TECNO Appoints Internationally Renowned Actor Chris Evans as its Global Brand Ambassador

TECNO, the global premium smartphone brand, announced its partnership with internationally renowned actor Chris Evans as its brand ambassador. Best known for his role as Captain America in the Marvel Universe series of films, the charismatic Chris Evans embodies many of the qualities that have been synonymous with TECNO, especially TECNO’s ‘Stop at Nothing’ brand philosophy which aims to inspire people to always keep ‘young at heart’ and never stop pursuing excellence.

Talking about the partnership with TECNO, Chris Evans said, “I am happy to partner with Tecno, an innovative smartphone brand which provides consumers in emerging markets with the newest smartphone technology. Whether it’s a phone call with someone you love or an image you capture to keep as a meaningful memory, smartphone technology is at the center of it all. It is really inspiring to work with such a great brand that stops at nothing to encourage people in those markets to explore more possibilities.”

Stephen Ha, General Manager of TECNO Mobile, said, “TECNO is committed to giving the masses access to latest technology, allowing the consumers to reach beyond their current limitations and uncover a world of possibilities. Chris Evans embodies TECNO's brand motto ‘young at heart’ and the pursuit of excellence. This partnership with him enhances TECNO's continuous global footprint and helps to highlight the brand’s upgraded product design, which is increasingly fashionable, energetic, and constantly pioneering. I firmly believe the association will bring us an opportunity to grow within our existing customer base and enable us to go further on the brand globalization.”
The partnership with Chris Evans is another milestone for TECNO after its association with Manchester City Football Club, and is part of TECNO global brand upgrading strategy, which aim to unlock the best of contemporary technologies in artistic designs, showcasing its mastery of serving the youth-generation consumers through the innovation, technological and artistic progression in the emerging markets worldwide.

Chris Evans led the launch of TECNO CAMON 17 on May 4th, and will be featured in TECNO’s brand campaigns in emerging markets. He also saw everyone at the virtual launch video on May 4th.


About TECNO Mobile

TECNO Mobile is a premium smartphone brand from TRANSSION Holdings. TECNO unlocks the best of contemporary technologies in artistic designs, showcasing its mastery of serving global consumers who are "young at heart", and inspiring them to never stop pursuing excellence. We demonstrate our brand motto through our innovation, technological and artistic progression in over 60 markets around the world, with a diversified product portfolio featuring smartphones and smart AIoT products covered. TECNO is also the global Official Handset Partner of Manchester City Football Club.

For more information, please visit www.tecno-mobile.com.

OPPO Officially Launches the F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition at its First Ever Pop-up Store in BGC

OPPO officially launched the new F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition smartphone in what can be considered as a Marvel fan’s dream collector’s item, alongside the grand opening of OPPO’s first ever pop-up store in BGC.

Officially opening its doors, OPPO’s first-ever pop-up store is a must-visit for all. Once you step inside, you’ll be transported into a music-lover’s paradise with its vinyl theme. Guests can play records while checking our OPPO’s latest and most powerful F series to date – the OPPO F11 series. Guests can try for themselves the unique and powerful features of the OPPO F11 Pro, the OPPO F11, and the latest OPPO F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition smartphone. To also celebrate the launch of this limited edition smartphone, the pop-up store was transformed into a Marvel haven for one night.

The guests enjoyed the different Marvel-inspired activities around the pop-up store. Some hardcore Marvel fans even cosplayed in different Avengers characters - Thor, Captain America, Gamora and Iron Man. To further the excitement of the Marvel fans in attendance, OPPO raffled off one F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition smartphone, movie tickets to the blocked screening of Avengers: Endgame, and special Avengers merch gift box.

The OPPO F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition comes in a unique design called Space Blue. The back cover features a design inspired by Captain America’s armor - The bold red Avengers “A” collides with the blue background in OPPO’s signature gradient effects to form the attractive red-blue color-blocking. A customized wallpaper featuring the magnificent Avengers logo completes the look. It also comes with a Captain America-themed case with a central-located finger ring, inspired by Captain America’s iconic shield.

Moreover, each F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition box comes with a stamped collector’s badge, a great addition to any Marvel fan’s collection. To complete the limited edition offering, the OPPO F11 Pro Marvel’s Avengers Limited Edition comes in an exquisitely crafted premium black color box bearing the Avengers emblem.

