Its communication strategy also utilised the Yahoo Hong Kong homepage and Yahoo's behaviourial targeting capability to increase reach. Actual loan applications recorded an increase of 20 per cent, half of which were directly from the result of behaviourial targeting.
Now in its third year, the Hong Kong Yahoo! Big Idea Chair (BIC) Awards recognise outstanding campaigns locally and across Asia in 19 major categories that encompass all key aspects of online advertising, from copywriting, engagement, and rich media, to best return on investment.
The 2011 event received more than 450 entries from a wider variety of industries than previous years. Only creative work that both drives "incredible and measurable ROI for brands, but also helps take the industry to new heights" made it to the honour roll, according to Alfred Tsoi, vice president and managing director of Yahoo Hong Kong.
Meanwhile, Mindshare Hong Kong held on to the 'best interactive agency' award in the categories of Search and Display as it has done for the last three years. Kenneth Wan, partner of invention - digital of Mindshare Hong Kong said, "Search used to be about online mechanisms to get the client at the top of the first page of a search. Now it has moved well beyond basic SEO. Both search and display are fitting in different stages of consumers' decision-making journey."