Our Full Interview with ASUS CEO Jerry Shen
We had an opportunity to have a sit-down interview with ASUS CEO Jerry Shen during the ASUS Zenfone 2 launch at the World Trade Center. We talked about a lot of things ranging from why the Philippines is an important market to them, their participation in the Android One program, the ASUS Zenfone Zoom, and we even asked him to share with us his message for all the Zenfone fans in the Philippines (how showbiz, hehe).
Watch the full interview below. To make things easier for you guys we also listed time stamps of the various topics.
0:18 The importance of the Philippines when it comes to the Zenfone series of phones
2:22 ASUS’ potential partnerships with both Smart and Globe in the Philippines
3:20 Jerry explains ASUS’ naming convention
5:28 Zenfone Zoom official launch and release date
6:46 ASUS and the Android One program
8:01 Jerry Shen’s message to all the ASUS fans in the PH
There was one point in the whole interview that really stood out for us it was when he started talking about a concept called “EMPOWERING LUXURY”. Read the full quote below just in case you guys didn’t catch it in the video.
(11:15) EMPOWERING LUXURY: the Key Message and Thinking Behind the Zenfone 2
“They key message is ‘Empowering Luxury’. This means that when you are using the device you are proud of using it. You have the privilege to own the device, you feel proud. Apple can do it but for everyone Apple cannot do it. So empowering luxury I want to set experience level to the same as Apple but for everyone means everyone can buy it. So empowering luxury for everyone to enjoy that’s the key message for our smartphone.” -Jerry Shen, ASUS CEO
We look forward to seeing more products that deliver on that promise. Thank you to Mr. Jerry Shen and to ASUS Philippines for the opportunity for the interview!
See Also:
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