Opinion
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Sam Peña-Taylor, January 2021
The backlash against the popular messaging app’s privacy policy changes won’t destabilise either WhatsApp nor parent firm Facebook, but it points to the high cost of trust when you haven’t built it – Sam Peña-Taylor.
News
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21 January 2021
Products worth almost $250 billion were sold last year through WeChat, the Chinese messaging app, more than double the year before.
News
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21 January 2021
TikTok owner ByteDance has launched a new payment tool as it expands its e-commerce business and takes on the two market leaders in China’s mobile payment sector.
News
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21 January 2021
Tubi, the streaming service owned by Fox, reported a sharp rise in viewership during 2020 and a near doubling of streaming hours; it now has 33 million monthly active users.
Article
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Brian Carruthers, WARC Exclusive, January 2021
Research by InSites Consulting has uncovered shifting consumer attitudes towards issues around sustainability.
News
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21 January 2021
Procter & Gamble, the consumer packaged goods manufacturer, believes that a variety of habits that have taken root during the COVID-19 pandemic will have long-term staying power.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Sainsbury's, a UK supermarket brand, launched a gamified campaign that motivated people to build up their Nectar points and spend them on their big Christmas shop at Sainsbury's.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
BT TV, a subscription TV service, brought its flexibility to life by pranking cinema-goers to make people take notice.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Grand Prix, 2020
BT Sport, a group of pay television sports channels, collaborated with Google Cloud, Opta and Squawka to write the script for the entire 2019/20 season using artificial intelligence.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Rockwool, a British mineral wool insulation manufacturer, saw unprecedented levels of engagement with its video-based campaign The 7 Strengths of Stone.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
World Animal Protection (WPA), an animal welfare organisation, set out to pressure travel industry giants to stop promoting dolphin entertainment with its campaign Don't Be Fooled by a Smile.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
The Guardian, a British newspaper, launched its campaign Hope is Power with the target of reaching two million paying supporters by 2022.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Toyota, an automotive brand, used hyper-personalised emails to pull consumers back to its service centres in the UK, consequently driving revenue of more than £5m.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
The Guardian, a British newspaper, boosted sales in Berlin, Germany, by 84%.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Scania, a manufacturer of commercial vehicles, increased web traffic and achieved an ROI of £220:1 with its compelling campaign that took consumers on an online journey.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Paypal, an online payments brand, shone a light on the utility and ubiquity of its payment product range during a time of disruption for communities and families.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Churchill Insurance, an insurance company, targeted younger family audiences with a mindfulness podcast, that was listened to over 54,000 times and was used as a mindfulness resource by the NHS.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
ODEON Cinemas, a cinema company, set out to extend the emotive, joyful experience of a cinema visit all the way from the ticket booking journey to the point of consideration.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Titan Travel, a travel agency, used personalised travel brochures to drive sales and revenue in the UK.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
NHS England, a healthcare service, encouraged more people to consider a career in nursing by using real nurses and patients in its campaign.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Hyperoptic, an internet service provider, boosted its share of the UK broadband market with a world-first use of algorithms by developing a hyper-optimum bidding strategy.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Sainsbury's, a UK supermarket brand, increased brand loyalty by awarding Top Buyer recognition badges to frequent customers.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Sainsbury's, a British supermarket brand, transformed its store into 'Signsbury's' to raise awareness of British Sign Language (BSL).
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Klarna, a financial services brand, launched the world's first bot-free sneaker raffle as part of its campaign Heartbeats 4 Sneakers, generating huge PR and views on YouTube.
Case Study
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DMA (UK), Gold, 2020
Tommee Tippee, a feeding bottle and childcare brand, launched its campaign Nipplevision: a baby bottle campaign that showed parents what they could do rather than telling them what they should do.