    Reels, feed posts & stories
  • 03
    Cross-platform
    Instagram + TikTok native
03 - The Results

30 days. The numbers.

Performance across Instagram and TikTok during the first month of collaboration.

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Follower growth
200 → 2,800 in 30 days
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Total views
Instagram + TikTok combined
0
Pieces of content
7 reels · 20 stories · 12 TikToks

Followers - before vs. after

Instagram followers count

Before
0
After 30 days
0

Weekly views

Total views per week (Instagram + TikTok), in thousands

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50k
100k
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avg · 81k
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85k
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Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Total · 4 weeks325k views

Traffic over time

Daily views across the 30-day collaboration

Viral reel · 149k views
Day 1Day 14Day 28
Organic growthViral reel (outlier)
04 - The Viral Moment

One reel. 0+ views.

Shot in a single afternoon. No paid promotion. Pure aesthetic and timing - the kind of moment that defines a brand's first month.

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0k
10k+ posts
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Followers
0%
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@uniteddrive

light rain. wet asphalt. clean car..

light rain. wet asphalt. clean car.. perfect weather to truly enjoy your car just imagine you on a cloudy day, listening to the engine and the nature☁️🌿🤍 #nature #cinematic #rain

149k views

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