Allianz Retro campaign

This case study describes how Allianz Germany, the market-leading insurance company in Germany, used nostalgia and its old ads to fight back against losing customers and awareness.

Allianz Retro campaign

Principal authors: Gordon Euchler, Benjamin Pleißner and Marei Wilke, Ogilvy Germany

The background

Allianz Germany - a household name that is losing customers

Allianz is by far the market leader in the German insurance market. As a matter of fact, every 4th German is a customer of this 30 billion € business1. Despite its established position Allianz is losing more customers than it is winning.

Whoever wins in the fast changing property & casualty market will win the future

The property & casualty sector is a key factor in Allianz's performance. It...

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