[NEW UPDATE] No More "Endless Possibilities" For Malaysia?
When it was first introduced, the 1Malaysia campaign received lukewarm response and harsh critics, will the upcoming "Endless Possibilities" campaign fair better with Malaysians?
By Mei Mei Chu — 21 Aug 2013, 03:38 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
The Malaysian Insider says the launch of "Endless Possibilities" has been postponed to an indefinite date
Putrajaya's new "Endless Possibilities" campaign launch in the country has been postponed from the September 17 date, possibly indefinitely after it was found that Mongolia had used the same tag line some 19 months before Malaysia.
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Following a tirade of criticisms on the “Endless Possibilities” branding tagline for being similar to that of Israel's and Mongolia's, speculations are rife that its September launch maybe postponed if not cancelled altogether.
It was learnt that the authorities are said to be considering other possibilities including coming up with new branding taglines that will not embarass them further after the "Endless Possibilities" debacle which saw the branding accused of being copied, first, from Israel but denied by the Prime Minister's office of such plagiarism.
The Malaysian Insider understands the campaign officials were red-faced due to the link to Mongolia, a sensitive subject as two Malaysian police commandos were charged and later acquitted for the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu.
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"The Malaysian launch is off. There is no new date," a source told The Malaysian Insider.
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Mongolia also practices "Endless Possibilities" as seen on this 19 February 2012 YouTube video by CNN
Mongolia also practices "Endless Possibilities" as seen on this 19 February 2012 YouTube video by CNN.
Image via mkini.netA short clip titled “Mongolia Endless Possibilities by CNN” has been available on the popular video-sharing website since it was uploaded on February 19, 2012, by a YouTube account user named BDSecJSC.
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Anwar says "Endless Possibilities" is similar to Israel's "Israel. One Place. Endless Possibilities"
Anwar says "Endless Possibilities" is similar to Israel's "Israel. One Place. Endless Possibilities"
Image via mole.myThe opposition wants Putrajaya to explain how its new slogan “Endless Possibilities” is similar to that adopted by the Israel Government to promote tourism in that country. This despite Putrajaya having said it launched the campaign in January, months before Israel launched its version
According to a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office yesterday, the Israel campaign titled “Israel. One place. Endless Possibilities” came out four months after Prime Minister unveiled the Malaysian campaign at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this year.
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Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he is not satisfied with the government’s explanation. Anwar said the prime minister was notorious for adopting slogans which would help boost his popularity without bothering to check if it had been used before elsewhere.
“Now that it has been shown that Endless Possibilities has been used by Israel, how will the government justify continuing with the campaign?” Anwar asked.
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Israel's "Endless Possibilities" and "1Israel"
Two years ago, Anwar was suspended for six months after claiming Najib’s government got the idea for its 1Malaysia campaign from media consultancy Apco Worldwide, which he claimed was also behind the One Israel concept. The government denied this.
The Malaysian Insider says Najib will be launching "Endless Possibilities" soon, a new campaign following the 1Malaysia concept
If the first slogan doesn't quite catch fire, try again. Datuk Seri Najib Razak is set to launch a new branding approach for Malaysia, aimed at galvanising Malaysians after the fractious Election 2013.
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The new campaign, called "Endless Possibilities", is slated for launch on September 17, a day after Malaysia celebrates the 50th anniversary of its founding, sources told The Malaysian Insider.
"The brief from the Prime Minister's Office of Malaysia was to promote Malaysia as a dynamic country with well-developed infrastructure and an aggressive economic growth plan for the future.
yahoo.comNajib says "Endless Possibilities" is not to replace "1Malaysia"
Putrajaya's new "Endless Possibilities" campaign will complement and not replace the 1Malaysia slogan introduced in 2009, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) said today.
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Calling it the new "complementary campaign", Najib said the latest campaign is part of a national branding plan. "This is going to be promoted by Malaysia," Najib replied to questions asked at his department's Hari Raya open house in Putrajaya today.
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The "Endless Possibilities" campaign actually started early this year
A source said the new campaign actually began earlier this year at the prestigious World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, and in several Tourism Malaysia drives.
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There has been several print advertisements with the new slogan in international magazines for both business and tourism purposes in the past eight months. But sources said the main push will be after the September 17 launch.
"Watch out for it. It's going to be big and impressive. There is endless possibilities for this campaign," he said.
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It was supposed to be launched before the GE13
Sources told The Malaysian Insider that the "Endless Possibilities" slogan was to be launched before the polls but the government postponed it to prevent possible confusion.
Pos Malaysia had even planned to launch a new stamp titled "Malaysia: Endless Possibilities" on May 30, 2013 but there has been no sign of the stamp set.
yahoo.comHe said that Najib has been seen using a button badge of the "Endless Possibilities" logo, an endless spiral of intertwined M and Y in red, yellow and white on a blue background, together with the 1Malaysia logo button badge.
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