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Any agency or media owner can submit case studies to our team and these 138 are the strongest we have received, with the most recent case studies at the top of this page. If you're interested in more digital marketing case studies then review our complete case study library. If you're interested in submitting case studies then email our case studies manager to find out more CaseStudies@DigitalTrainingAcademy.com.
Second screen case study: Co-operative Electrical links live TV to eBay ads
The Co-operative Electrical partnered with eBay to run an advertising campaign to coincide with the final of the show of The Great British Bake Off. This case study looks at how the retailer saw its click through rate leap 67% for the hour during the show and by 133% for the hour immediately after the show ended.
07/03/2016 | Full story...
Mobile case study: KFC location tech tempts consumers away from its competitors
Back in October 2015, KFC used mobile location technology to tempt consumers into its restaurants and away from competitors in a campaign to promote its new burrito food range.
25/02/2016 | Full story...
Email case study: HouseTrip triples open rates with contextualised targetting
HouseTrip used a smart email camapign to to drive incremental bookings by engaging with potential holidaymakers through tailored emails. This case study looks at how the holiday rental marketplace boosted open rates by a factor of three.
25/02/2016 | Full story...
Politics case study: How smart social targeting helped Conservatives win the UK election
Social media is playing an ever-more important role in politics, and recent research in the UK reveals how one party applied smart digital targeting to focus digital media spend in key marginal constituencies.
27/01/2016 | Full story...
Gourmet Burger Kitchen pulls anti-vegan ads after social media backlash
Gourmet Burger Kitchen sparked controversy this week after a series of poster ads in London led to a social media backlash for criticising vegetarians.
@gbkburgers Loved GBK but apparently we're not welcome #vegetarian #vegan #resistanceisfutile #ieatgrasswiththem pic.twitter.com/jRY7cdyhtz
— EleanorRudd (@EleanorRudd) January 16, 2016
21/01/2016 | Full story...
Case study: Clash of the Clans wins Super Bowl with Liam Neeson Taken spoof
One of the big Super Bowl ads to air during half-time was a hilarious bit featuring Liam Neeson spoofing his super-spy role in Taken, Bryan Mills. The ad went on to become a massive hit on YouTube, getting 80 million views for SuperCell’s Clash of the Clans mobile game.
03/12/2015 | Full story...
Case study: Sainsbury wakes up Mog the Cat for Christmas Calamity
A year after its controversial advert showing a Christmas Day truce on the Western Front, Sainsbury's called upon the powers of children's writer Judith Kerr to create a heart-warming Christmas ad that rivaled John Lewis' festive campaign.
03/12/2015 | Full story...
Social influencer case study: #CadburyCraveyard brings old bars back from the dead
For Halloween 2015, Cadbury’s brought back one of its old chocolate bars back from the dead with a social media vote. This case study looks at how the brand generated huge interest on Twitter, with a little unexpected help from a celebrity influencer.
Tweet ‘Marble’ + #CadburyCraveyard & you could unwrap one of 100 resurrected bars! T&Cs https://t.co/DWLQoghFiY pic.twitter.com/ojlIzcfMOS
— Cadbury Ireland (@CadburyIreland) October 29, 2015
11/11/2015 | Full story...
Programmatic case study: Telegraph partners DoubleClick to boost ad revenues 126%
The Telegraph worked with Google’s Doubleclick to simplify its automated ad trading systems. This case study looks at how the UK newspaper got a 126% year-on-year increase in ad revenue through programmatic ads on its website.
29/10/2015 | Full story...
Email case study: Oak Furniture Land uses geo-targeting boosts revenue 30%
Oak Furniture Land wanted a new digital campaign that linked its online presence with its 62 stores around the UK. This case study shows how the furniture retailer made smart use of localised targeting to boost revenue by 30% year on year.
09/09/2015 | Full story...
EE proves search ads drive in-store sales
Proving the link between online ads and offline sales is the holy grail of digital marketing. This case study shows how geo-marketing testing with Google, Mobile network EE was able to research its customers path to purchase and found that for every 1 online sale driven through search, it drove an additional 2.6 offline in-store sales.
03/09/2015 | Full story...
Search marketing case study: Kleenex boosts sales 40% using Google flu data
How do you use Google to tell when someone will catch a cold? This innovative search marketing campaign from Kleenex used keyword data to pinpoint cities nationally with flu outbreaks in real time, boosting tissue sales 40% with a little help from Doctor Google…
19/08/2015 | Full story...
Search case study: How Sky improved the quality of its customer support journey
Sky is the UKs leading telecommunications company, providing top class television, telephone and broadband internet services to consumers. In order to maintain a quality driven customer support journey, Sky worked with Greenlight to ensure that a relevant and useful help and support page was highly visible for all consumer search queries.
