Tag: Local business

Singapore – As part of the board’s ongoing SingapoRediscovers tourism campaign, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is partnering with American augmented reality (AR) technology company Niantic to promote and support local businesses through the game Pokémon Go.

Pokémon Go, which is known as an AR-based game, will allow players through this strategic partnership to discover tourism establishments and lifestyle offerings. Throughout the game, players can capture Pokémons and visit newly-placed virtual PokéStops and Gyms, amounting to 300 of them, across tourist spots in the nation.

Once players visit these PokéStops and Gyms on Pokémon Go, in-app STB ad campaigns will appear and take users to a microsite, describing all offerings and promotions of STB through various partner tourism establishments. Furthermore, the game encourages walking around and discovering other local business establishments and nearby precincts. 

“We are excited by this collaboration with Niantic, which allows us to connect with the passionate community of Pokémon GO players in a fun and innovative way. As they pursue their favorite Pokémon across Singapore, we hope players will explore our precincts, discover hidden gems, and support local business – while staying safe and observing the necessary precautions,” Lim Shoo Ling, STB’s brand director stated.

Gary Chang, APAC business development lead at Niantic commented that “Our strength is to influence people to walk physically from location to location, and we are hoping to utilize this to encourage people to explore different parts of Singapore in-depth and boost domestic travel needs.”

There are future plans in this partnership to host Pokémon GO special Raid Battles in some partner areas to further boost local business tourism in the country.

Jakarta, Indonesia – To provide brands with a larger advertising reach for an affordable price, Indonesian superapp Gojek has launchedGoScreen, a digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising solution on Gojek’s fleet of two-wheel partner vehicles.

Available in the Greater Jakarta area, GoScreen uses location and time-targeting features, where ads to be featured will be based on specific audiences and a hyper-localized approach.. 

“The key pain points that brands face with out-of-home advertising today include the inability to target their campaigns and measure performance. GoScreen addresses this through location and time-based campaigns as well as precise measurement technology that provides brands with an efficient return on investment,” said Antoine de Carbonnel, Gojek’s chief commercial officer.

Gojek’s GoScreen aims to benefit brands through creating larger impressions that can be monitored through an online dashboard for impressions and insights. Driver-partners, based on performance-based eligibility, can also join the program, and can receive additional income based on the distance they have covered with their vehicles.

“With Gojek’s commitment to enable inclusive growth, GoScreen makes out-of-home advertising accessible to small local businesses and supplements the income of participating driver-partners, paving the way for improved livelihoods. At the same time, it is providing a promising new source of revenue for the wider Gojek business, ensuring that our entire ecosystem thrives together,” De Carbonnel added.