StarHub Case study 4g4good [video] by DDB Singapore

The Case study titled 4g4good [video] was done by DDB Singapore advertising agency for StarHub in Singapore. It was released in May 2015.

StarHub: 4g4good [video]

Brand
Released
May 2015
Posted
May 2015
Market
Creative Director
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Awards:

Cannes Lions, 2015
DIRECTSTRATEGY: PRODUCT LAUNCH/RE-LAUNCHBRONZE
PROMO AND ACTIVATIONPRODUCT & SERVICE: COMMERCIAL PUBLIC SERVICES, INCLUDING HEALTHCARE & MEDICALGOLD
Ad Stars Awards, 2015
IntegratedProduct & ServiceCrystal
PRIntegrated Campaign led by PRBronze
Spikes Asia, 2015
DirectDirect Marketing: Digital & Social: Use of Other Digital Solutions in a Direct Marketing CampaignBronze Spike
MediaMedia: Digital & Social: Use of Mobile DevicesBronze Spike
Promo & ActivationUse of Promo & Activation: Product Launch/re-Launch or Multi-Product PromotionBronze Spike
One Show, 2016
MobileCsr - Use of Technology / Use of TechnologyMerit
DirectCsr - Digital (Websites, Mobile, Social Media) / Digital (Websites, Mobile, Social Media)Merit

Credits & Description:

Advertiser: STARHUB
Agency: DDB GROUP SINGAPORE
Geo: Singapore
Account Director: James Tan(DDB Group Singapore)
Group Executive Creative Director: Joji Jacob(DDB Group Singapore)
Group Account Director: Jonathan Lim(DDB Group Singapore)
Creative Director: Khalid Osman(DDB Group Singapore)
Creative Director: Lester Lee(DDB Group Singapore)
Chief Creative Officer: Neil Johnson(DDB Group Singapore)
Film Director: Roslee Yusoff(Freeflow Productions)
Managing Director: Rowena Bhagchandani(DDB Group Singapore)
Senior Copywriter: Mahesan M(DDB Group Singapore)
Executive Producer: Vanessa Thomas(Freeflow Productions)
Senior Art Director: Wu Yangwei(DDB Group Singapore)
Account Director: James Tan(DDB Group Singapore)
Group Executive Creative Director: Joji Jacob(DDB Group Singapore)
Group Account Director: Jonathan Lim(DDB Group Singapore)
Creative Director: Khalid Osman(DDB Group Singapore)
Creative Director: Lester Lee(DDB Group Singapore)
Chief Creative Officer: Neil Johnson(DDB Group Singapore)
Film Director: Roslee Yusoff(Freeflow Productions)
Managing Director: Rowena Bhagchandani(DDB Group Singapore)
Senior Copywriter: Mahesan M(DDB Group Singapore)
Executive Producer: Vanessa Thomas(Freeflow Productions)
Senior Art Director: Wu Yangwei(DDB Group Singapore)
Brief Explanation
Singapore is ranked the second most connected country in the world. On average every Singaporean has 1.5 mobile phones, but yet at the same time there are underprivileged people in the country who still aren't connected.
As a telco, StarHub's promise is to connect people - all people. So, for its 4G campaign, we turned its 4G service into a 4Good platform and empowered subscribers to connect the disadvantaged. For the first time in telecommunications, subscribers were given the power to donate their unused data, minutes and SMSes to charity – instead of letting them lapse and go to waste every month.
Results and Effectiveness:
In just the first month alone, over seven thousand customers responsed to the the campaign and opted in to the movement – pledging over 720,000 minutes, 3 million SMSes and 9 terabytes worth of 4G data in total. This translates into 500 days worth of talktime, 12 months of online video learning* and 344 years of SMSes**. (*Based on streaming online videos at 1080p **Based on Business Insider's median average of 726 SMSes sent per month.)
Creative Execution:
We integrated a mix of media channels including TV, Online Video, Print, Radio, Social, In-Store and Mobile to communicate the new 4Good mobile movement. From there, all StarHub customers needed to do was opt-in via a simple mobile SMS.
Insights, Strategy and the Idea:
The relevance of the campaign is drawn from the customer insight that unused minutes, data and SMSes are perceived to be going to waste every month. As a society, we are used to donating the things we do not use e.g. clothes, books, toys and furniture. So we asked ourselves what if we could donate what we do not use on our mobile too? The premise of the idea made the selection of the media obvious. It is a mobile-first and mobile-led idea. The other channels exist to support and propagate this new mobile movement.