Case studies

2021 TMS Awards winner, Heinz

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Heinz Sponsorship of ITV Weather is a creative use of media that probably seems incredibly obvious in hindsight - especially given the results.

2021 TMS Awards commended, Tesco I'm a Celebrity

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Christmas was already the period that makes or breaks a retailer’s year, the time when supermarkets throw everything they have at their biggest and most creative campaigns.

2021 TMS Awards winner, Tesco Supermarket Sweep

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In 2019, Tesco were celebrating their 100th birthday which provided an opportunity to re-assert great value; a metric that had been declining over time.

2021 TMS Awards commended, LADbible Group

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We sought to launch a display video advertising product that addressed some of the key industry issues surrounding inventory transparency and value, questionable view-ability and brand-safety head-on. ​​​​​​​

2021 TMS Awards winner, Starling Bank

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Starling is a truly incredible business. Launched in 2014 as one of the UK’s first ‘challenger banks’ it modelled itself around the needs of the modern consumer.

2021 TMS Awards winner, Essity: Tena

TENA
Not many people want to be associated with TENA. In fact, it’s one of those brands that people do what they can to avoid.

2021 TMS Awards commended, Blue Light Card

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This is the story of how a little-known discount card took on Covid 19, going from 1.8million to 2.9million members in just 7 months: a rise of over 60%.

2021 TMS Awards winner, The National Lottery/Camelot

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You may not know it, but you’ve probably benefited from The National Lottery.

2021 TMS Awards commended, Bodyform/Libresse (ESSITY)

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Libresse/Bodyform has always been a purpose heavyweight. We were the first brand to show period blood in advertising, a breakthrough moment of bravery.

2021 TMS Awards winner, Nationwide

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This paper tells the story of Nationwide Building Society acting on our brand purpose in the trickiest circumstances, in the hardest of years, and when it could have cost us dearly.

2021 TMS Awards commended, Farrow & Ball

Farrow and Ball
During the pandemic, the home decor market in the UK was booming.

2021 TMS Awards commended, Sipsmith

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The beginning of Sipsmith marked the rise of a modern-day gin-aissance, and the two are not a coincidence.

2021 TMS Awards commended, Tesco

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Tesco began planning their 2020 Christmas campaign off the back of three consecutive Christmases of growth.

2021 TMS Awards winner, O2

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The telco industry was facing greater commoditisation than ever before.

Marketing Transformation 2020

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In this report, brought to you by Accenture Interactive and The Marketing Society, we look at The Marketing Society Awards and draw out three defining themes common across the winners.

2020 Brave Awards commended, Cesar

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When Cesar launched matching sweaters for dog owners and their furry best friends in the USA back in 2016, we saw it as a novel, one-time opportunity to create earned media to help sell dog food.

2020 Brave Awards commended, #Drymester

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When Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership asked us to create a campaign – starting in 4 boroughs of Greater Manchester and then, if successful, rolling out to all 10

2020 Brave Awards commended, Dignity Funerals

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As one of the UK’s largest funeral services providers, Dignity Plc is well-established as a caring and thoughtful service provider, able to help people at one of the most difficult times in their lives.

2020 Brave Awards commended, Guinness Storehouse

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In the mid 1990s, the Guinness Hopstore, a museum dedicated to the heritage of the brand, was close to capacity. A small extension could be built, but was a slightly bigger museum what the brand needed?

2020 Brave Awards commended, KFC

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In 2018, KFC was faced with the biggest crisis of its history.

2020 Brave Awards commended, TfL

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In 2000, London transport faced serious problems. Roads were congested, air quality was poor, deaths and serious injuries on the roads were high, and customer experience on public transport was decidedly mixed.