60 Years of IBM in a 48 year-old country
Project Goal:
IBM was celebrating its 60th anniversary in a country that was still in its 40s. The job was to highlight how IBM's and Singapore's growth has intertwined over the years.
Summary:
That was kind of a big deal and we thought that IBM should make a bigger splash instead of the usual, self-congratulatory full-page ads that brands gravitate towards. They listened. We hired a well-known illustrator to reimagine what innovative transformations are in stored for Singapore in the years ahead. 60 to be exact. And what it has done in the 60 years prior. We also did a time-capsule of a microsite that allows visitors to compare achievements and possibilities both past and present spanning 120 years to celebrate the milestone.
Bought full-page ads in publications such as Business Times.
Microsite pairing technologies and inventions, with events and developments and their contrasts. Each pairing features an aforementioned element 60 years into the past, and 60 years into the future.
Some current buzz around the web:
Won Ad Age Best BtoB Microsite for 2015:
http://adage.com/article/btob/ad-age-names-btob-award-winners-2015/296607/
At the CSS Design Awards, it picked up Website of the Day and recently won Website of the Year:
http://www.cssdesignawards.com/sites/ibm-sg-60-60-exhibit/23908/
Added to the public shortlist on FWA:
http://www.thefwa.com/shortlist/ibm-singapore-60-60-exhibit
Got good reviews at the AWWWARDS:
http://www.awwwards.com/best-websites/ibm-singapore-60-60-exhibit
Top 6 this past week on Best Ads:
http://www.bestadsontv.com/ad/58535/IBM-IBM-Singapore-6060-Exhibit
Campaign Brief Asia:
http://www.campaignbriefasia.com/2013/11/ogilvy-mather-singapore-develo.html
DesignLicks:
http://www.designlicks.com/website/singapore-ibm-6060-exhibit-17543
Mumbrella Asia:
http://mumbrella.asia/2013/11/ibm-marks-60-years-singapore-nostalgic-digital-campaign/