THE CREATIVE FIELDBOOK / SNS MEDIA TECH

Campaign studies

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Financial services / Date not verifiedDEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Milkar Life Aage Badhaein

PNB MetLife

Make a future intention tangible through a puzzling present-day rehearsal

Make a future intention tangible through a puzzling present-day rehearsal For an original fictional community-radio story, a person carefully practises introducing a song before revealing that they hope to host a short local programme. The rehearsal gives the audience a concrete question and the reveal answers it. Keep the initial action understandable enough to be intriguing rather than random. A small habit can carry more personality than a sweeping statement about dreams. The service's role should enter only after the audience understands what the person wants and what preparation they are already doing independently.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Rehearsal reveal
1766
Financial services / 2021DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Do the Smart Thing

Bharti AXA Life

Make an audience question visible without pretending the offer resolves all uncertainty

Make an audience question visible without pretending the offer resolves all uncertainty For an original fictional museum-access campaign, the question might be whether a visitor can borrow a large-print guide at the entrance. That is specific enough to answer directly. A broad question such as whether everyone will enjoy the visit cannot be resolved by a service feature. Write the question in ordinary language before deciding how to represent it visually. The symbol should shorten the route to comprehension, not conceal an unanswered issue beneath a confident ending or an attractive graphic transformation.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Question as visual device
1767
Financial services / Date not verifiedDEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Zindagi Plus / Thoda Aur Khayaal

Edelweiss Tokio Life

Translate an extra feature into a specific relationship without enlarging its promise

Translate an extra feature into a specific relationship without enlarging its promise For an original fictional tool-library story, the first layer might be borrowing an item and the second a short orientation card for another household member who will use it. The audience must understand the loan before the extra assistance can mean anything. Put the primary function in one clear action. Then introduce the addition as a distinct choice rather than burying both in a single sentimental statement. This sequence makes the extra understandable without requiring viewers to decode a bundle of benefits at once.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Second-layer reveal
1768
Financial services / 2026DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

We’ve Got Your Back

Star Health Insurance

Make a physical surface complete the message while preserving legibility and scope

Make a physical surface complete the message while preserving legibility and scope For an original fictional community notice, the back of a tabletop information card could explain where to find additional help after the front gives the main instruction. The physical turn would then match the information sequence. Start with the audience's movement and the surface's actual affordance. Do not attach a metaphor to a location that people cannot comfortably inspect. The strongest placement idea makes the message easier to understand in that setting, rather than demanding that viewers admire the designer's ingenuity before learning anything useful.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Medium as meaning
1769
Financial services / 2020DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Care Rebrand / Moment of Truth

Care Health Insurance

Explain a new identity through the practical questions existing users need answered

Explain a new identity through the practical questions existing users need answered For an original fictional community centre changing its name, the first question may be whether a booked class is still happening, not whether the new identity looks modern. Put that concern at the centre of the announcement. The organisation can celebrate its new name after making the transition navigable. This is a useful discipline for creative teams: list the decisions an existing participant faces and choose a scene that explains one of them. A new visual identity should not make familiar practical information harder to recognise.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Transition reassurance
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Energy / 2018DEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

Power Your Life Differently: Give Borrowed Anger a New Destination

OVO Energy

A borrowed cultural voice needs a clear new destination, not just enough force to interrupt the audience.

Connect a strong opening to a bounded proposition. Imagine an invented museum exhibition about confusing public notices. An original monologue can begin with a visitor’s frustration, but it should soon identify a concrete problem: contradictory opening times on two signs. Mark the exact sentence where the feeling acquires that destination. If the team cannot find one, it may be relying on volume or attitude instead of an idea. Try reading the ending without the performance. The audience should still be able to name the subject and understand what is being offered.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Cultural reference
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Energy and public engagement / 2015DEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

Pretty Curious: Put a Possible Role Within the Viewer’s Field of View

EDF Energy

A possibility becomes more concrete when the audience can inspect a role, while remaining free to decide whether it interests them.

