Title | THE SMART PHONE LINE |
Brand | SAMSUNG NEW ZEALAND |
Product / Service | GALAXY S4 |
Category | A09. Environmental Design |
Entrant | COLENSO BBDO Auckland, NEW ZEALAND |
Entrant Company | COLENSO BBDO Auckland, NEW ZEALAND |
Advertising Agency | COLENSO BBDO Auckland, NEW ZEALAND |
Name | Company | Position |
---|---|---|
Jeff Nusz | N/A | Post Production |
N/A | Starcom Nz | Media Agency |
Debbie Fell | Samsung | Group Marketing Manager |
Mike Cornwell | Samsung | Marketing Director |
N/A | Assembly Ltd | Animation |
Amanda Chambers | Assembly Ltd | Producer |
Bob Wilson | Oceania Led Systems | Av/Led Wall Supplier |
Craig Macgregor | Colenso Bbdo | Digital Developer |
Adam Wood | Colenso Bbdo | Digital Developer |
Paul Headington | Colenso Bbdo | Digital Developer |
Scott Chapman | Colenso Bbdo | Agency Producer |
Amanda Theobold | Colenso Bbdo | Agency Producer |
Paul Courtney | Colenso Bbdo | Executive Producer |
Andy Mcleish | Colenso Bbdo | Head Of Planning |
Scott Coldham | Colenso Bbdo | Group Account Director |
Simon Vicars | Colenso Bbdo | Copywriter |
Brett Colliver | Colenso Bbdo | Art Director |
Aaron Turk | Colenso Bbdo | Creative Director/Digital Creative Director |
Nick Worthington | Colenso Bbdo | Creative Chairman |
People have always stood in line for days to get their hands on the latest smartphone. For the launch of the Galaxy S4, we knew we had to invent a smarter way. Our challenge was to build the biggest electronic billboard in New Zealand in order to create a virtual phone line in the real world. The electronic projection had to be completely weatherproof and able to handle a live animation feed. Our objective was to create an electronic line that looked and reacted like a real line would.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is the next big thing in smartphone technology. We were asked to create an outdoor installation that would build hype around its launch and inform consumers of the phone’s exciting new features. We knew Samsung fans couldn’t wait to get their hands on the new Samsung Galaxy S4. So instead of launching the phone ourselves, we got our fans to launch it for us.
We wanted to create a virtual replication of the type of line you’d expect for a smartphone launch. Broadcast live to a 150ft electronic billboard downtown, The Smart Phone Line moved and reacted like a real line would. When it rained, they put up umbrellas. When night fell, they settled into sleeping bags and under blankets. Fans could jump the line by sharing features of the phone with their friends via social media. The more their friends Shared, Liked and Retweeted these posts, the further up the line they moved.
12,000 fans in The Smart Phone Line shared 36 features of the phone, reaching the facebook pages of 2.9 million people. For two weeks, Samsung fans waited downtown for the release of the Galaxy S4. No one got wet, no one went hungry and the whole country knew the next big thing had arrived. With a media budget of just $10,000, we launched a smartphone to the entire nation. Thanks entirely to our fans.