DOME TO HOME

TitleDOME TO HOME
BrandMOGAO CAVE
Product / ServiceDIGITAL GALLERY OF MOGAO CAVE
CategoryG03. Single Market Campaign
EntrantTENCENT Shenzhen, CHINA
Idea Creation TENCENT Shenzhen, CHINA
Idea Creation 2 ZHENG&CO. Guangzhou, CHINA
Media Placement TENCENT Shenzhen, CHINA
PR TENCENT Shenzhen, CHINA
Production ZHENG&CO. Guangzhou, CHINA
Production 2 HOLLY GEEKTEAM Guangzhou, CHINA
Production 3 MAGIC PAINT ADVERTISING Guangzhou, CHINA

Credits

Name Company Position
Vincent Li Tencent General Manager
Akae Wang Tencent Executive Creative Director/Copywriter
Yolanda Zheng ZHENG&Co. Creative Partner/Copywriter
Ivy Huang Tencent Art Director
Jasmine Zhu ZHENG&Co. Art Director
EMMA LIU Tencent Art Director
Zita Zou Tencent Copywriter
King Wang ZHENG&Co. Art Director
Dong Xie Tencent Art Director
Ahjan Huang Tencent Agency Producer
Hunter Zhang Tencent Program Director
Susi Song Tencent Program Manager
Sheila Dong Tencent Program Manager
Kenny Ao Freelancer Photographer
Anlun He Holly Geekteam Technical Director
Saron Yu Holly Geekteam Technical Director
Annie Tang Holly Geekteam Traffic Director
Vicky Wu Holly Geekteam Traffic Manager
Zone He Holly Geekteam Programmer
Edmond Xu Magic Paint Film Director
Kobe Lai ZHENG&Co. Agency Producer
Jianying Li Magic Paint Producer
Duoxiang Wang Magic Paint Editor
Yongnian Li Magic Paint Special Effects Computer Graphics
Yun Yang Magic Paint Animation

Why is this work relevant for Brand Experience & Activation ?

Souvenir, the last stage of the museum experience often appears in form of collection replica. This time, after the tourists finish their tour in Mogao, we immediately push the mobile phone program, people can experience dome online again, and design dome scarf, when people come home, they will receive their own design of scarf as a souvenir. We optimized this critical component of the museum making it the first stop for visitors of The Mogao Caves.

Background

Mogao Cave, artistic treasure that originates from The Silk Road. There are more than 400 domes situated in the Mogao Caves with unreachable height to avoid sand erosion and man-made destruction. It hides on the dark dome. Tourists are not allowed to light or take pictures. Even if they look up, their necks will not last one minute. More than 400 cave domes, their beauty went unnoticed. How can we rediscover this unseen beauty? And experience it?The Mogao Caves reached out to Tencent, with the ultimate goal to find a digital solution that can overcome this challenge.

Describe the creative idea (20% of vote)

When you step out of Mogao,you will receive the notification,a Mini Program on WeChat. This is an interactive experience of cave dome, you can use the dome elements to create a scarf,absolutely yours. Over 400 classical dome patterns, thousands of combinations. Using your fingers to design,click,purchase,Done! Wait for two weeks and the only scarf delivered to you. Online to Offline,Dome to Home,You’ll never stop experiencing Mogao.

Describe the strategy (20% of vote)

Souvenir is a critical component and often the last stage of the museum experience. But it often appears in form of collection replica…not favored by the visitors. We decided to shift to digital experience, where everyone through interaction can learn about the beauty of the cave dome. This online experience is further enhanced and extend into souvenir development by creating a channel and bridges the gap between online and offline, creating a unique experience for users. The souvenir is now more than critical component of the museum making it the first stop for visitors of The Mogao Caves.

Describe the execution (30% of vote)

1. The classic artistic elements of the cave dome are reassembled into more than 200 graphics. Through interactive application, users just need to work their fingers, choose the design components, size, position and color to design their own scarf. 2. After user clicks purchase, the image analysis runs in the background and resize the design into manufacturable image for production. 3. Users are also designer, photographer, and model themselves, attracting more individuals to participate.

List the results (30% of vote)

1. There are more than 400 cave domes currently situated in the Mogao Caves. Within a month, the designs for Scarf of Dome has surpassed 250K, and more are being added to digital gallery as we speak. 2. The digital gallery has attracted 2 Million unique visitors equivalent to Mogao Caves annual visitor number in 2018 3. Through the Scarf of Dome, the public developed mass interest in Mogao Caves, leading to increase of visitor number by 23% for the 1st quarter. 4. Earned media involving more than 200 media outlets and KOL, drawing public attention to The Mogao Caves. 5. “Scarf for Business” was introduced later in form of coporate gift card 6. The service was also made available at The Mogao Caves Museum for visitors to experience and purchase

Please tell us how you designed/adapted your campaign for the single country / region / market where it aired.

The Mogao Caves are located in the remote part of Western China, creating challenge to visit. Although it’s well known, this ancient heritage lacks connection with modern day life make it hard to echo among the public. China has entered the era of mobile Internet in an all-round way. People are accustomed to obtaining information, socializing and shopping through the internet. We not only extend tourists'experience online, but also create experience by using Wechat, along with its 1 billion users to bridge gaps between production and logistics, so everyone in China can enjoy this seamless experience and complete their purchases.

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