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Beverages / music culture / Date not verifiedDEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

One Second Ads: the music-recognition challenge

Budweiser / AB InBev

Make a tiny format carry a specific task rather than a compressed conventional advertisement.

Connect Budweiser with music fans in a crowded social feed. A tiny execution cannot explain a complex proposition, establish trust and complete a sale at once. Choose one audience action such as recognizing, comparing or predicting. Prototype the action before polishing the brand frame. Ask whether people understand what to do without extra instructions. If they require a paragraph of setup, use a longer format or simplify the task. The constraint is valuable when it concentrates attention, not when it removes necessary meaning.

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Read study, data & creative direction →Music fandom
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Conservation / music / 2024DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Sounds Right: NATURE becomes an artist

Museum for the United Nations – UN Live / Sounds Right

Connect a familiar cultural action to a visible funding route, with the accounting kept separate from the story.

Connect cultural participation to conservation funding. Show the user what their action supports and what it does not guarantee. A stream, a purchase and a donation have different economics and should not be presented as equivalent. Avoid a large outcome claim that depends on assumptions hidden elsewhere. Test whether a participant can explain the funding mechanism after seeing the invitation. If they believe a fixed amount is donated when the amount varies, revise the explanation before increasing reach.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Conservation
783
Telecommunications / fraud awareness / 2024DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Daisy: the AI granny scambaiter

Virgin Media O2

Give a protective brand promise a memorable demonstration while keeping the safe audience action explicit.

Make fraud-awareness advice noticeable and understandable. A campaign protagonist can do something the public should not copy. State the distinction at the moment it is most likely to matter, rather than hiding it in a footer. For a fraud-awareness story, the desired response might be pausing, verifying through an independent channel or reporting a suspicious message. Test recall of that safe step alongside recall of the character. If viewers remember only the stunt, redesign the ending and supporting content.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Fraud awareness
784
Museums / culture / 2024DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

If You’re Into It, It’s in the V&A

Victoria and Albert Museum

Translate a broad collection into highly specific invitations that recognise what people already love.

The museum wanted younger audiences to recognise the relevance of its collection to their interests. Choose a few communities whose interests genuinely intersect with your offer. Write one invitation for each and connect it to a precise destination, such as a collection trail, class or product explanation. Ask community members whether the connection feels illuminating or opportunistic. Avoid measuring success only through clicks on the most famous interest. A smaller group reaching a relevant experience may be more valuable than a large audience discovering that its promised connection is superficial.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Audience relevance
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Healthcare awareness / design / 2022DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

The Unwearable Collection

Boehringer Ingelheim

Use a carefully explained material metaphor to make an overlooked experience easier to discuss.

The campaign addressed limited understanding of the experience of living with generalized pustular psoriasis. Before making an object, write down the experience it represents and the experiences it leaves out. Review that boundary with people who have relevant lived experience and with qualified specialists. Include plain-language interpretation and alternative formats for people who cannot or do not want to view intense imagery. A metaphor can open attention, but it should not replace factual education or turn a varied community into a single dramatic visual stereotype.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Empathy
786
Place marketing / climate awareness / 2021DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Salla 2032: Save Salla

Salla / House of Lapland

Make a distant risk legible through an implausible local future, then reveal the real action clearly.

The campaign sought attention for climate change and its implications for an Arctic community. Identify a valued feature that could be threatened, then imagine an incongruous future use of the place or product. Label the scenario as a communication device and avoid invented scientific projections. Have relevant specialists check the explanatory material. Test whether audiences remember the actual issue after the surprise, because remembering the fictitious event alone can create confusion rather than informed concern. The scenario should simplify the stakes without pretending uncertainty has disappeared.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Future scenarios
787
Packaged food / gaming partnership / 2023DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Cheat Cookies

Oreo / Mondelēz Europe and Xbox

Turn a recognisable product feature into a functional part of a partner’s experience.

The partnership needed a playful connection between a physical snack and gaming culture. Write down what each partner contributes beyond distribution and fame. If removing one logo leaves the experience unchanged, the collaboration may be decorative. Look for an existing product feature that can carry an interaction without compromising its normal use. Prototype with ordinary users before commissioning packaging or inventory. The best physical connection is usually something people can explain in one sentence, not a technical demonstration that requires a brand representative beside it.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Playable products
788
Consumer healthcare / branded entertainment / 2024DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

The Last Barf Bag

Dramamine / Prestige Consumer Healthcare

Build an entertaining story around an overlooked object closely connected to the product’s job.

Dramamine used its anniversary to create a distinctive story about motion-sickness relief. List objects that appear before, during or after the customer problem. Find out whether any have communities, histories or unexpected uses worth exploring. Interview participants without assuming they exist to deliver a punchline. If the world is interesting only because the brand mocks it, choose another approach. A useful adjacent story should still reward attention when the viewer understands that it is sponsored and knows why the company is involved.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Adjacent cultural worlds
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Telecommunications / digital responsibility / 2024DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

A Piece of Me

KPN

Place a specific harmful behaviour inside a culturally credible story, with responsibility directed at the person causing harm.

KPN’s BetterInternet platform sought to address online shaming and non-consensual sharing of intimate images. Specify the action the audience should reconsider and the misconception that permits it. Work with appropriate safeguarding and subject specialists before commissioning emotionally intense content. A clear behaviour gives the creative work a practical purpose and makes evaluation possible. Without that clarity, viewers may feel sadness while retaining the same harmful assumptions. Avoid generalising from one person’s account to every affected person, even when a single narrative is needed for the film.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Digital consent
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Automotive / inclusive mobility / 2024DEEPER STUDY · 6 MIN READ

Cars to Work

Renault Group / CareMakers

Change the timing of access so a customer can cross the barrier that prevents them becoming eligible.

Transport and financing barriers can prevent people starting or keeping employment. Draw the steps a person must complete and identify which step depends on a later one. Validate the sequence through interviews and operational records rather than a memorable slogan alone. Then ask whether the company can remove, defer or substitute a requirement. The most useful intervention may be a smaller administrative change than the campaign initially imagines. Avoid assuming that every barrier is financial or that access to your product is the only possible solution.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Access barriers
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Appliance retail / customer evidence / 2023DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Long Lasting Reviews

Darty

Ask for evidence when the promised benefit can actually be judged, rather than immediately after purchase.

Immediate purchase reviews can say little about an appliance’s durability over time. Write down when a customer could reasonably judge each benefit. Ease of setup, service responsiveness and durability require different observation periods. Send focused questions at the appropriate time rather than repeating the same satisfaction survey. For products with seasonal use, calendar age alone may be misleading. Ask about actual usage and context without making the questionnaire so burdensome that only unusually committed customers complete it.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Evidence timing
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Sportswear retail / community activation / 2023DEEPER STUDY · 5 MIN READ

Rob It to Get It

Distance

Let the participation rule dramatise what the brand values, while designing a safe and inclusive adaptation.

Distance framed the activation as a response to sportswear hype overshadowing sporting use. Identify the behaviour your brand genuinely supports and make it central to a limited activation. Avoid rules that merely favour existing experts or affluent customers. Ask whether someone observing the event would understand the brand value without a long explanation. Then test whether participants experience the rule as motivating or humiliating. The rule is part of the message, so unfairness or confusion cannot be repaired only by better promotional copy.

Evidence note
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Read study, data & creative direction →Rules as communication
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