Case studies

2013 winner: Paddy Power, Brand Activation - case study

At the start of 2012, you'd have been forgiven for not being able to remember any Paddy Power campaigns -

Marketing Excellence: best case studies 2012-2013

The Marketing Society's Excellence Awards, in association with Marketing, sets the standard of marketing excellence in the UK, having

2013 award winner: ASOS, Content Marketing/Best Leading Edge Thinking

The WW ASOS Christmas campaign had to help deliver £XM UK sales (confidential) whilst deepening brand engagement with fashion-loving 20something

New Microsoft research: technology and the home

We’ve released a new piece of research entitled, ‘Families’, investigating the role of technology in the average UK family home

What Works Where in B2B marketing across China, UK & US?

The Marketing Society launched the B2B stream in 2010 to develop and grow a community of business-to-business marketers to share

CMO-CIO disconnect

Chief Marketing Officers and CIOs must work more closely together than ever before to deliver relevant customer experiences.

The beliefs

2013 winner: DCLG, Not for profit - case study

Fire Kills is a Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) marketing campaign which aims to reduce the number of

2013 highly commended: KFC, Social Media Marketing - case study

This is a case study about how KFC got an audience to listen when they were ignoring new product news

2013 winning case study: McLaren, Brand Extension - hear their story

Ferrari. Lamborghini.

Even their names, written simply in black and white evoke strong emotions.

In an industry defined by desirability

2013 winning case study: Notcutts, CRM & Finance Director's Prize

Notcutts Garden Centre

Improving value for customers

In 2009 the UK Garden Centre Retail market was characterised at a chain level by undifferentiated

2013 highly commended: Olympic Delivery Authority, Customer Insight - case study

During the London 2012 Olympics, 12.5 million spectators and 25,000 athletes and officials were expected on the transport network, enough

Ofcom's latest report shows TV is blooming

Ofcom’s new Communications Market Report 2013 is a must-read if you are in media. This is proper research and is

2013 winner: Midlands Co-op, New Employee Engagement - case study

Midlands Co-operative

Mission to success

Midlands Co-operative Society’s ‘Mission Firefly’ employee engagement campaign breathed new life into a tired initiative, ‘Helping Hands’

Turbulence for the CMO and four priorities for a smooth ride

As CMOs steer through the rough waters of the complex and challenging global marketplace, one thing is certain: not enough

B2B marketers at the top table

Just three of the reasons why 73% of UK B2B marketers agree that their role has become more challenging over

2012: A year in TV by Thinkbox

thinkbox a year in tv 2012

Last year we all saw incredible content like the Olympics bringing people together to emerging trends like multi-screening making TV

2013 winner: LOVEFiLM, New Brand/ highly commended E-commerce - case study

Accepting the challenge

At the end of 2011, Netflix announced they would be launching in the UK and the long-standing

2013 winner: Channel 4, Customer Insight - case study

Are we equal yet?

Channel 4 has a public remit to champion alternative voices and make us see the world

2013 highly commended: Subway Subcard, CRM - case study

Subway Subcard

Our 2012 SUBWAY® SUBCARD® CRM programme was a carefully-­phased, multi-­layered CRM programme that, despite being built from scratch from the

2013 highly commended: EDF Energy, Marketing comms - case study

EDF Energy overcame the restrictions and hostility towards the energy category, to create transformative communications in 2012.

The role of

2013 highly commended: Unilever Flora Cuisine, Brand Extension - case study

The Challenge

Flora is one of the best-known brands in Britain. However, in recent years, it had faced significant threats