Epson Wins 2 Awards

Epson, has walked away with two wins in the prestigious Marketing Excellence Awards organized by Marketing Magazine in Singapore.

Epson received the Gold Award for Excellence in Marketing Communications and the Silver Award for Excellence in Integrated Marketing (B2B). The awards were bestowed in recognition of the technology giant’s innovative “ThINK Outside the Printer” campaign.

The Excellence in Marketing Communications category recognizes the best marketing campaign, initiative or programme that conveys compelling messages to its target audience while driving core business objectives. The Excellence in Integrated Marketing category, on the other hand, recognizes the best organization that effectively engages its B2B partners through an integrated marketing strategy by employing a suite of marketing tools and media channels while driving core business objectives.

“We are thrilled to receive this recognition for our efforts from such a prestigious organization,” says managing director for Epson Southeast Asia, Endo Koichi. “Epson is redefining and challenging the printer category with the introduction of the original ink tank printers. The research data shows ink tank printers are gaining market traction and disruption has started. We have a unique value proposition, what was needed in this region was a consistent message coupled with high brand and product visibility delivered through a cohesive media strategy.”

In keeping with this direction, the “ThINK Outside the Printer” media strategy comprised print and out-of-home (OOH) advertising, in-store communications, social media, and SME event activations —all consistently implemented across the five countries where Epson has a presence; Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines.

“Among the more traditional source of influence like OOH, newspaper, and magazines, small businesses make their printer purchases from researching online, walking up to stores and talk to promoters, and base on word-of-month,” states Siew Jin Kiat, general manager, Inkjet and Laser Printing Division. “The opportunity is there for us to introduce ink tank printers into their minds to change their perceptions before the next decision cycle.”

（Source: Manila Standard TODAY)