Jeep has one of the strongest brand communities on the planet. Jeep partnered with Vectorform to drive digital brand parity by elevating their Badge of Honor App—a premium platform that fosters transformational brand engagement, inviting the Jeep community to find and conquer trails, earning unique physical badges to display with pride on their vehicles and more.

Goals

Develop a strong digital platform

Ideate, design and develop product features that provide value to Jeep owners, while navigating the inherent challenges associated with creating a social platform.

Celebrate moments of significance

Ensure Jeep off-road enthusiasts can share their trail accomplishments and experiences in a variety of ways.

Establish new forms of business value

Enable Jeep, FCA business value by incorporating facets of natural brand promotion, after-market parts sharing, and more.

Results

370K

Trail Check-Ins

259K

Badges Delivered

22K+

Active Monthly Users

* As of October 2022

Nice app, a must-have for jeep owners!

Mark Vec, Badge of Honor user

Inspire Adventure

Jeep owners purchase Jeeps for their unique off-roading capabilities and associated culture of adventure. Badge of Honor elevates this desire by providing owners access to the latest events and sanctioned trails where owners can earn physical badges to adorn on their vehicle.

Drive Engagement

Climb the ranks based on points earned from checking into trails, sharing photos, and commenting. Community sourced info builds on the trail details, for better preparation for the obstacles that lie ahead.

Play Anywhere

Given the lack of connectivity, while off-roading, extensive field testing was performed to ensure a seamless user experience through a unique on/offline mobile architecture. Special attention was paid to maintaining access to crucial information while on the adventure, by developing a unique back-end system devised to capture and cache user activity when no data signal is detected.

Ride With Pride

Extensive field testing was performed to ensure a seamless user experience through a unique on/offline mobile architecture to address inconsistent connectivity while off-roading.

Building a digital community for brands can make an impact in a variety of ways such as standing out in a crowded market, creating resources and support for customers, and reducing marketing costs (Nearly half (49 percent) of businesses with online brand communities have cost savings between 10 and 25 percent per year). By listening and learning from Jeep owners, Badge of Honor continues to grow and foster new levels of brand engagement for the Jeep community while generating new forms of business value for FCA.

Roles

  • STRATEGY AND PLANNING
  • USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN
  • USER INTERFACE DESIGN
  • MOBILE ENGINEERING
  • Backend development
  • Web development
  • Quality assurance
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Deliverables

  • STRATEGIC USER FLOWS
  • UX/UI DESIGNs
  • Analytics recommendations
  • Roadmap planning
  • TEST SCRIPT & TEST CASES
  • DEPLOYMENT FOR IOS & ANDROID
  • Web deployment
  • ONGOING MAINTENANCE

Concentrations

Download the app

Jeep® Badge of Honor® puts the off-road experience in your hand, so you can join in ‘celebrating off-road enthusiasts who've chosen the road less traveled’ — anywhere and everywhere you go.