Case studies

2013 winner: McDonald's, Marketing comms - case study

McDonald’s was the highest profile Olympic sponsor, but many people were not “lovin’ it”. A firestorm of criticism enveloped sponsors

2013: A year in TV by Thinkbox

2013 was another great year for commercial TV. Record TV advertising revenues reflect a golden age of TV content and

2013 winner: Mars, Marketing Leadership - case study

This is the story of a programme that has reinvented marketing at Mars. Its impact can be seen in Mars

2013 highly commended: Audi, New Brand - case study

It can be hard to isolate marketing’s impact on the launch of a new product.

The quality of the product

2013 highly commended: McDonald's, Mobile Marketing - case study

McDonald's

This is the story of how a highly targeted marketing programme, built around a mobile customer service, developed a new

2013 winner: John Lewis, Long Term Marketing - case study

This paper tells the story of how John Lewis went from a trusted retailer to one of Britain’s most loved

Demand delivered: a guide to broadcaster VOD

Put simply, Broadcaster VOD offers advertisers a premium brand building environment: all the glorious TV programmes from broadcast telly to

Pioneering Spirit 2012: winners and shortlist

Selecting winning ideas from the major international awards programmes we invited panels of senior marketing and creative judges to score

2013 highly commended: Stephens Scown, employee engagement - case study

Our objective was to transform employee engagement and along with it, the success and profitability of the firm. We wanted

Awards for Excellence: Meet the judges

The Marketing Society Awards for Excellence – in association with Marketing and sponsored by Yahoo – sets the standard of

2013 highly commended: Gillette, cause related marketing - case study

Gillette

Every year 11.5m men choose Gillette with 157 blades sold every minute giving Gillette a 68.2% share of the razors

2013 winner: Dixons Retail, E-Commerce - case study

Eighteen months ago, our websites and stores largely operated as two independent channels, with only our Reserve and Collect (R&C)

2013 winner: O2 Priority Moments, Mobile Marketing - case study

O2 Priority Moments

Priority Moments

Telefonica O2 UK (O2) has changed the way mobile operators approach loyalty with the success of Priority Moments

2013 winner: British Airways, Brand Revitalisation - case study

When a brand gets as battered, bruised and knocked out of shape as British Airways, the consequence is that it

2013 winner: Fairtrade, Marketing for Sustainable Consumption - case study

Fair trade in the UK goes back more than 19 years. The movement sprang from concerned citizens looking for ways

2013 highly commended: The Peres Centre for Peace, Not For Profit - case study

To get Israelis and Palestinians who had lost loved ones in the conflict to voluntarily donate their blood to one

2013 winner: Aviva, Business to Business - case study

In late 2012, Aviva faced a huge challenge. The government’s Retail Distribution Review (RDR) promised one of the biggest regulatory

2013 award winner: Sainsbury's and Channel 4, Cause Related Marketing/Grand Prix

Sainsbury’s and Channel 4 collaborated in a unique endeavour – scale sponsorship of the Paralympics, with no involvement in the

Mobile eclipsing TV as the first screen for consumers

Mobile devices are now firmly established as competitors to conventional media channels in the UK, according to research commissioned by

2013 highly commended: Women's Aid, marketing on a shoestring - case study

Domestic abuse is incredibly prevalent, but most people turn a blind eye to it. Our task was to force the

2013 winner: ASOS, Social media/Best leading edge thinking - case study

The WW ASOS Christmas campaign had to help deliver *£X UK sales whilst deepening brand engagement with fashion-loving 20something girls