Case studies

2020 Brave Awards winner, Paddy Power

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Gambling addiction is a significant problem in the UK. Meanwhile, betting brands have become addicted to football sponsorship.

2020 Brave Awards winner, Nationwide

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11 million people have less than £100 in savings. That’s a worryingly large amount of people who would struggle to cope financially if they received an unexpected bill.

2020 Brave Awards winner, Guinness Clear

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Guinness Clear is the template for brave, responsible marketing. It’s the story of how, during our biggest sales moment of the year and first year of Six Nations sponsorship...

2019 Brave Awards commended, HSBC

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This is the story of how HSBC made its international brand heritage relevant to the UK again – at a

2019 Brave Awards commended, The Plastic Oceans

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There is a danger lurking in our oceans. Lingering out at sea, just beyond our periphery. A danger which poses

2019 Brave Awards commended, The Truth Project

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This paper shows how our work for The Truth Project offered Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivors the chance to be

2019 Brave Awards Most Inspirational Story, Tesco

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This entry will tell you the story of Laura Rutherford and her son Brody and how, with a little help

2019 Brave Awards commended, Essity

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This is the story of what happens when you decide to tackle taboos in a category. Or, as some haters

2019 Brave Awards Winner, Absolut

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In 2016, Absolut faced a challenge. Craft vodka was stealing share in its biggest markets and as a result, distrust

2019 Brave Awards Winner, John Lewis

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At John Lewis & Partners, an employee is not just an employee – they are a co-owner of the business

2019 Brave Awards Winner, easyJet

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In October 2018, easyJet launched Look&Book: the world’s first-ever photo-based flight search functionality.

Look&Book lets you book a flight simply

2019 Brave Awards commended, Toyota AYGO

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Toyota AYGO: Telling More Personal Campaign Stories On The Fly

This paper is about how hyper-personalisation and a creative use

2019 Brave Awards Grand Prix Winner, Nationwide

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Nationwide’s commitment to diversity in its Voices campaign has defied category conventions and got people talking. When the talk of

2019 Brave Awards Winner, Syft

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Since its founding in late 2015, Syft has sought to drive up standards for employers and jobseekers. As Uber has

2019 Brave Awards Winner, Ella's Kitchen

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This paper tells how baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen overcame a declining market full of ‘me too’ imitators

2019 Brave Awards commended, United Nations

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In an age of growing grassroots activism, many people feel that action happens on the street, not behind the closed

2019 Brave Awards Winner, Scottish Government and NHS

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There are few health checks women hate more than the dreaded smear test.

2019 Brave Awards Winner, Tesco

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Everyone knows that in retail, Christmas is the most important trading period of the year. Especially true if you’re the

2019 Brave Awards commended, o2

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For many years, consumers who wanted to get their hands on the latest tech were often locked into rigid contracts

2019 Brave Awards Winner, Mars

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In this paper, we explore the creative journey that led to the most successful social media campaign from Mars Inc

2019 Brave Awards commended, Dominos

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A year and a half ago we launched the new Domino’s brand platform, The Official Food of Everything. Being the