Mudah.my, a Malaysia online marketplace, has created another campaign to follow up on its 2017 Ho Ee Ki campaign.
The campaign, named ‘Uncover Prosperity’, brings back characters from last year’s video to encourage people to let go of the old and to usher in prosperity. This year’s ad focuses on lucky numbers with a twist as he Chinese community commonly associate numbers with luck and prosperity.
It also wants to encourage people to ‘Uncover Prosperity’ through their own efforts of selling on Mudah.my, instead of relying on chance (numbers).
“The original team was really happy to come together again and produce another piece of work for Mudah.my. We had a lot of success last year, so the team felt excitement rather than pressure,” said Sanyen Liew, executive creative director for Isobar Malaysia.
“It's hard to come by such chemistry and relationship among the clients, agency, production and talents, but that’s exactly what we have here, and it shows in the output of what we have produced.”
According to YouGov Brand Index, the 2017 Ho Ee Ki campaign exceeded expectation and garnered a 213% increase in “value for money” evaluation* with listings going up by 7% versus 1.7% average monthly rate.
Aside from that, its relatability (common habit of hoarding) drove audiences to not just watch ( more than five million views within a month) but also share the video (more than 22,000 shares).
It was also The Drum's Creative Works APAC of the Week last year, during the month of Chinese New Year 2017.
Isobar Malaysia: Mudah.my 'Uncover Prosperity '
In a brilliant follow up to last year’s award-winning Ho Ee Ki campaign for Malaysia's largest online marketplace, Mudah.my, Isobar Malaysia, a Dentsu Aegis Network agency, has created yet another fun and creative ad for Chinese New Year.
Carrying on with the campaign theme of Ho Ee Ki, which is meant to encourage people to let go of the old, to usher in prosperity, this year’s ad focuses on lucky numbers with a twist. The Chinese community commonly associate numbers with luck and prosperity. This formed the campaign idea of encouraging people to ‘Uncover Prosperity’ through their own efforts of selling on Mudah.my, instead of relying on chance (numbers).
Uncover Prosperity follows in the same vein of last year’s ads, bringing back the much-loved Plumber and other characters from last year’s video. The Isobar Malaysia team cheekily associates Mudah.my with the lucky numbers of 32665. Watch the video till the end for a brilliant twist. To date, it has garnered more than 5 million views on YouTube and Facebook combined, and has been shared over 1,100 times on Facebook.
Last year’s Ho Ee Ki campaign set out to get people to sell their unused items on Mudah.my ahead of Chinese New Year. The campaign exceeded expectation and garnered a 213% increase in “value for money” evaluation* with listings going up by 7% versus 1.7% average monthly rate. Aside from that, its relatability (common habit of hoarding) drove audiences to not just watch (>5 million views within a month) but also share the video (>22,000 shares), making the “Ho Ee Ki” phrase hugely popular leading up to Chinese New Year. (*Source: YouGov Brand Index)
Isobar Malaysia
Executive Creative Director – Sanyen Liew
Creative Group Head – Wong Chin Wei
Senior Copywriter – Lam Wai Kit
Senior Art Director – Joe Chan
Associate Account Director – Sharon Hew
Designer – Estelle Lai
Lead Strategist – Tanvi Singh
Composer, Lyricist & Plumber - Tian Long
Production – Sotong Potong Studio
Mudah.my
Head of Marketing – Andrew Pinto
Marketing Manager – Jasvin Dhillon
