Benjamin Li
Nov 25, 2009

China Telecom calls media agency review

BEIJING - China Telecom has called a pitch for its media business. Incumbent agency Starcom, Mindshare and Carat are believed to be involved.

China Telecom calls media agency review
The brief from China Telecom includes planning and buying across all media, excluding CCTV and digital.

The core objective of the pitch exercise is to help the telecoms giant compete with China Mobile and China Unicom as competition in the sector intensifies.

Earlier this month, China Telecom launched its latest campaign by Euro RSCG to promote cheaper calling plans. In the campaign China Telecom targets white-collar audiences and families, marking a departure from its youth-targeted commercial for its its 3G Tian Yi brand earlier this year.

“Though there is a lot of competition in the Chinese 3G market, roaming costs make mobile use expensive for those who travel for business or pleasure, and existing fee structures often mean consumers end up paying more,” said Tammy Sheu, managing director at Euro RSCG Beijing and North China, at the time.

In July, China Telecom called an online media pitch, reportedly involving incumbent Starcom IP, Neo@Ogilvy, HYLZ and Allyes.

The country's mobile market is moving rapidly thanks to the introduction of 3G this year. China Unicom has recently been marketing aggressively to support its roll-out of the iPhone

 
Source:
Campaign China

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