John Lewis: The Bear & The Hare

This case study describes a Christmas campaign by UK department store retailer John Lewis, which was built around an emotional TV ad.

John Lewis: The Bear & The Hare

adam&eveDDB, Manning Gottlieb OMD

Executive Summary

John Lewis - The Bear & The Hare

This paper tells the story of the 2013 John Lewis Christmas Campaign. It was the most ambitious marketing communications undertaken by the retailer to date.

John Lewis the home of 'thoughtful gifting', where shoppers can find the gifts that demonstrate just that little bit more thought than they could elsewhere.

The creative platform for the 2013 marketing campaign leveraged this truth - Give someone a Christmas they'll never forget.

And the creative idea focused on the joy of experiencing...

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