University of Dundee - Academic brand creation

Dundee University deserves full credit for giving its backing to a challenging but very successful campaign from Frame C, stimulating both the quantity and quality of undergraduate applications.
Agency: Frame CAuthor: George Cumming

University of Dundee – Academic Brand Creation

OVERVIEW

The initial phase of the University of Dundee's foray into advertising resulted in the reversal of a worrying downward spiral in consumer demand (applications). It is now, in tandem with the agency, producing a category-busting focus on brand building – brand building of a scale that is significantly shifting consumer opinion and changing internal behaviour and attitudes within the university.

This is an important case study as it demonstrates the following learning:

  • the value of understanding young people

  • the value of a compelling and...

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