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2010 | |

Johnson’s Baby Gugu Gaga Erra

Advertiser: Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd
Brand: Johnson’s Baby
Creative Agency: -
Credits: Samantha Tay (Associate Director), Jade Chong 
(Media Manager), Wendy Tan (Senior Media Planner), 
Farriz Yousof (Media Buyer), Karen Ong (Marketing Manager, Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd), Grace Teoh (Assistant Brand Manager, Johnson & Johnson Sdn Bhd), Ong Bee Lin (General Manager, Lowe), Irene Thng (Managing Consultant, Bridges PR)

Challenge
Under continued threat from local players, Johnson’s baby wanted to reinforce its leadership position as a partner in motherhood. The incidence of working moms had risen sharply among Malays and with the breakdown of traditional joint families; motherhood was really a scary journey. Johnson’s wanted to make it FUN!

Solution
Working moms planning to have their first baby worried if they will be able to give them the time and love that stay-at-home moms can. Malays are obsessed with local celebrities. Erra Fazira, the most famous & busy actress-cum-singer was pregnant. It was a perfect chance & we grabbed it. We developed Malaysia’s first reality program on celebrity lives partnering with Astro, depict Erra’s journey on motherhood – “Johnson’s baby Gugu Gaga Erra”.

Execution
A 10-episode reality program showcasing how Erra juggled just fine between her work & baby was produced. The program has professionals & experts advising moms on how to get ready for baby, how to handle it when motherhood hits you & most importantly how to enjoy while it lasts. Erra sang a custom theme song on mother-baby bonding, whose CD was bundled with Johnson’s products. Johnson’s baby usage was beautifully integrated into Erra’s lifestyle.

Results
Program became Astro RIA’s No.1 program on launch date itself garnering a peak rating of 8. It became talk-of-town generating news & PR worth over RM1.073mil. From a high base share of 68%, Johnson’s baby added another 3.6% share to further cement its dominance. (Nielsen Retail Audit)

2010 | |

Mister Potato Rides the Streets

Advertiser: Mamee Double Decker
Brand: Mister Potato
Creative Agency: -
Credits: How Yuan Yi (Associate Media Director), Vincent Loong (Media Planner), Jennifer Chua (Media Buyer), Sim Beng Geok (Client Services Director), Pierre Pang (Senior Manager, Mamee Double Decker), Kenny Au (Manager, Mamee Double Decker)

OOHM - Mister Potato  Rides the Streets

Challenge
Not many people in Malaysia can see the Mister Potato brand without breaking into the jingle in their heads – “Mr Potato, Mr Potato …” How could we give this highly popular jingle a new twist and underpin the high quality promise of this leading brand in its category?

Solution
We created a Mexican fiesta which allowed us to underpin the brand personality and reach our target in new and unusual ways. Effectively to surprise and amuse, we amplified the jingle making it unforgettable and fresh. The neighbourhood ‘rotiman’ was our inspiration. When you hear the ‘rotiman’ signature hoot, you eagerly look forward to the snacks he brings. We created our own version of the ‘rotiman’; Mister Potato men on redesigned motorbikes.

Execution
Mister Potato painted the town red, armed with his sombrero and mustache, singing his infectious jingle everywhere. Not one but five men dressed in Mister Potato outfits on Mister Potato motorbikes carrying lighted boxes distributing Mister Potato samples, rode in a convoy, spreading cheer everywhere they went. And they went to many places; colleges, schools, malls, offices, housing areas. This new mobile out-of-home vehicle was seen, heard and tasted (jingling and sampling).

Results
This new touchpoint created buzz for the campaign with memorable brand interaction and drove word-of-mouth.
Brand scores – People who ‘Likes’ the brand moved up 33%. Brand recall increased 18%. Throughout the campaign period, Mister Potato managed to sustain double digit growth in sales

2010 | |

Astro Cashing in at Supermarkets

Advertiser: Measat Broadcast Networks Sdn Bhd
Brand: Astro Malay Segment
Creative Agency: -
Credits: Chan Wan Lih (Senior Manager), Zufar Zahran 
(Senior Executive)

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POS_Astro Cashing in at Supermarkets_2

Challenge
Astro Malay’s business growth potential lies in acquiring new subscribers, particularly from the semi urban Malay households in North and East Coast. Advertising on free to air TC was not 
an option.

