SINGAPORE, January 11, 2012 (Press-News.org) January 11, 2012 - The prestigious Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) annual Adrian Awards honored TravelShark with a Gold Award for their social-media-fueled viral video advertising campaign, which announced the company's rebranding from "Swiftrank" to "TravelShark."
TravelShark's advertising campaign was built on a razor-thin budget and relied on grassroots social media dissemination for success. The online travel startup was honored alongside more traditional campaigns run by some of largest companies in travel, including Hilton Worldwide, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Norwegian Cruise Line, Pegasus Solutions, and Rosen Hotels & Resorts.
TravelShark's repositioning announcement aired in June 2011, when the company jettisoned the typical corporate name-change announcements. Instead of providing lofty strategic rationale for the switch, the company developed a self-deprecating, tongue-in-cheek video announcement admitting that the company's old name was rubbish and the new name was much better. This video, alongside five other campaign videos, spread virally across social media channels, garnering thousands of views and impressive, cost-effective attention for the young company and the new brand.
"We were thrilled to receive this recognition from HSMAI's Adrian Awards for such an unconventional, new media campaign," said Marketing Manager Samantha Lee, who headed the project with agency Plan A PR. "Our company is growing quickly, but culturally we approach every new opportunity as a scrappy startup, and we believe social channels and this prestigious industry nod confirmed our view that candor, humility, and humor break through the noise of mainstream advertising and traditional positioning styles."
Following up on the video campaign, the company continued the upstart theme at HITEC, the largest hospitality technology conference in June of last year. Mako Mark, the life-size TravelShark, was never far from the company's booth, and TravelShark shook up the conference by hosting a "Bloody" Mary morning on the show floor.
TravelShark will be honored for this Gold Award and the two Silver Awards at the annual Adrian Awards Gala in February in New York City.
About TravelShark | TravelShark is the world's largest online travel network, with thousands of location-based travel websites for destinations around the globe. TravelShark connects global travelers with hyper-local travel solutions and memorable trips. The company's sites generate profitable revenue for travel companies by driving direct bookings for hotels, resorts, restaurants, spas and more through its Featured Hotel Program. TravelShark recently launched the Sharky Awards, recognizing unique and unexpected "finds" in travel. The TravelShark network includes major-market, content-rich sites like LasVegasHotels.com, SingaporeHotels.com, BeijingHotels.com and HotelLondon.com. TravelShark is headquartered in Singapore, with a U.S. office in Boulder, Colorado. To learn more about how TravelShark can work for your property or travel company, please visit www.travelshark.com, or call +1-720-239-1280 in the U.S. and +65-6734-8515 in Asia Pacific.
TravelShark(TM) Wins a Prestigious Gold Adrian Award for its Viral Video Repositioning Campaign
Dynamic online travel startup nabs a Gold Advertising Adrian Award from leading industry marketing association for grassroots campaign.
2012-01-11
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[Press-News.org] TravelShark(TM) Wins a Prestigious Gold Adrian Award for its Viral Video Repositioning CampaignDynamic online travel startup nabs a Gold Advertising Adrian Award from leading industry marketing association for grassroots campaign.