Case studies

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 gradually and progressively loses its identity and its meaning.
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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 to create fairer trading links resulting in a better deal for those at the end of international supply chains.
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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 another, in a powerful gesture of reconciliation and hope.
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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 changes the industry had ever seen.
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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 preceding Olympics. Their activity was much more than broadcast sponsorship of the coverage of the Games themselves.
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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 Weve.
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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 issue onto the national agenda: a huge objective, magnified further by the tiny £30,000 budget.
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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 and driving advocacy.
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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 - yes, there were one-off successes, but there was an underlying theme that identified what Paddy Power stands for or why people should care.
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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 established their reputation as the leading marketing awards in the UK over the last 30 years.
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