Remember my post on the Innov8 run here.
Well this past Saturday I was among the 9 shortlisted candidates that attended a special pre-hunt briefing held at Bon Ton Restaurant located at Jalan Conlay in the midst of the heart of KL. Samsung was kind enough to organise this briefing session in order to expose to us all that we need to know about the upcoming hunt.
The Innov8 Run is being held as a launching ceremony with a twist of sorts. Instead of the usually hotel based launches that are a norm with product launches, Samsung has taken an unique avenue of organising a race-cum-hunt for the launch of the Samsung Innov8!
As explained by Matt, Samsung’s Marketting Manager, this is a new idea that Samsung has decided to tryout in Malaysia. I for one heartily agree with Samsungs decision. For a company with the stature of Samsung, taking the initiative to stir things up in an new and unique way for their community is indeed a sign that they care for and place an emphasis on their customers. I for one am extremely siked that I managed to get selected to participate in this hunt!
Getting back to the pre-event briefing, as the 9 selected bloggers/participants started appearing – I was the first one there – we met and got acquainted with each other and also chit chatted with the people from Samsung. Then the briefing kicked-off with the basic introductions and a general briefing on the up-coming hunt with some minor hints given as to how we can expect the hunt to play out. Think of this as an insiders preview to the hunt.
Right after that my fellow bloggers and I were treated to a 4 course lunch at Bon Ton restaurant! Whohoo! Once lunch was over the briefing picked up where it left off with Lawrence, the Product Manager of Samsung, cutting to the heart of the event i.e. presenting us with an up close and hands on experience with the Samsung Innov8.
My first instinct on seeing the phone was that it looked great, well designed and hip! Then things got a whole lot more interesting as we were dazzled with the various features & capabilities of the phone. For the uninitiated the Innov8 is Samsungs version of a full multimedia phone that rivals the likes of Nokia’s N96.
I will probably have more to say on the phones capabilities after the hunt is over as it is there that we will be able to put the phone through its paces.
So for the better part of the afternoon we were all about hands on experience of the Innov8. And then to spice things up a little more, we were even shown and allowed to pay around with some of Samsungs newest phones. Check this out people – phones that are not yet out on the market. Not wanting to let too much information slip out at this juncture, all I can say is that fans of Samsung mobile phones are in store for new and surprisingly fun phones in the near future.
Lastly before we ended the briefing session, was the random draw to decide on the segregation of the teams. After the dust settled I found myself in Team Blue with my new acquaintances of Daniel & Azri. I’m very confident in our team as I think each of us brings something unique to the team and with that in mind we are setting out target on the gold!
So there you have it. The briefing session lasted close to 4 hours and it was fun each and every second of it. My thanks to the team from Samsung for the enjoyable afternoon spent with them and the delightable exposure to the Samsung Innov8.
Stay tuned for my escapades in the hunt that is is just around the corner. Wish me luck.
