-Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) debuted its first broadcast campaign of 2020 this week. “Here to Help” (video above) was created by Publicis Groupe’s OneHPE dedicated unit in response to Covid-19.
The ad is centered around a personal letter from HPE CEO Antonio Neri, who is also an engineer and technologist, addressed to fellow business leaders and technologists. Neri discusses technology’s place in the current crisis and focuses on a balance between recovery and transformation while highlighting HPE’s contributions of supercomputing and other technologies to help scientists accelerate Covid-19 research.
“Here to Help” will run across broadcast programming including Sunday morning news, the PGA Golf Tournament and on cable news, while also extending to digital and social platforms as part of a broader campaign. It also acts as a lead-up to HPE’s virtual “Discover” conference focusing on helping businesses adapt, recover and move forward.
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