The powerful features of the OPPO F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition seal the deal. It sports a 48MP low-light rear camera that can take photos with clarity no matter the situation. It also has the VOOC flash charge 3.0 which brings lightning-like charging speed, allowing users to go from 0 to 100% in 80 minutes. Smooth performance is made possible by its upgraded storage of 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM, coupled with OPPO’s full scene, system-level resource scheduling optimization solution, Hyper Boost.

All in all, with the OPPO F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition, both the appearance and the function can be considered to be the perfect companion for Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame fans. The OPPO F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition smartphone is priced at PHP19,990 and Filipino Marvel fans can pre-order their own unit starting April 26 in selected OPPO concept stores and Lazada. It will officially be available on Lazada and in 10 concept stores in Manila on May 4, and will arrive in Luzon, Davao, and Cebu later.

“Assemble the Power”, this OPPO F11 Pro Avengers Limited Edition aims to not only salute Super Heroes, but also acknowledge OPPO global users. Check out www.oppo.com/ph for more information.

MARVEL-RELATED SEARCHES ON CAROUSELL OUTNUMBERED GAME OF THRONES’ BY OVER 14 TIMES

Kuala Lumpur, 22 April 2019 – This April will go down in history for two things, and two things only – the highly anticipated release of Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame and the final season of popular TV series, Game of Thrones (GOT).

Both premieres are happening so close together and the franchises have begun to occupy more and more of Carousell users’ minds, with over 30,000 searches on the classified marketplace for Marvel and GoT related listings.

Interest in both franchises naturally approached a fever pitch as each respective premiere date drew near, and this was reflected in Carousell’s search data. From January to April 2019, the total number of searches for Marvel increased by a little over 115%, and the total number of searches for GoT by a staggering 345%.

Both are cultural behemoths, with stories that span across years and an overwhelmingly large and intricately linked web of characters, culminating in April. Zooming into the first two weeks of the month, where the excitement really takes off, reveals how truly popular each franchise is among Malaysians.

Marvel-related searches in Malaysia completely dominated GoT-related searches, with more than 28,000 searches, outnumbering them by over 14 times. It has accounted for almost 0.24% of all searches made on Carousell in the past four weeks.

According to Carousell’s global in-app statistics, the most searched character of all time in the Marvel Universe is none other than the charismatic billionaire, Iron Man, with more than 500,000 searches to his name.

The original Avengers line-up, Hulk, Thor and Captain America also joined Iron Man as the top searched characters on Carousell. Meanwhile, bad (or misunderstood) guy Thanos, saw almost 100,000 searches, placing him just behind Spider-Man.

On the other hand, GoT’s protagonist Jon Snow is the most searched for character with more than 1,800 searches. Surprisingly, the Night King is a close second with just over 1,600 searches. A clear case of life imitating art, as Jon Snow and the Night King head for an epic showdown in the final season.

The most valuable Marvel-themed item sold on the app was a limited edition Avengers themed pinball machine for more than USD4,000 (RM16,595.60). Meanwhile, an entire set of 32 Game of Thrones Funko Pop toys was sold for USD610 (RM2,530.83) in Singapore.

If you’re looking to get your hands on any Marvel or GOT merchandise, look no further than Carousell. Even better, if you’re sitting on some themed merchandise, now it’s the time to make some extra money and list them on Carousell.

Download Carousell for iOS or Android, and visit https://my.carousell.com for more information.

About Carousell

Carousell is a classifieds marketplace that makes selling as easy as taking a photo, buying as simple as chatting. Launched in August 2012, Carousell now has a presence in seven markets across Asia. With almost 200 million listings, we are one of the world’s largest and fastest growing marketplaces in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and is backed by Rakuten Ventures, Sequoia India, 500 Startups, Golden Gate Ventures, DBS and EDBI. In Malaysia, Carousell has a diverse range of products in 34 categories, including fashion & beauty, lifestyle gadgets and muslimah fashion. Download the app for iOS or Android, and visit www.carousell.com for more information.

Venture Into the Quantum Realm with a Piip of a Button

Much has been said about Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War after it ended. People have been speculating, even formulating their own theories about the fate of their favorite superhero. And then there are those who are left thinking, where were the others like the infamous Hawkeye, Thor’s Valkyrie, Black Panther’s Nakiya, even the Ant-Man and the Wasp? Even Captain Marvel had her share of the silver screen through her insignia at the end. 

Where could they have been during all those fights? Could Ant-Man and the Wasp be in the Quantum Realm? With Piip’s latest marvelous promo, Piipsters have an opportunity to see what Scott Lang and Hope van Dyne are up to for as low as Php 150.00 during the first screening day of the Ant-Man and the Wasp on July 4, 2018, 7:30PM, at the Gateway Cineplex, Gateway Mall, Araneta Center.

