KRDS Singapore has added another feather to its cap by being appointed as the Social Media Agency for reputed beer brands, Kirin Ichiban and Erdinger.

The brands Kirin Ichiban and Erdinger are no strangers to the community of beer lovers. Kirin Ichiban is famously known for being the only brand serving first-press beer. And Erdinger Wiessbrau holds the the world’s largest beer brewery where tradition and taste go hand in hand.

The beer brands wanted to explore innovative content and scale new heights on social media since majority of their target audience are active online. To help increase market penetratwidth: 34%;height: auto;ion, KRDS Singapore will be creating awareness about the brands and its rich heritage through engaging and relevant content.

The agency will be crafting content separately for Facebook and Instagram to deliver the best results for both the brands. The content will play around the core themes of craftsmanship and culture.

Preetham Venkky, Director of Asia at KRDS, said:

“We are delighted to partner with Kirin Ichiban and Erdinger. The two brands have been an embodiment of quality and heritage and we’re pleased to be a part of their journey. With our combined years of expertise on social, mobile and digital, we’re quite excited to bring our creative force and help the brands achieve their fullest potential online.”

Eunice Lok, Brand Manager at Erdinger and Kirin Ichiban, said:

“The reason we chose to work with KRDS is because of the relevance of social media insights and expertise they can bring to the table to help us drive strategic awareness and penetration among our targeted audience”

In a world dominated by social media and selfies, #aesthetic images are in. Instagram, being a visuals-driven medium has established itself as the go-to platform for exploring new perspectives and inspire users to stimulate their imagination.

2017 proved to be a fruitful year for the platform after the massive success of Insta Stories. It has now claimed the throne for the most engaging platform with 68% of Instagrammers frequently interacting with brands.

Enter GramLab, a sub-agency of KRDS that will specialize in crafting brand & communication strategies specifically for Instagram. It is Asia’s first agency that will live, breathe and talk Instagram. The main focus of GramLab is visual storytelling in 6 seconds with a mobile-first approach to gain maximum user engagement. The agency’s strength includes its ability to stay on top of all Instagram trends and produce content that will set the brand apart from its competitors. GramLab will also have its own in-house studio to ensure originality of content which will be #instaworthy.

GramLab has identified that Instagram is a relatively young platform; driven by user generated content and hence it will be a great playground for brands to evolve in a user-centric manner. It also maintains that mirroring content from Facebook onto Instagram is not be a viable strategy, as user engagement on either platforms is different. The agency will support the brands right from the concept to execution and technical support. With this launch,GramLab aims to establish a stronghold in Instagram marketing.

The agency has already produced successful Instagram campaigns for local and global brands like Pandora, Meiji, Shilla Duty Free Singapore, Wildlife Reserve Singapore, Marks & Spencer and ION Orchard.

Commenting on the launch, Preetham Venkky, Director at KRDS Asia said,

Instagram has become one of the widely used social media platforms for showcasing relatable and aspirational content through pleasing visuals. Brands are starting to realise the potential of the platform and are actively joining the Instagram bandwagon. With the introduction of Insta Stories, there is more scope for brands to experiment with their content and reach out to potential consumers. There also arises a need for brands to constantly stay on top of trends to differentiate themselves from their competitors and we are here to help them. We’re excited to work with more brands to help grow their presence on Instagram.

Click here to learn more about GramLab and the world of Instagram marketing.

Margo is an Ayurvedic soap brand launched in 1920. Originally seen as a medicinal soap, because of its curing capabilities, the brand wanted to revive itself and establish its presence amongst the younger audiences as an Ayurvedic-Beauty soap.

KRDS decided to map the benefits of Margo against the offerings of its King ingredient, Neem. We gamified the experience on an app called ‘Neemology – by Margo’, wherein Users were prompted to take the quiz, as well as challenge their friends to find out if they are experts at Neemology.

All that the users were required to do was to answer 5 questions about neem and its benefits for the skin.

At the successful completion of the quiz, users were given an option to leave their details in case they would like to try the new Margo for themselves.

The activity reached out to more than 7 lakh people, resulted in 25500+ users spending an average of 3 mins on the quiz, and 15,000 form fills.

The soap was sent to 12,000 people, hence, catering the samples to a very involved, interested set of audience.

