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Following a recent acquisition, Nestlé wanted to create a new masterbrand for its Purina pet division with the aim of becoming market leader in Australia's speciality petcare accessories category. The challenge was to evolve the category from an uninspiring collection of functional, hard-to-navigate products, and engage pet owners in the value of its offerings (which spanned grooming, tethering and bedding). Nestlé Purina's resulting PetLife brand took insights from human personal care products, based around the belief that pet owners buying into the premium range would expect the same level of quality for their pet as they would for themselves. Visually, a sophisticated grey hero colour was chosen for the master brand and strong typography used to create an identifiable architecture for the range. The concept of 4-step grooming simplified the proposition at point of sale, appealing to consumers and retailers alike. A bespoke solution was developed for the bedding range, breaking category conventions. Following launch, overall brand growth hit 284% year-on-year, establishing Nestlé Purina as category leader.

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Pedigree Adoption Drive is an annual initiative by Pedigree, the Mars-owned petfood brand, to help promote the plight of homeless dogs in New Zealand. The 2011 initiative, Doggelganger, utilised human to canine facial recognition software that connected real homeless dogs with real people, encouraging adoption, or donation if adoption wasn't possible. Over 3.7m users visited the site in a six-week period, US$130,000 was raised through donations and dog adoptions were up 112% from the previous year.

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Pedigree Dog Food had a long-term partnership with dog shelters in New Zealand, which were full to record levels. The brand launched a campaign aiming to increase donations to shelters by 10% and dog adoptions by 10%. A piece of bespoke software called the Doggelganger was created, which scanned the user's photo and matched them with a look-alike shelter dog. An owned media site was the hub of online interactio with the campaign as a whole designed to promote sharing via social media. It was also publicised using paid online ads, TV and PR. As a result donations increased by 210%, dog adoptions grew by 112% and over 2m people interacted with the Doggelganger site.

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This case study outlines how MARS Petcare embarked on the biggest PEDIGREE Adoption Drive in Australia's history, to combat the view that shelter dogs can be unfit as domestic pets and people find visiting shelter homes an unpleasant experience. Budget was focused on digital and social media, and all the shelter dogs in the country were centralised online to allow people to search by breed, size and location, thus simplifying the adoption process. Those who couldn't adopt could 'like' a dog on a Facebook page, which donated a can of dog food to the home shelter. Additionally a phone app was created and an activation event held on Bondi Beach. This campaign led to a 36% increase in shelter dogs adopted - over 2,200 dogs every month.

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The Pedigree Adoption Drive has three core objectives: to raise awareness of the plight of homeless dogs; increase adoptions in the process; and to generate donations for dog shelters. In New Zealand, Pedigree recognised that some of the happiest dogs and owners share similar features, personality traits and body types. This led to a partnership with global technology giant, NEC to develop Doggelganger; human to canine pairing software, designed to connect homeless dogs to their human doubles. The execution resonated with over 3,700,000 users visiting the site in a six-week period compared with the previous year's campaign site that received 9,000 visits. Over 1.5 million Doggelgangers were shared on social media platforms building awareness to the point where the US, UK, Germany, Brazilian and South African markets have all requested Doggelganger for their 2012 Pedigree Adoption Drive.

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Double Duty Cat Litter was the number three brand in its category. This campaign aimed to boost share by highlighting the brand's odour neutralising properties. Consumer attitudes towards cat odour were measured through a range of research techniques, including a two-week in-home trial, focus groups and in-depth ethnography interviews. Insights derived from this research led to the development of a campaign strategy: to shift responsibility from the consumer to the litter in controlling faeces odour - not just urine odour. Media spend was divided between TV, mass reach print title and websites popular among female cat owners aged 25 to 49 - the target audience. Following the launch of the campaign, Arm & Hammer attained the number two position in the clumping segment of the litter category.

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Bridgepoint saw they needed to complete the Pets at Home package with a flagship store in the south of England. 20/20 were commissioned to develop concepts for the new store. Looking to reflect future growth potential within the UK pet market and beyond, 20/20 concentrated on developing specific departments identified as key growth areas, including a reptile enclosure and aquatic centre. They also created a new woodlands zone to enhance the live pet experience by presenting animals in more natural habitats. The sale of reptiles increased by 569%, small pets by 245% and aquatics by 38%.

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Pedigree, the petfood brand owned by Mars, wanted to grow the market for packaged dogfood by attracting new users who were likely to stick to the first petfood brand they bought. Working with Havas Media, the brand owner developed a unified approach to 13 markets in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The core idea of the campaign was to encourage consumers to adopt dogs and a combination of television and social media channels was employed to reach out and communicate to consumers. A key element was the creation of branded content in the form of a 30-minute reality TV show, My Ideal Dog, produced with Discovery Networks, the broadcaster.The show followed individual stories of dog adoption. Viewers were also encouraged to follow each dog's story and to share their reactions on social media sites. The campaign helped generate an 8 per cent rise in sales, and increased levels of penetration and awareness.This case study also outlines increases in search activity and reach generated during the campaign.

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KC&S wanted to generate leads for its line of dog food created exclusively for small dogs. A mailing went out to prospects with a free sample and coupon for Gourmet Dog. It also included an invitation for recipients to write a thank-you note to their dog on a special site. A simple online form collected basic dog information in exchange for a chance to win a dog portrait by a renowned studio. Follow-up emails named winners and asked recipients to tell their friends with small dogs to register on the site as well. More than three-quarters of the initial prospects visited the site.

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The WHISKAS Dry campaign for Mars New Zealand reversed a six year decline and combated the problems posed by a 15% price increase and 8% reduction in distribution. The strategy focused on an emotional message rather than a rational one: "despite all the things your cat doesn’t love about you, he’ll still love you if you feed him new WHISKAS Dry." Results showed loyalty almost double and have 48% of consumers switching from WHISKAS' main competitor, One.