Download the app now to Piip It! Limited slots available, reserve yours now!

Adding to the long list of food and merchandise that is available in the mobile app, Piip adds this exclusive deal for its Piipsters. Below are the mechanics to join this promo:

MECHANICS:

1. Download Piip on Google Play Store or iOS Store, install and complete your profile details.

2. Locate the Ant-Man and Wasp Promo on Piip's Billboard.

3. Tap on the 'Piip It!' button to chat with our representative and reserve your tickets.

4. Come in green and get a chance to win a prize from Piip!

TO QUALIFY:

1. The Piip mobile app must be installed upon claiming of the tickets and during the block screening event.

2. Share the block screening event post on your social media (Facebook, Twitter or Instagram) with the hashtags: #PiipIt #PiipPH #PiipAntManWasp.

TO CLAIM YOUR RESERVED TICKETS:

1. Reserved tickets can be claimed starting June 30 to July 4 from 11:00AM to 8:00PM at the Piip booth located near the Gateway Cineplex area, 4th level Gateway Mall,

Araneta Center.

2. Please bring a valid ID and the mobile phone used to reserve the tickets for verification purposes.

PROMO RULES:

1. One (1) Piip App user or download is only allowed to have 1 ticket. (i.e. 2 phones with Piip = 2 tickets)

2. Promo participants are required to have Piip app installed during event as part of the entry verification process and the pre-event games.

To know more about Piip’s latest promo, visit: http://024digital.com/clients/piip/antmanwasp/ .process and the pre-event games.

To know more about Piip’s latest promo, visit: http://024digital.com/clients/piip/antmanwasp/ .

THE 2018 PHILIPPINES MARVEL RUN SET FOR JULY 7, 2018 AT THE SM MOA EVENT GROUNDS

Calling all MARVEL fans, it is time to suit up for the first-ever MARVEL-themed run in South Asia - the MARVEL Run Philippines 2018.  The event is set to take place on July 7, 2018, at the SM Mall of Asia Event Grounds.

The 2018 Philippines MARVEL Run is organized by ColorManila, the country’s number one fun-run organizer.

ColorManila VP Justine Cordero says, “We look forward to having the first Philippines MARVEL Run on July 7, and we would like to invite all MARVEL fans and ColorManila followers out there, to take part in this highly anticipated event.  The runners will surely like the kits that we have designed and prepared for them, along with the other MARVEL items that come with the race packages.”

There are four (4) race kit colors available, black, grey, green and blue.

The black drifit shirt, which carries the logos of Thor, The Hulk, Captain America, and Spiderman, is part of the Deluxe Race Kit package.  Priced at P1,500, the drifit shirt comes with a finisher’s medal, a race bib, and a color packet.

While runners who sign up for the Premium Race Kit package and the VIP Race Kit package can choose between the grey, green and blue kits.  Avenger fans would love to be seen in these kits with the green one carrying Hulk’s logo, the grey one with Thor’s logo, and the blue one with Captain America’s signature logo - his shield.

The Premium Kit package, which is priced at P2,050, comes with a drifit shirt (with 3 colors to choose from), a race bib, sunglasses that match the shirt chosen, finisher’s medal, color packet, and a MARVEL drawstring bag.

While those who join the VIP category, valued at P3,050, will get a drifit shirt (also with 3 colors to choose from), a race bib, sunglasses that match the shirt chosen, finisher’s medal, color packet, a MARVEL drawstring bag, towel, and lastly, access to the VIP Lounge.

Runners also have the option of choosing between three race categories - 3K, 5K and 10K.

Registration is still ongoing. For more information, visit www.colormanila.com for more details.

ABOUT COLOR MANILA:

COLOR MANILA encourages everyone to run, and to illustrate to non-runners how enjoyable the sport is, we bring out the real fun in the ‘fun’ run, through a color festival.  We are the paintbrushes, and You are the Paint. We carry the palette but You make your own Strokes. You become the human canvas, as we literally bring out your most energetic and happiest hue.

You are the Color, the human Canvas. You are the bits and pieces of this kaleidoscope. Because life is not a competition. Rather, it is a race where you run at your own pace, where you throw high-fives to people, where you carry all the colors of your experiences. We make this as the most exciting fun run ever, that you’d want to do it over and over again. We want to give you that unique kaleidoscope experience every time!

Visit www.colormanila.com for more information.