Uber’s first UK TV advert ‘Where to?’ aired at the weekend followed by a series of out-of-home ads that have gone live today (12 June), as the ride-hailing app seeks to convey a positive message in the face of recent controversies and doubts about CEO Travis Kalanick’s role at the company.

The campaign’s aim is to represent the possibilities available when using the Uber app. The TV ad includes a video of a young couple on their first date and focuses on how they are able to enjoy a night out in their city by “seamlessly” moving from place to place by using Uber.

It was created by BBH and Manning Gottlieb and directed by Kim Gehrig, whose work has included John Lewis’s ‘Man on the Moon’ and Sport England’s ‘This Girl Can’. The ad includes the track ‘You’re the Boss’ by Elvis Presley.

The campaign took seven months to develop and will run on TV, out-of-home, online, cinema and press for the next six weeks. The out-of-home concept will go live in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds and Edinburgh.

“We are really excited to be launching the first chapter of our brand idea. ‘Where to’ represents the endless possibilities when you open up the Uber app and this theme will run through all of the creative work,” says Rachael Pettit, Uber’s UK head of marketing.

“Millions of people rely on Uber to get a reliable ride at the touch of a button and we wanted to bring this simplicity to life through the ad.”

The new campaign follows a string of detrimental events for the transport company, including a social media backlash with the trending hashtag #DeleteUber, following the company’s supposed support of Donald Trump’s administration. Uber faced criticism, too, in regard to whether it had tried to make profit from New York related political protests at JFK International Airport.

Uber also had to hire lawyers to investigate company practices after Susan Fowler, a former engineer at the company, published a blog post about being sexually harassed. She said she had witnessed political games and had received threats from her manager during her time there. In response to the investigation Uber fired more than 20 employees, including some senior executives.

And Uber came under fire following the news that Eric Alexander, the former president of business for Uber Asia Pacific, had obtained the medical records of a rape victim in India who was assaulted during an Uber ride in 2014.

Controversial CEO Travis Kalanick, whose leadership style has been heavily criticised, is reportedly set to take a leave of absence from the company, with many speculating about his future at Uber.

The brand’s ‘reputation’ score on YouGov’s Brand Index research tool has gone down a hefty 6.7 points to -15.9 in the past year, placing it at the bottom of YouGov’s list of transport brands and behind controversial Southern trains and Southwestern trains. The company’s ‘buzz’, which looks at negative or positive news around a brand has also decreased 6.0 points to -12.4 after recent media attention.

However, despite the controversy surrounding the brand, customers do not appear to be shunning the app. ‘Customer satisfaction’ has actually gone up to 7.1 on BrandIndex and its ‘value’ score is 2.2, making it sixth out of 32 transport brands and suggesting customers are happy to pay the brand’s fee despite the controversy surrounding it.

Uber will hope to continue to increase its positive brand image with changes to its managerial structure. Bozoma Saint John is heading to Uber from Apple to take on the role of chief brand officer, having headed up consumer marketing for Apple Music and iTunes.