Case studies

2016 highly commended: Pot Noodle, Customer Insight - case study

Pot Noodle was becoming a cultural pariah and as a result, its sales and market share were dropping. Something radical had to be done.

2016 commended: Wyevale Garden Centres, Relationships - case study

How does a gardening chain achieve success in an increasingly saturated marketplace?

2016 winner: Direct Line, Customer Insight - case study

In 2013, Direct Line Group was a company in dire straits. The‘come direct’ approach had lost its pulling power...

2016 highly commended: Trelleborg, Long Term Marketing Excellence - case study

What do you get if you combine a marine engineering company with a cutting-edge digital marketing strategy? The reaction Richard

2016 winner - The Electoral Commission, Marketing Comms - case study

In the build up to the 2015 general election, the Commission’s data indicated that 7.5 million British citizens were not correctly registered to vote.

2016 winner: M&S, Building Marketing Capabilities - case study

At the start of 2013, the M&S Food Marketing Team found themselves faced with a plethora of external and internal challenges...

2016 winner: P&G, Global Marketing - case study

Who would want to be associated with periods?
 
A great idea proved that you can make a feminine hygiene

2016 highly commended: O2, Employee Engagement - case study

In Q3 2013 O2 launched our 4G network, 12 months behind the market leading network EE.

2016 highly commended: Telefonica O2, Long Term Marketing Excellence - case study

There are countless papers on O2 that have charted an 8-year history from troubled BT Cellnet right through to successful

2016 winner: Lotto, Brand Activation - case study

The UK National Lottery's purpose remains, to generate money for good causes – funding people and projects...

2016 highly commended: Sainsbury's, Brand Activation - case study

The extraordinary collaborations that achieved this are a reminder that when we all share, its not about who 'won' at Christmas, because everyone wins.

2016 winner: Heineken, Business to Business - case study

HEINEKEN, the UK’s leading cider and beer business, faced the challenges of driving incremental volume in the on-­‐trade and defending

2016 winner: Shell Driver's Club, FD's Prize - case study

Shell might be one of the globe’s most instantly recognisable brands, but in mid-2013 it was suffering...

2016 highly commended: NHS Blood and Transplant, Effective Marketing Communications - case study

The number of new blood donors coming forward has plummeted 40% in the past decade.

2016 highly commended: 5 Gum, Global Marketing - case study

In 2013 the 5 Gum brand was declining and teens were a big reason why. So how did we get

2016 winner: Green Flag, Branded Content - case study

Rather than try and compete in marketing spend, Green Flag used something that comes naturally: creativity and fun.

2016 highly commended: Pepsi Max, Branded Content - case study

In 2012 Pepsi Max had lost relevance to the primary consumer (18-34s) and become the ‘Poor man’s Coke.’

2016 winner: Telefonica O2, Relationships - case study

To win and retain customers, brands have to fight harder than before. The only way to succeed is to focus on giving consumers what they want and value.

2016 winner: OxfordSM - Engagement - case study

Like most marketing consultants, we’ve always put 99% of our skills and energy into meeting the needs of our clients.

2016 winner: P&G - Always, Marketing for Good - case study

Our creative insight was that gender stereotypes are so ingrained in our culture, they are even part of our language.

2016 winner: NHS, Leading Edge Thinking | highly commended: Not for Profit - case study

Bleed for England mixed passion for rugby and patriotism through a suite of compelling, player-led, online and offline content and a powerful call to action