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  • SUB CATEGORY :
    GUERILLA MARKETING
  • COMPANY ENTERING :
    DENTSU X, SINGAPORE
  • TITLE :
    HUAWEI IJACK
  • BRAND :
    HUAWEI
  • ADVERTISER :
    HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES
  • AGENCY :
    DENTSU X SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
  • CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER :
    JOAO FLORES
  • EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR :
    JOAO FLORES
  • CREATIVE DIRECTOR :
    JOAO FLORES
  • COPYWRITER :
    EMILLIO RODRIGUES
  • ART DIRECTOR :
    CHNG WOON CHIEN
  • HUAWEI DESIGNER :
    ADONIS TOH
  • ACCOUNT DIRECTOR :
    JESSICA BEATON
  • ACCOUNT MANAGER :
    IKING UY
  • ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE :
    KONG JIN YU
  • STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTOR :
    JOHANAN SEN
  • STRATEGIC PLANNING MANAGER :
    SHANELLE CHONG
  • STRATEGIC PLANNER :
    IRENE SIM
  • HUAWEI PR MANAGER :
    MELANIE NG
  • AGENCY PRODUCER :
    SCOTT LEE
  • MEDIA AGENCY :
    DENTSU X SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE
  • MEDIA PLANNING DIRECTOR :
    IRENE SIM
  • MEDIA PLANNING MANAGER :
    SCOTT LEE
  • ENGLISH CONTEXT EXPLANATION :
    WE ALL KNOW IPHONE BATTERIES HAVE A SMALLER CAPACITY: THE IPHONE XS MAX CARRIES A 3,174 MAH BATTERY WHILE THE HUAWEI MATE 20 PRO HAS A 4,200 MAH BATTERY. AND WE KNOW VIA GMO RESEARCH THAT "BATTERY LIFE IS THE #1 FEATURE WHEN BUYING A SMARTPHONE.” SO, THE NIGHT BEFORE THE LAUNCH OF THE NEW IPHONE, WE HIJACKED THE QUEUE OUTSIDE THE APPLE STORE IN SINGAPORE. IN 15 MINUTES, WE GAVE 200 HUAWEI POWER BANKS TO APPLE FANS WHO WERE IN NEED OF A RECHARGE. ALONG WITH THE POWERBANK CAME A CARD, WITH THE MESSAGE: HERE’S A POWER BANK. YOU’LL NEED IT. COURTESY OF HUAWEI. IT MADE GLOBAL NEWS IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS. IT WAS SEEN, SHARED AND COMMENTED ON BY MILLIONS AROUND THE WORLD, HAVING A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR SINGAPORE MARKET SHARES, WHICH INCREASED BY 775% FROM AUGUST 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2018.