The advertising strategy for the MAZDA 6 departed from the approach used for the Protégé, as it involved what the company describes as a “more mature” effort that is designed to position the car as a refined. IMC have been used to help market Mazda its products and also assisted them to create certain brand image that helped them reaching their target audience. TV spots and print ads focused on attributes such as styling. Mazda marketing, positioned it as a car also for people who wanted to have a smaller second car. The slogan and advertisements gave the audience an impression of the sporty, fun-to-drive Mazda. The IMC program of Mazda gave the company a second birth.