In 2013, Volvo Trucks set a new bar for b-to-b advertising with “Epic Split,” in which Jean-Claude Van Damme straddled two of the company’s semitrailers to the tune of Enya’s “Only Time.” The ad was a mainstream mega hit—viewed more than 96 million times on YouTube since its launch—and an ad industry favorite, taking home the Film Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions.
