Mobile World Congress

Integrated Campaign

Overview

Creative direction and design of the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) campaign for CSG, developing a cohesive visual system that elevated the company's presence across one of the telecommunications industry's largest global events. The campaign unified booth environments, digital experiences, marketing communications, and sales enablement assets into a consistent brand experience.

Objective

To create a compelling event campaign that increased CSG's visibility at Mobile World Congress while delivering a cohesive brand experience across physical and digital touchpoints, supporting lead generation, customer engagement, and executive thought leadership.

Key Message

Inspired by the theme Reinvention Unleashed, the campaign positioned CSG as a catalyst for transformation, enabling customers to embrace change, simplify complexity, and unlock new opportunities for growth.

My Role

Art direction and visual system development

Cross-functional collaboration with marketing, events, and product teams

Tradeshow booth graphics and environmental design

Marketing asset production across print and digital channels

Presentation design for executive and sales teams

Key Deliverables

End-to-end event campaign identity aligned with CSG brand guidelines

Tradeshow booth graphics and large-format environmental design

Digital marketing assets supporting pre-event, live event, and post-event campaigns

Executive presentation templates and keynote support materials

Product demonstration graphics and supporting sales collateral

Social media, email, and web assets driving event engagement

Branded promotional materials and supporting print collateral

Process

Campaign planning and strategic alignment

Partnered with marketing, event, and product stakeholders to define campaign objectives, messaging priorities, and customer engagement goals. Established a unified creative direction that aligned business objectives with the overall MWC strategy.

Translating messaging into visual storytelling

The CSG Plum brand color served as the foundational anchor of the system, reinforcing brand recognition and continuity across a high-visibility global event. To reflect the theme of Reinvention Unleashed, the palette was extended with neon accent tones and high-contrast highlights, introducing a more dynamic, high-tech aesthetic. These luminous accents were used to convey energy, speed, and forward momentum, visually echoing the idea of “unleashing” scalability, complexity, and growth.

Building the event experience

Spatial storytelling was structured around moments of engagement, including product demonstration areas, meeting spaces, and visual wayfinding systems that supported intuitive navigation. Each zone was designed to reflect the core campaign idea of “unleashing” scalability, complexity, and growth through clear visual hierarchy and dynamic composition.

Cross-channel execution

Produced a comprehensive suite of assets that supported every phase of the event, from pre-show marketing and on-site engagement to post-event follow-up. Maintaining visual consistency across multiple formats ensured a recognizable and polished CSG presence throughout the conference.

MWC 2026: Reinvention Unleashed

The campaign centered on the theme Reinvention Unleashed, extending the concept across the event through messaging variations such as Unleash Scalability, Unleash Simplicity, and Accelerate Growth. A cohesive visual system unified booth graphics, digital experiences, presentations, and marketing assets, creating a consistent brand presence across every touchpoint.

Campaign Rollout

A series of early touchpoints introducing Reinvention Unleashed, establishing awareness and driving initial event interest through email and social channels.

Campaign Activation

Targeted communications designed to deepen engagement and drive registrations through session-focused messaging, paid social, and personalized outreach.

Event Experience

The MWC booth and environment brought the campaign to life through immersive storytelling, spatial graphics, and live demonstrations. The space featured a larger physical footprint with three LED digital walls, a dedicated speaking stage, and six meeting rooms to support presentations, demos, and customer meetings.

The experience extended beyond the booth with two branded vans designed to promote CSG throughout the MWC grounds, reinforcing visibility and driving awareness across high-traffic areas of the event.

Daily social media ads were deployed throughout the event to promote real-time highlights and daily recaps, extending engagement beyond the physical experience and maintaining momentum across digital channels. Post-event, recap content was also featured in social ads to sustain visibility and reinforce key moments from MWC.

Social and Web Metrics

Social

87,610 post reach

8,078 engagements

8,539 clicks

9.22% engagement rate (+57% vs 2025)

Email

26.3% average open rate

1.9% average CTR

Paid Social

30,861 impressions

53 clicks (+60% vs 2025)

1.11% CTR (vs ~0.39% benchmark)

Campaign Impact

  • $27M influenced pipeline (and counting)

  • 255 leads generated

  • 458K total campaign impressions

  • 24 influenced opportunities

  • 84% meeting attendance rate

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