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2012 | |

Infecting 3.8 Million Malaysians With The Kolony Virus

Advertiser: Celcom Axiata Bhd
Brand: Kolony
Creative Agency: -
Credits: -

Challenge
Kolony was a new SMS based mobile social network, anchored by Xpax targeting Youth who are not on smart phones. This product was 1st of its kind in the industry! Our task was to create awareness and desire for this offering amongst Youth who have Facebook and Twitter as options.

Solution
Two insights drove us: first that youth want to belong, and hate being left out. Second, Word Of Mouth is more trusted than advertising, so we used traditional media to drive Word of Mouth. We crafted a 3-pronged roll-out Infection. Specific media played a defined role in each phases to engage and extend reach with consumers. – Mass media: create awareness – Social: use opinion leaders to drive “belonging” – Activation: targets key youth hangouts.

Execution
Starting the infection:
•High reach through TV bugs and teasers in youth-related programming
•“Logo sighting” videos on Youtube
•Infecting selected influential Bloggers with Patient Zero Kit for peer-speak
Spreading the Infection:
•Unbranded logos in editorial news pages
•Radio DJs talking about their encounters with the logo during drive times
Activating the Infection
•Logos was planted at ‘hot zones’ frequented by Youth i.e. Cyber Cafes, Shopping Malls and Universities

Results
21 Days: 1.5million infected KOLONIST users. 12 months: 3.8 million infected users, and spreading. Interactions increased 85% in April-May 2011. Call volume up 21%, SMS up 17% and minutes talked grew 63%. Loyalty up 14% Average Revenue Per User increased 12%. All this achieved with no follow-up campaign.