Brand | SAUDI TELECOM COMPANY |
Product/Service | 5G |
Entrant | WUNDERMAN THOMPSON Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA |
Category | Influencer / Talent |
Idea Creation
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WUNDERMAN THOMPSON Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA
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Media Placement
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UM MENA Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA
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Production
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TELFAZ11 Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA
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Background
Every once in a while, a new technology comes along that promises to change everything, and that’s exactly what’s happening with 5G.
Saudi Arabia is aiming to achieve digital transformation across sectors as part of its aspirational 2030 vision, 5G has become a strategic pillar for the advancement of the country.
Since then, these efforts have been accelerated with the support of the government, and this year Saudi Arabia ranked 7th globally in terms of 5G technology and internet speed. (Arab News)
Considering ‘The Saudi Telecom Company’ (STC) is the largest mobile operator in the kingdom its role in driving the 5th generation network was fundamental.
But as the network was growing rapidly, so did the communication, and competition got aggressive in the country with telecoms launching massive awareness campaigns.
And with such aggressive competition, we needed to increase our subscriptions by 50%.
Describe the strategy
To everyday people, 5G seemed to come out of nowhere, overnight consumers were bombarded with ads pushing this new technology.
People were asking a lot of questions, and where do they go to when they needed answers? Google.
So, we went straight to the source and collaborated with google to extract as much data as possible and find out exactly what Saudis were searching for in regard to 5G.
As most Saudis aren’t 5G users, our efforts were targeting the masses, mainly millennials, considering the Kingdom is a young nation with over two-thirds of the population under the age of 35. (Gulf business)
We addressed their favorite internet hobbies whether its gaming, online shopping or streaming content, for any of them, 5G could tremendously upgrade their internet experience.
So, it was time to stop campaigning, and get to educating.
Describe the execution
stc’s partnership with Google went beyond just receiving the data, through custom intent audience targeting, each and every person that went on Google and asked a question about 5G was added to a list, and the next time this person logged in to YouTube, he was shown a video addressing exactly the query he searched for.
We also pushed our capabilities by using affinity audience targeting which allowed us to reach users based on their interests & habits, if you’re a gamer, you’ll receive the 5G question most relevant to you and so on.
Maximizing the use of a single social media platform, YouTube, which ran for 4-6 weeks allowing us to answer the top 10 questions that Saudis were asking the most.
List the results
stc 5G subscription increased by 180% since the launch of the campaign, and online we exceeded expectations across all key metrics:
• We reached over 3 million unique users.
• More than 6 million views across all videos.
• Achieved massive engagement with view-through rate of 22%.
• Exceeded industry benchmarks of other similar campaigns with a viewability of 94%.
Most importantly, we saw a jump of 150% in branded search queries related to stc’s 5G network, and the feedback on each video is incredibly positive, taking us one step further into winning the 5G battle in the country.
(source: Google data)
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Credits
Chafic Haddad |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Chief Creative Officer |
Rayyan Aoun |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Executive Creative Director |
Firas Ghannam |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Creative Director |
Alanoud Alassaf |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Copywriter |
Rawan Bakri |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Art Director |
Jad Haddad |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Business Director |
Rabie Hassoun |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Associate Business Director |
Yasmin Moufti |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Senior Account Manager |
Dana AlKutoubi |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Head of Strategic Planning |
Dalal Kareem |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Strategic Planner |
Joe Aboudaher |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
Head of TV Produciton |
Wael Almadani |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
TV Producer |
Jamil Ghrawi |
Wunderman Thompson KSA |
TV Producer |
Mohammed Algarawi |
Telfaz |
Executive Producer |
Sohayb Godus |
Telfaz |
Producer |
Mujahed Aljumaiaah |
Telfaz |
Producer |
Faris Godus |
Telfaz |
Director & DOP |
Faisal Othman Alsaad |
Saudi Telecom Company |
Marketing Communication GM |
Abdullah Hamad Alotaibi |
Saudi Telecom Company |
Digital Media Director |
Hashem AlDabas |
Saudi Telecom Company |
Digital content development section manager |
Anas AlDukhair |
Saudi Telecom Company |
Media Specialist, Digital Media |
Ali Cheikhali |
Google |
Creative Strategy Lead |
Hanna Hajjar |
Google |
Industry Manager |
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