Vodafone's latest ad spot features its network engineers. We explore which other brands played a similar card in recent times.
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Telecom company Vodafone's latest ad campaign #StrongerEveryHour features network engineers and digital video consumption. The ad, conceptualised by Ogilvy, projects the engineers as the unsung, unknown heroes who work tirelessly to put network towers in place and to ensure an uninterrupted digital video experience on smartphones.
Vodafone's latest campaign - A tower every hour
In a press release, Sashi Shankar, chief marketing officer, Vodafone Idea, says, "Through this campaign, we are saluting these heroes for helping us deliver superior customer experiences. Driven by digital, the #StrongerEveryHour campaign captures the essence of providing a seamless network experience."
We took the latest Vodafone spot as an opportunity to explore how other brands have represented their own employees in ad films and built brand messages around them.
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