the story of
the mango
tree
It all began under a mango tree.
Two best friends chatting over a drink, just as they had a million times before. But this chat would be that one in a million that would change their lives, forever. A falling mango would plant the seed that would grow to become the Magic Mango of today.
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MEET THE MANGOES
Just like the fruit, our mangoes come in many shapes, sizes and forms. Some are sweet, some are sour, some are mild, and some are tangy; but when they come together? That’s when the magic happens.
We began operations on the 2nd of April
and the reason may surprise you. It wasn’t because we wanted to avoid April Fools, but because most of the people who ‘worked’ here when we began didn’t really work here. And since they would be busy at the work anniversaries of their real offices on the 1st, we decided to open on the 2nd.
Stevie & Ellie
aka Art & Copy
Employees that are hardworking, loyal, fierce, street smart and call their office home, are a truly rare breed. None rarer than Stevie and Ellie, our first and most faithful employees. Which was great most of the time, except when we had to shoo them out before clients came in for meetings, often sitting in the same spot the dogs just vacated.
Travelling 10 hours
for a 10-minute meeting
Our first client was situated just over 200 km away in Embilipitiya. One fine day, we had to present a range of packaging and decided to do it in person. Sugi, being Sugi, packed a suitcase and the team drove 5 hours to the meeting, presented in 10 minutes, and then drove 5 hours back. Luckily, the packaging was approved without the need for a follow-up meeting.
The machine that popped out
a digital agency
In October 2016, after a typically looong lunch meeting, the team found itself in an antique shop. Nobody really knows how Sugi managed to convince the rest of us that we needed to buy a popcorn machine but buy it we did. But the answer came to us three years later, when we launched our digital agency, Popkorn.
2019
Rest of South Asia Creative Agency of the Year – Silver
2020
Rest of South Asia Creative Agency of the Year – Bronze
2021
Rest of South Asia Creative Agency of the Year – Silver
2020
- Events – “Sri Lanka’s Fastest” (Bharti Airtel Lanka) – Silver
- Film Craft – “A True Human” (BCON Taxi by Commercial Credit) - Silver
- Public Interest (Social) – “Missing Lovers Day” (Families of the Disappeared) – Bronze
- Public Interest (Environment) – “When a biscuit planted a seed” (Munchee Tikiri Marie) – Bronze
2020
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Best Use of Media – Black Dragon – PinTheBiz by Softlogic Life
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Best Innovative Idea or Concept – Black Dragon – PinTheBiz by Softlogic Life
2017
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2 x Finalist (Elephant House Athurupasa Chaarithraya & Knorr Maldive Fish Powder)
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1 x Bronze (Sunlight Rose)
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1 x Silver (Elephant House Athurupasa Chaarithraya)
2018
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1 x Finalist (Munchee Tikiri Marie)
2019
- 1 x Bronze (Munchee Tikiri Marie)
2021
- 2 x Bronze (Healthnet, Munchee Little Imaginators)
- 11 x Finalist (Healthnet, 3 x Airtel Sri Lanka’s Fastest, Caltex “The DELO Effect”, Elephant House Ice Cream Super Hero Range, Munchee Tikiri Marie, Munchee Suba Rasaya, Keells Podi Businesss, John Keells Holdings Management Trainee Programme, Softlogic Life “PinTheBiz”)
While the story of the falling mango is well known,
there are many other tales that add the magic to the mango.
