GO has unveiled a collaboration with three local music artists who together came up with the single "OUR TIME". The song was described at a press conference as GO's 'anthem' for its recently launched 'join the revolution' campaign.
Yiannos Michaelides, Chief Commercial Officer said that this project was not only an important building block of the mobile internet campaign but was also a continuation of GO's commitment to the community it operated in.
"As you all know GO has always been an intrinsic part of the Maltese community and we have consistently demonstrated this by supported local talent and projects. The Malta Music Awards, Teatru Unplugged, and the Malta Council for the Arts are just a few that come to mind. We are a brand that wants to support people's aspirations and really believe in the potential of local artists," said Michaelides at the launch which took place at Grand Hotel Excelsior, Valletta.
GO's CCO explained this particular campaign was built on a new methodology with a strategy based on various building blocks.
He deemed that the feedback has been positive: "People are speaking about our campaign. We are also feeling a direct effect from customers – with more and more people asking about the service and actual pick up of the service being on the up."
GO also announced a new phase of its campaign where the general public is being encouraged to become more involved by voting for its favourite amongst the four characters featured in GO's mobile internet advertising: Althea, Ariane, Phil and Paul. The two characters that get the most votes will participate, together with other personalities, in a reality show on a cabin cruiser.
The 3Artists Project
Focusing on the 3Artists project Michaelides explained that GO's idea was to create a great piece of music that would really align itself well with the message of our campaign.
"As opposed to going down the standard route of choosing a popular song and then incorporating this into our campaign, we wanted to challenge conventions and wanted to work with local artists to produce a strong song. We have teamed up with Nicky, Errol and Nick and I really believe that they have come up with something that far exceeds our common expectations."
Michaelides stressed that upon pitching the song to radio stations listeners' generated positive feedback, the track went down really well with the public out there.
During the press conference, GO also unveiled its new television commercial, which features the single – 'Our Time'.
Roping in the grass root talent
During the same press conference, GO unveiled another initiative to challenge local talent. Inspired by our 'join the revolution' theme – they will be asking local musicians and bands to come up with their own theme songs.
The public will be urged to vote for their preferred songs, with radio stations and diverse media being roped in for this initiative. Further information on this will be given as the initiative develops.
Yiannos Michaelides wrapped up by highlighting GO's commitment to the community it serves: "GO is not a conventional brand, a brand that is truly committed to enhancing the community it operates in. We see this as our responsibility – something that forms a fundamental part of our philosophy and corporate strategy."