Munich,
14
June
2021
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09:09
Europe/Amsterdam

FlixTrain launches the biggest expansion in its history - new brand campaign "FLIX it" shows how easy travel works

Summary

+ Simply better travel: FlixTrain shows in new brand campaign how simple, affordable and sustainable travel can be

+ The green mobility provider has teamed up with the creative agency IRIS for the campaign concept; the agency management consultancy Cherrypicker provided support in finding the agency

+ Campaign will be aired across channels in Germany and Sweden starting today

+ One touchpoint for all bookings: FlixBus and FlixTrain travel bookable in future via the new domain www.Flix.com

Munich, June 14, 2021 – Simply better travel: This summer, FlixTrain is offering travelers the largest route network in Germany to date and is also operating in Sweden for the first time. To accompany the expansion, the Munich-based mobility provider FlixTrain is launching a new brand campaign on June 14 to show how affordable and green rail travel can be. With the slogan "FLIX it", the company describes the solution to many challenges that travelers have experienced in the past. The campaign was conceived and implemented together with the creative agency Iris Germany and accompanies travelers from booking to the start of their FlixTrain journey. In addition to digital out-of-home, display, social media and online video, various commercials can be seen on German and Swedish TV. Sustainable travel now has a new home: With the domain www.flix.com, travelers can now book FlixTrain and FlixBus tickets on one homepage.

FLIX it - Simple, inexpensive and sustainable

In the campaign, the company uses the slogan "FLIX it" to describe the solution to many previously common travel challenges. No seat? - FLIX it! Train ticket too expensive? - FLIX it! The campaign shows the advantages of FlixTrain: easy booking, affordable tickets, short travel times and a modern product that is also sustainable. All FlixTrain trains have a completely new interior with new seats, power sockets at the seat, modernized WCs and Wi-Fi technology including free entertainment. Furthermore, FlixTrain guarantees every passenger a seat - at no extra charge. Thus, the company is setting new standards in train travel and stands for affordable, intuitive, and modern mobility. FlixTrain will be on the road throughout Germany from June 18, 2020, offering people a particularly sustainable and affordable travel alternative by rail. Best of all, passengers travel with a clear conscience, as all FlixTrain trains are powered by 100% green electricity. The green long-distance trains have also been on the rails in Sweden since April. "FlixTrain offers people an attractive travel alternative. With 'FLIX it' we show with a wink that sustainable travel can also be affordable," says Philipp Stracke, Head of Brand at Flix.

"But 'FLIX it' also describes the lifestyle of a new generation of travelers who don't want to wonder if they'll get a seat on the train when they start their journey. Serving these emotional scarcities is what the FLIX brand is all about - and it's also what we see as the future of travel."

FlixTrain cooperates with creative agency IRIS

The campaign was conceived and implemented by the creative agency Iris Germany. Markus Dunz, Managing Director Iris Germany: "Iris has always been a challenger in the agency world. Flix has managed to shake up the travel market across Europe and the US with their well-known brand FlixBus. We are excited to help Flix reinvent the mobility market very recently with FlixTrain and challenge the establishment."

Iris Germany assisted with both the conceptualization and development of the creative 360° campaign. "With Iris Germany, we found an agency that immediately understood our brand and was able to empathize with our customers. The result clearly and also humorously shows that FlixTrain is the travel alternative on German rail for everyone," says Markus Wagner, Vice President Marketing & Sales at Flix. Flix enlisted the support of Cherrypicker in selecting the right agency.

Flix.com: A new digital home for sustainable travel

In addition to low prices, a large network and fast connections, Flix now offers its customers even more convenience in the booking process. From now on, travelers can make their booking via www.flix.com and book FlixTrain and FlixBus tickets even more easily via one website. In addition to single connections, attractive transfer connections between bus and train are also displayed here.

Credits of the TV campaign:

- Project Manager and Senior Brand Manager, Flix: Theresa Mayer

- Head of Brand, Flix: Philipp Stracke

- VP Marketing & Sales, Flix: Markus Wagner

- Creative Concept Werner Cloete, Philipp Auer, Jason Andrews, Sylvain Müller

- Strategy: Andy Marsh, Tyrone van Heerden

- Project and production management: Symone Jermin, Duncan West

- Production concept & direction: Stephan Strube

- Production: Matt Klemera

- Cinematography: Chris McKissick

- Editing: Irresistible Studios

Link to video: https://youtu.be/1-ymBxshRPE

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About Flix 

FlixMobility is a mobility tech company, offering new alternatives for convenient, affordable, and environmentally friendly travel via the FlixBus and FlixTrain brands. Thanks to a unique business model and innovative technology, the startup has quickly established Europe's largest long-distance bus network and launched the first green long-distance trains in 2018 as well as a pilot project for all-electric buses in Germany and France. Since 2013, FlixMobility has changed the way people have traveled throughout Europe and created thousands of new jobs in the mobility industry. In 2018, FlixMobility launched FlixBus USA to bring this new travel alternative to the United States.

From locations throughout Europe and the United States, the FlixTeam handles technology development, network planning, operations control, marketing & sales, quality management and continuous product expansion. The daily scheduled service and green FlixBus fleet is managed by bus partners from regional SMEs, while FlixTrain operates in cooperation with private train companies. Through these partnerships, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and a strong international brand meet the experience and quality of tradition. The unique combination of technology start-up, e-commerce platform and classic transport company has positioned FlixMobility as a leader against major international corporations, permanently changing the mobility landscape.

For more information, visit corporate.flixbus.com/