Solution
Malay households tend to do their grocery shopping as a family affair, so we decided to catch families as they shop! We marked our presence at popular and highly frequented supermarkets across the northern and east coast region with eye-catching visuals demonstrating the value of Astro packages to fit the shopping environment, inline with the shoppers frame of mind in search of a good bargain.

Execution
We capitalised on Astro’s in-house A-list Malay celebrities to catch our target’s a ttention and resonate with them. Life-size cut outs of Erra Fazira, Afdlin Shauki and Aznil Nawawiheld gaint receipts highlighting Astro’s value for money packages in the form of a shopping list, greeting shoppers at Point-of-Sale media like gate entrances, aisles and on-shelf for three whole months.

Results
Ourexecution brought to life Astro Malay’s great value for money in locations frequented by our target. The impact was so powerful that many shoppers signed up on the spot

2010 | |

One Song, Million Voices

Advertiser: Telekom Malaysia
Brand: Telekom Malaysia
Creative Agency: -
Credits: Ramakrishnan C.N. (Director), David Fu (Head of Interactive), Jane Chong (Media Manager), Hanim Mazam (Media Planner), Gurpreet Singh (General Manager), Stephanie Chin (Head of Operations), Lim Nian Shan 
(Senior Media Buyer), 
Alicia Boey (General Manager, Telekom Malaysia)

BCOTV One Song, Million Voices

Challenge
TM was heavily losing relevance among the Alpha Youth and there was an urgent need to refresh itself. TM challenged us to seed their branded song, “Through My Window”, amongst the youth and lure them to the biggest street youth Karaoke party in the country.

Solution
We understood that Mystery stories are key source of thrill for the Youth. They are also crazy and very factional when it comes to their love for pop icons. We decided to use these sentiments by triggering a mystery, setting up a debate and getting multiple youth singing icons to create their interpretation of the song. Hence, getting the entire youth pop factions rally around 
a single song and urged them to create 
their own.

Execution
We engaged them in 3 phases:
Trigger: Story of a mystery song was strategically planted in mass reach mediums.
Amplify: Introduced multiple branded celebrity music videos to show how the song has caught on by their respective 
Rock and Pop icons. Integrated the song into 8TV’s branded youth program promos.
Participate: Got the youth to karaoke in Cinemas and via mobile karaoke cruisers, culminating in Malaysia’s Biggest Karaoke event.

Result
Over 7,500 user generated audio/video mashups around the song, generating over 2 Million views on Youtube and more than 5 million online mentions. The song became a hit on music shows. The media-value created was 9X the investment. Youth Brand Loyalty scores of TM went up by a whopping 22%.

2010 | |

The Midas Touch

Advertiser: AirAsia Bhd
Brand: AirAsia X
Creative Agency: Carat Media Services 
(M) Sdn Bhd
Credits: Darren Yuen (Group Account Director), Maggie Chong (Media Director), 
Justin Murugaya (General Manager, iProspect Malaysia Sdn Bhd)

DIGITAL SEARCH - Midas Touch

Challenge
Upon launching its first long haul flight to London, AirAsia X needed to bring the 2 countries closer to each other. Search was challenged to be the key media in creating long-term awareness and fill seats from both destinations. With the global financial crisis, ‘travel’ seems far from people’s minds.
Solution
Insights showed that despite the economic downturn, people still needed to unwind, and by acknowledging Malaysia as a gateway for the rest of Asia, our communication platform was built. 
These circumstances pointed us to identify keyword groups beyond branded ones that worked towards using the poor economical situation to the brand’s advantage. Creating ads that inspire, and analyzing the competition and seasonality periods to ensure ads stood out and remained highly relevant.
Execution
Combining branded keywords with Asian destinations and having presence when users searched for AirAsia’s competitors proved instrumental in garnering leads. Clicks were filtered through three layers to ensure qualified traffic. We aimed for value positions that brought the best ROI by having outstanding copy and an evaluation process of quality score for every keyword. More than 130 ad variations were deployed and daily tested to cater to seasonality factors such as Easter and other public holidays.
Result
For every US$1 spend, AirAsia X received US$165 in revenue. The results went beyond expectations as we tabulated the numbers from Google and DoubleClick which reported 15,699% return-on-investment! 
In less than 5 months the campaign received 113,201 qualified clicks. Over 9 million impressions and the highest recorded CTR of 19.13%.