When we arrived at the Xiaomi event today we knew we were getting a goodie bag, but we got an even better free gift as we left.
It’s tradition at a Xiaomi launch that Mi Fans, the media and VIP’s get a Xioami goodie bag with T-shirt, notebook and other nice novelties, but this being the year that the Beijing phone maker became a $10 billion company they had something special in store.
As the launch of the Xiaomi Mi3 and the Xiaomi TV wound up the focus shifted to free gifts for those of us who had attended. We were thinking novelly stuffed animals but what we came away with were 2 brand new Xiaomi Hongmi phones! Not just us though but the entire audience!
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Obviously a great marketing gimmick for both Xioami and China Mobile (as these are China Mobile only versions of the phone), but what a great way for a young company to show their appreciation to their fans (some of whom promptly sold their new phones at high mark ups on the street!).
I wish I had one for free….
Wow
Andi,Review it! I know it doesn’t work internationally but still, review it!
Wiil do 🙂
WOH! I had guessed it right @Andi in morning. Plz send it to me 🙂
haha, it’s a China Mobile only version
Xiaomi must be doing well in order to give away one of those.
Everyone in the crowd got one! They have thousands away! I still can’t believe it 🙂
Lucky bastard!
Andi, ask them to make next meeting at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…. Thanks
Good thinking 😉
Man man… Xiaomi are massive risk takers! First, they sell phones at a loss for more than a year, and now giving away free phones! Kudos to them.
PS: More than getting myself a free phone, I’d so LOVE to cover one of these events myself! Lucky you, Andi!
Dats cos construction tycoon and politiians I’ll gotten money is getting pumped
Into the company.
10billion is easy when u hv such investors.
On second thoughts, Xiaomi’s marketing strategies seem to have come from none other than Google.
Now I believe that the crappy internet connectivity was a conspiracy to put many a blogger off… so they could save on a lot of red rice.
XD
🙂 LOL
Mannn!!!! free stuff is always gooooood…nomatter wah it is.Nice Going Xiaomi.