Social Experiment Experiential Marketing Brand Storytelling Multi-city Campaign

erafone Lebih Dekat

Social Experiment Series — 8 Cities, One Character, 12.2M+ Impressions

2024 erafone · Erajaya Digital 8 Cities Across Indonesia
Overview

The Campaign

erafone Lebih Dekat (eLD) was a social experiment campaign built on a simple idea: a retail brand getting genuinely, spontaneously close to the people it serves. Rather than broadcasting promotions, the campaign turned erafone into a participant in everyday Indonesian life.

At its centre was "MinEra" — a warm, curious character who arrived unannounced in city squares, malls, and public spaces to conduct social experiments, hand out prizes, and capture real human reactions on camera.

The campaign ran across 8 cities, each with its own localised press release and city-specific narrative, building a cumulative story of connection that travelled from Bandung and Surabaya to Medan, Balikpapan, and beyond.

The Character

Meet MinEra

M
MinEra
erafone's Social Experiment Host

MinEra was the human face of the campaign — cheerful, spontaneous, and city-aware. Every script I wrote had to feel unscripted: warm and playful, never corporate. The challenge was giving MinEra a consistent personality across 8 cities while making each stop feel genuinely local.

My Contribution

What I Did

  • 01 Wrote all scripts for the "MinEra" character — social experiment videos, mini-vlogs, and city-specific content — maintaining a consistent voice while adapting to each city's culture and context
  • 02 Created individual press releases for each of the 8 city stops, tailored to regional media outlets and local audience sensibilities
  • 03 Managed consistent brand voice across Instagram, TikTok, and external media throughout the entire campaign
  • 04 Developed narratives that shifted brand perception from transactional ("buy from us") to relational ("we're part of your community")
Content Formats

What I Wrote

🎬 Social experiment video scripts — spontaneous-feeling, tightly structured
🎥 Mini-vlog scripts — city exploration content with MinEra's POV
📰 City-specific press releases — 8 versions, each localised for regional outlets
📱 Instagram & TikTok captions — consistent voice across both platforms
Timeline

Campaign Period

🗓 2024 · Multi-city rollout throughout the year
Scale

The 8-City Tour

Each city stop required a distinct press release and city-specific script nuances — references to local culture and events that made MinEra feel like a local, not a visitor passing through.

01
Bandung
Coverage: AyoBandung
02
Surabaya
Coverage: Tribun Surabaya
03
Medan
Coverage: WASPADA · City #5 in MinEra's journey
04
Balikpapan
Coverage: Tribun Kaltim · Kemerdekaan RI-themed activation
+4
4 additional cities
Across Indonesia's tier-1 and tier-2 markets

Prize pool: Rp15 million per city. Campaign format replicated across all stops due to strong audience response at each location.

Results

Campaign Impact

Measured outcomes · 2024
12.2M+
views across press releases (internal tracking)
8
cities activated across Indonesia
Rp15M
prize pool distributed per city
Successful brand perception shift from "salesy" to "human-first" — reflected in audience engagement and the tone of media coverage received
Campaign format replicated across multiple cities due to strong positive audience response at each stop
Regional media pickup in both national and city-specific outlets, amplifying organic campaign reach

Press release view count based on internal tracking across all published outlets. Qualitative outcomes assessed via audience engagement and media tone analysis.

Press

Media Coverage

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