John Lewis: Galvanising 25,000 employees to become social media advocates for one of the most loved brands in the UK

John Lewis & Partners, the department store chain, placed its brand into the hands of its 25,000 employees to see an 179% increase in conversion on website product pages in the UK.

Executive Summary

At John Lewis & Partners, an employee is not just an employee - they are a co-owner of the business. To reflect this importance, in September 2018 we embarked upon a rebrand and changed from 'John Lewis' to 'John Lewis & Partners'.

To communicate this shift we saw social media as a core channel to leverage, giving our Partners a way to engage directly with customers. The challenge was how could we harness a work-force of 25,000 Partners to represent the business and do so without the obvious risks? This launched an initiative called #WeArePartners.

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