It amazes me to notice that some agencies make huge mistakes in the
execution of Asian campaigns and dare to call themselves leading
agencies.
It shows that one should really stick to one's core specialty.
In Coca-Cola's Qoo website, the Qoo Thai e-card is matched with
traditional Balinese music, which is of course Indonesian. This just
kills the whole thing. And I'm not even talking about the tacky
traditional music which would appeal more to a 50 to 70-year-old
nostalgic than a teenager.
Three things emerge from this mistake:
The agency does not know Asia and did a lousy job in its research. Too
bad for an Asian agency.
The client does not know Asia. Which is surprising, given Coke's huge
Asian presence, especially in Indonesia.
Someone thinks that consumers are really dumb. Yes, that must be it,
these are teenagers and wouldn't know anything.
In a market already criticised for lacking creativity in a digital
environment, it shows how well people do their research and carry their
creative direction into their finest details. Not!
Simply put, it's appalling.
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