Todays Times of India (TOI) was a pleasant surprise for most readers. The lucky few were the ones to experience a nice innovation in advertising – something that brought together the print and audio media like never before.
A full page Volkswagen ad had a small speaker with a recorded message about the German Engineering excellence etc. The message starts playing once you reach that page only as its activated by a photo-electric impulse.Am sure most people have been playing around with the device since morning and they will remember this for a long time to come.
I for one, was glad to see this simple yet powerful idea give brands much more mileage through a very traditional channel. Am also sure that if this campaign was delivered at a viable price, the electronic device had to be manufactured somewhere in China/Taiwan.
I quickly dismantled the thing to see whats inside & heres the bill of materials
– two batteries
– one photo sensor that completes the circuit
– round speaker
– Mother board for the gadget
To make the thing sturdy the batteries had a back jacket, which ensured that they would not move out place when the gadget is moved around.
Long live innovation & the global collaboration that can make it happen !