The Social Media and Digital Agency has supported MIE Events by providing content for their Facebook and Twitter pages since April 2016.

MIE Group is a professional Exhibition, Trading and consulting organization. Under the background of “One Belt, One road”, MIE has already successfully held several high quality Chinese goods exhibitions in the countries along the route, together with China sourcing workshop and cultural exchange activity, successfully building up the brand “China Trade Week”.

KRDS has managed Social Media Marketing for China Trade Week in Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, UAE and Morocco.

Michelle Meyrick, International Event Director for MIE Event, says, “KRDS has had a big contribution towards the success of our event marketing spanning across the Middle East and Africa. From the very first meeting the team has been highly professional and easy to work with. The social media engagement in all 5 countries in 2017 had surpassed our expectations and their post creativity has taken the burden off us. We hope to continue working with them for many years to come.”

The content for these pages was created to focus on Chinese culture and the relationship between China and the host country. The idea was to generate an interest from the users and to create interactive content in the form of Gifs and Illustrations.

The agency also provides real time coverage of the event.

About KRDS MIDDLE EAST:

KRDS Middle East is a part of the KRDS Group, a network founded in 2008 in Paris with a headcount of over 150 employees at present and over eight offices across Europe and Asia (France, Singapore, India, China, Hong Kong and Dubai)

With a strong Social Media DNA, KRDS has grown to a full stack digital agency, with strong expertise in Dynamic Content, Mobile first approach & Customer service experience.

At the 2013 “Facebook Innovation Competition”, KRDS Group was the only non-American contestant to have won among the 260 agencies. KRDS Group has handled over 2000 social campaigns across 30 countries for some of the world’s most prestigious brands, such as DBS, AIA, Peugeot, Danone, Microsoft, LVMH, Unilever, Veuve Clicquot, Nestlé, Tag Heuer, Air France and L’Oréal.

In the Middle East, the agency has provided digital solutions for brands like Majid Al Futtaim, Ooredoo, Nespresso, Nissan, Ministry of tourism, Oman, Osram Automitive Lighting, and Renault Trucks.
KRDS Group counts Ardian (ex Axa Private Equity) as an investor and is part of R3 Social 40 – an initiative from global consulting firm, R3, to showcase forty of the world’s best Social Media agencies across globe.

PRESS CONTACT:

Name : Leonard Guillermin
Role : General Manager, KRDS MENA
Phone no. : 055-847-1264
KRDS email : [email protected]

The Social Media and Digital Agency has extended its services to Renault Trucks for Middle East in December 2017. The objective of this partnership is to create a digital presence for the brand on leading Social Media platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn.

So far, KRDS has created a Facebook page and a LinkedIn page, which reflects the brands ideology of Innovation, Robustness, and Customer Intimacy.

Farida Timsiet, Marketing & Communication Manager for Renault Trucks Middle East says, “We started working with KRDS a couple months ago; after a brief meeting they quickly understood our needs and presented the strategy for our facebook page. Our Community Manager is very hands-on and dedicated for our page; she takes initiatives and makes a lot of suggestions for the page; which is exactly what we needed.”

The main objective is to reach out the existing fan base of Renault Trucks and carve out a niche audience, interested in automotive innovations. With majority of content consumers moving to the digital landscape, KRDS hopes to provide an outlet, which bridges the gap between the brand, and its patrons.

So far, the digital agency has created a mélange of animated and static content that focuses on the brand’s identity and yet makes it accessible through digital friendly content.

Keeping in mind the various scopes of interest for the consumers, the agency has focused it’s content on Brand Identity, heritage of Renault Trucks, and Behind the scenes snippets and more.

About KRDS MIDDLE EAST:

KRDS Middle East is a part of the KRDS Group, a network founded in 2008 in Paris with a headcount of over 150 employees at present and over eight offices across Europe and Asia (France, Singapore, India, China, Hong Kong and Dubai)

With a strong Social Media DNA, KRDS has grown to a full stack digital agency, with strong expertise in Dynamic Content, Mobile first approach & Customer service experience.