22/07/2015 | Full story...
Cashless payment fail: Chaos at festival as system crashes
In a stark reminder of the perils of having a digital-only plan, a UK music festival plunged into chaos in June 2015 as its cashless payment system failed- leaving music fans unable to buy food or drink and being forced to queue for hours.
25/06/2015 | Full story...
Ecommerce case study: Luxury beauty site boosts sales by third with ‘lucky egg’
LatestinBeauty.com increased sales by a third following a new type of campaign, which lets retailers to run a promotion without discounting. This case study looks at how the luxury beauty site used a gamification element to boost win customers over and boost brand presence online.
18/06/2015 | Full story...
Paid search case study: How Dixons Carphone drove uplift in reach by 135% in just nine months
Dixons Carphone, the company that owns Currys and PC World, dominates the UK market for White Goods, computing and consumer electronics. This case study looks at how the firm worked with Greenlight to optimise paid search campaigns, improving increase in reach by 135%.
17/06/2015 | Full story...
Reactive marketing case study: How brands welcomed Princess Charlotte
As social media continues to grow as one of the main platforms brands use to interact with consumers, real time and reactive marketing have become a way for brands to capitalise on current affairs and trends to spread their message.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a daughter at 8.34am.
— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015
07/05/2015 | Full story...
Beach Body wars: Controversial posters spark social media backlash
A London poster ad featuring a bikini-clad model next to the words "Are you beach body ready?" has sparked a social media backlash. But it also made Protein World, the company behind the campaign, around £1m in sales within just four days. This case study looks at the one of the most controversial ads on the year and asks whether there really is no such thing as bad publicity…
30/04/2015 | Full story...
Mobile marketing case study: Orange Wednesdays – the world’s longest running mobile marketing campaign comes to an end
Wednesday 25th February 2015 marked the end of Orange Wednesdays, one of the most successful sponsorship and reward programmes ever seen. The deal, which gave customers on the Orange (and subsequently EE) mobile network two for one cinema tickets on a Wednesday was launched over a decade ago. The campaign was highly successful in terms of brand awareness and customer retention for the mobile network.
05/03/2015 | Full story...
Gaming case study: Paddy Power makes online optimisation less of a gamble
Paddy Power places huge emphasis on the importance of data – and relies on its heritage in this area to inform its optimisation campaigns. This case study looks at how the bookmaker worked with Maxymiser to turn the fast-pased world of betting into a succesful personalised experience for its customers.
05/03/2015 | Full story...
Digital marketing case study – This Girl Can, Sport England’s campaign to get women active
This Girl Can is a nationwide campaign by Sport England to inspire women and girls to get moving, get active and exercise. There is a huge gap between the amount of men and women doing sport because millions of women and girls are afraid to exercise of fear of judgement. The campaign has a strong empowering message to feel comfortable working out regardless of shape, size or age whilst celebrating women in sport.
12/02/2015 | Full story...
Food case study: Walkers ‘Do Us a Flavour’ gets web buzzing about crisps
In 2008, Walkers crisps renewed customers interest in new flavours by revamping its traditional brand development process and getting consumers deeply involved in product development. The campaign was a huge success with over 1 million flavour suggestions, 4.3 million visits to the walkers.co.uk site (with four to nine minutes spent on site) and saw year on year sales growth increase by 68%. Building on this, Walkers decided to re-launch the campaign in 2014 with the eventual winner, winning a £1 million cash prize.
12/02/2015 | Full story...
Case study: Cottages4you gets 957% ROI with follow up messages
In December 2013 Triggered Messaging and cottages4you worked together to introduce a browse and cart abandonment strategy which went live in early January 2014. Cart abandonment is a challenge that faces every organisation selling online, but it is dependent on visitors placing items in their basket. Crucially, it doesn’t’ take in to account the often larger number who simply browse and leave. This case study looks at how “For every £1 invested with Triggered Messaging it has returned £9.57.
03/02/2015 | Full story...
FMCG case study: Weetabix targets ‘mummy bloggers’ in ‘Weetabuddies’ campaign
In January 2015, Weetabix launched a £5.5m multi-channel push featuring 'Weetabuddies' characters to encourage more families and kids to the breakfast cereal brand. This case study looks at how the food brand created a fun interactive campaign that got parents onside while encouraging kids to play with their food (in a good way).
19/01/2015 | Full story...
Ecommerce case study: Britax boosts car seat sales with digital optimisation strategy
Back in 2012, car seat firm Britax saw its target audience were rapidly moving online. In response, the brand worked with Shopatron to produce a holistic digital strategy that embraced click and collect, mobile commerce and inventory optimisation. This case study looks at how the UK brand made smart use of technology to get a sales increase of over 150% each month when compared to the same month in the prior year.
13/01/2015 | Full story...
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