In the spring of 1998 Connex (Note: the Romanian telecom player subsequently acquired by Vodafone) launched a campaign—I don’t know if you remember it, as it had short media exposure and was rather modest in appearance compared to other campaigns of the brand. Nevertheless, looking back with a bit more wisdom, I find that campaign astonishingly correct in a strategic sense!
That campaign was called “Count on me” and it was a testimonial of the Connex CEO, where he promised the best national coverage and best quality of sound (basically what mattered the most in that stage of the newly born mobile phone category on the Romanian market). Al Tolstoy appeared in a 45 sec TV commercial saying that he believed in this vision and that—long story short—we had his word that Connex would become under his management the most trusted mobile phone operator in Romania.
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