At the 2013 “Facebook Innovation Competition”, KRDS Group was the only non-American contestant to have won among the 260 agencies. KRDS Group has handled over 2000 social campaigns across 30 countries for some of the world’s most prestigious brands, such as DBS, AIA, Peugeot, Danone, Microsoft, LVMH, Unilever, Veuve Clicquot, Nestlé, Tag Heuer, Air France and L’Oréal.

In the Middle East, the agency has provided digital solutions for brands like Majid Al Futtaim, Ooredoo, Nespresso, Nissan, Ministry of tourism, Oman, Osram Automitive Lighting and MIE Events.
KRDS Group counts Ardian (ex Axa Private Equity) as an investor and is part of R3 Social 40 – an initiative from global consulting firm, R3, to showcase forty of the world’s best Social Media agencies across globe.

PRESS CONTACT:

Name : Leonard Guillermin
Role : General Manager, KRDS MENA
Phone no. : 055-847-1264
KRDS email : [email protected]

Visit the Microsite

Disney India wanted to celebrate Mickey Mouse’s Birthday (18th November) along with their beloved fans in India. Social & Digital Agency KRDS India was roped in to ideate and develop the “Add Ears to your Picture” campaign.
The campaign was launched on 11th November 2016, a week before Mickey’s Birthday.
The Objective of the campaign was to build an interesting experience for Mickey’s Fan’s to wish their much loved Character on his Birthday.

Add Ears to Your Picture

KRDS India built Disney’s microsite and invited people to wish Mickey a Happy Birthday by uploading their photos and adding the iconic Mickey’s Ears to their picture. The user could also add a birthday wish to Mickey and share it on Social Media.

The Mickey Mouse ears were made available as a layer on top of the uploaded users’s picture. The user was given the option to re-size / rotate the Ears to position it correctly on their picture.

The Gallery

After positioning the Mickey ears, users could enter their Birthday Message on the website. All the submissions were captured in a Gallery that was made available on the website. The users were also given an option to share the image over Social Networks or download it on their devices.

Loyal fans of Mickey Mouse were overjoyed to celebrate the character’s Birthday and be a part of the Disney Magic.

The Results

There are over 55,000 users who have added Ears to their Pictures and shared them on Social media and users spent an average of 3 Min 40 Secs on the microsite browsing through the submissions of other people.

WeChat is one of the most valuable social platforms in China and is giving brands the possibility to connect any web-based mobile site with WeChat (Brand website, campaigns mini-sites, e-commerce online shops).

This is a unique opportunity for brands to enrich their CRM with WeChat users data and behavioral information.

Today, we answers brands’ key questions to show how they can leverage WeChat-connected websites from a CRM perspective.

1. Which data/information can brands collect from WeChat users with a WeChat-connected website ?

• WeChat ID
• User Name or nickname
• Profile Picture
• Gender
• City
• Behavioral information by tracking actions (examples: page visited, purchases done) on the website

2. How can brands reconcile those WeChat data with their current CRM Data ?

WeChat does not share email/phone information from users, so it makes it difficult to automatically link a WeChat ID with existing CRM data. So how should a brand proceed ?

• Build and allow your CRM to create entries/profiles based on WeChat ID (not only email with are not so popular in China).
• Create and launch WeChat reconciliation-oriented campaigns by asking WeChat users to share existing CRM data (Email, customer ID, mobile phone number)
• Get also those information from WeChat discussions with customers and add them in your CRM
• Collect and add WeChat information of current clients in your CRM by providing them incentives  to follow and engage with your brand on WeChat

3.How brands can use/activate those data ?

WeChat gives the opportunity to brands to group their WeChat followers in different groups and send targeted message to those specific groups.

• Group WeChat users based on existing or relevant CRM categories
• Send customized message to each WeChat group based on users interests/categories and marketing/sales objectives

Feel free to get in touch if you want to know more on how you can get the best out of WeChat from a CRM perspective.

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Have you heard of ‘Yo’, the über viral new app that was programmed in 8 hours and is currently one of the most downloaded mobile apps in the US?

We launched the very first brand campaign on ‘Yo’ for the French Football Federation, and last Wednesday, during the France-Ecuador game, French supporters have sent over a massive 12 500 Yo’s to support their team!

The campaign has gone big and has also been featured in TIME! If you want to know more about it, take a look at the article

So it can “Yo” after every goal