Make an unfamiliar activity easier to inspect. For an invented exhibition team, a room full of equipment is less informative than a label editor comparing two versions of the same paragraph. Give the viewer a concrete question to follow: which wording makes the object’s purpose clearer? The surrounding space can then provide context rather than spectacle. Select details because they help explain the decision, not because they make the occupation look impressive. This also gives the team a way to judge whether a panoramic treatment contributes anything beyond a conventional sequence of images.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Role exploration
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Energy and arts partnership / 2019DEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

Portraits from the Precipice: Turn One Brief into Many Public Viewpoints

Octopus Energy and Artfinder

A shared brief can connect different voices without requiring each contributor to sound like the commissioning organization.

Connect different voices without erasing their authorship. For an invented local history display, ask what makes an ordinary place memorable rather than requiring every contributor to praise it. A useful question leaves room for different experiences and visual approaches. Before commissioning real work, the organizer would need clear participation terms and a way to handle unsuitable material fairly. In a paper prototype, test the question with invented responses that do not all reach the same conclusion. If the platform works only when every answer supports a predetermined slogan, it is less open than its invitation suggests.

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Home retail / 2024DEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

Sleep Is Our Obsession: Move Expertise Out of the Showroom

Bensons for Beds

A claim of expertise becomes more concrete when the story shows what someone pays attention to, rather than merely calling them an expert.

Explain what care means in a concrete decision. For a fictional notebook workshop, a maker might compare two printed page margins and show how one leaves room for a handwritten note. That is more informative than a montage of serious people inspecting paper. Establish the difference before celebrating the attention given to it. If the detail has no understandable consequence, viewers may admire the care but remain unable to explain the offer. The story should connect a specific observation to a bounded choice rather than imply that every meticulous gesture proves overall excellence.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Visible attention
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Home retail / 2023DEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

Think What a Dreams Bed Could Do: Make the Ordinary Object Build the World

Dreams

A familiar product can become the material of an imaginative world while still remaining recognizable enough to explain the proposition.

Make a familiar object newly noticeable. For an invented pencil campaign, a city drawn from repeated pencils can be interesting because each element remains legible as both building and writing tool. If the transformation hides every recognizable feature, the product connection may require explanation. Identify the minimum cues that must remain: a familiar outline, a functional end or an ordinary scale reference. Then remove decorative elements that compete with those cues. The scene should offer a new way to notice the object, not replace it with an unrelated fantasy that happens to share a colour.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Object repetition
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Home retail / Date not verifiedDEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

The Home of Homes: Give a Broad Range a Story to Travel Through

Dunelm

A broad assortment becomes easier to follow when the audience travels through a need and a selection rather than receiving an undifferentiated catalogue.

Make a broad assortment understandable. For an invented reading table, the need might be to make a weekly list easier to browse. Cards, dividers and a stand become relevant because each could contribute to that task. Begin with the problem before presenting the assortment. Otherwise the sequence risks becoming a parade of attractive objects whose roles are unclear. A clear need gives the audience a basis for comparing options and gives the creative team permission to leave unrelated categories out, even when showing more products would appear to demonstrate a wider range.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Range navigation
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Trade retail / 2022DEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

The Choice of Champions: Give Everyday Skill the Portrait It Deserves

Screwfix

A celebratory portrait is more convincing when the respect comes from a recognizable skill rather than a generic heroic pose.

Make the person’s contribution recognizable. For an invented exhibition-label editor, the useful moment might be checking whether a visitor can distinguish a date from an accession number. A photograph-like drawing of someone concentrating is less specific than a scene showing that comparison. Begin with the judgment, then decide how to represent it. This keeps the portrait from becoming interchangeable with any other profession. The audience should be able to explain something the person notices, not merely conclude that they look serious, busy or unusually determined.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Skilled work
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