The Manila Times

SM Supermalls kicks off ‘Techie Mania’

- PHOTO BY JONNAH PANTE LISBET K. ESMAEL

The SM North Luzon team leads Techie Mania’s launch at SM Cabanatuan on September 8, 2017. CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija: Henry Sy-led SM Supermalls kicked off its ‘ Fandom Mania’ campaign in its North Luzon branches over the weekend headlined by the ‘Techie Mania’ segment, which will cater to consumers who are passionate about gadgets and games.

The campaign also seeks to promote SM Supermalls’ Cyberzone presence by bringing virtual reality (VR) technologi­es to the North Luzon branches.

Jefferson Suarez, assistant vice president of SM malls in North Luzon, said that with Techie Mania, consumers, particular­ly the millennial­s, will be updated and have the chance to expe- rience the latest trends in technology such as VR technologi­es in their malls’ IT retail stores.

Suarez said the project is part of the group’s vision to further engage their consumers with new technologi­es, noting SM’s Cyberzones offer the latest gadgets from both local and global vendors.

“We have different segments for this campaign. We are launching the the techie geeks, those people who are passionate about games, gadgets. We also have Movie Mania for fans of blockbuste­r movies. The third one is Hobby Mania--for collectors and hobbyists. We will feature different vintage collection­s,” he told reporters following the launch of the campaign.

He said they have also prepared segments for fashion, food, sports and blogging, adding they are also looking forward to expanding Fandom Mania to other regions.

Fandom Mania will run for the whole of September and October at SM malls in North Luzon.

SM Supermalls is owned by SM Prime Holdings, Inc., a property unit of SM Investment­s Corporatio­n.

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