Hisense Group

"Uncle Must Upgrade" with Lin Gengxin

Year

2025

Services

OOH Advertising

Commercial

Background & Objectives

In an industry where brand collaborations with celebrities are common, audiences are no longer impressed by polished visuals or recycled ideas. The challenge was to tap into Lin Gengxin’s unique charm and align it naturally with Hisense’s campaign message. This required crafting an emotionally engaging, humorous, and memorable narrative that disrupted the stereotypical perception of Hisense as a traditional appliance brand.

Creative Insight

The campaign played on the homophonic pun of "Old Uncle" (老舅) and "old appliances" (老旧), personifying outdated appliances as quirky uncles. Each "uncle" represented a specific appliance and its features, creating a humorous storyline that brought the "upgrade your old" message to life in a memorable way.

Strategy & Execution

Each “uncle” had a unique costume inspired by appliance features, designed for visual impact and immediate recognition. Comedic timing and exaggerated expressions amplified the brand’s shift toward a younger, more relatable image.

Results & Impact

Total views: 140 million+

Engagements: 1.6 million

New A3 users: 1.4 million

Brand loyalty increase (5A growth): 20 million

Searches for brand and keywords: 112,000+

Singapore

09:34:29

138 Robinson Road #29-04
Singapore 068906

Sydney

11:34:29

Surry Hills,

New South Wales, 2010

Hangzhou

09:34:29

R201, B3, 181 Community, Hualiyunlifang,

Liansheng Road, Yuhang District, Hangzhou

© 2025 Troposphere Creative International

Singapore

09:34:29

138 Robinson Road #29-04
Singapore 068906

Sydney

11:34:29

Surry Hills,

New South Wales, 2010

Hangzhou

09:34:29

R201, B3, 181 Community, Hualiyunlifang,

Liansheng Road, Yuhang District, Hangzhou

© 2025 Troposphere Creative International

Singapore

09:34:29

138 Robinson Road #29-04
Singapore 068906

Sydney

11:34:29

Surry Hills,

New South Wales, 2010

Hangzhou

09:34:29

R201, B3, 181 Community, Hualiyunlifang,

Liansheng Road, Yuhang District, Hangzhou

© 2025 Troposphere Creative International