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Article • Euromonitor Strategy Briefings, October 2017

A regional overview of travel transportation in Asia Pacific, with an analysis of leading companies and brands, country snapshots and forecast projections for the category.

Uber threatened in London stronghold

News • 13 June 2019

After almost a decade of dominance in London’s ride-hailing scene, Uber is facing competition on a number of fronts that could undercut the newly public company and beat it at its own game.

Uber touts cross-promotion for growth

News • 03 June 2019

The first quarterly report since the ride-hailing company filed to go public in May shows that Uber is still haemorrhaging money, but sees bright spots in cross promotions of its services and expansions in new territories.

Uber's sentiment-tracking AI

News • 28 May 2019

Uber, the ride-hailing giant, used artificial intelligence to understand the public’s sentiment toward the brand across the mass of unstructured social data created about it every day, in a way that allowed it to make leadership decisions in ...

How Uber built a real-time sentiment tracker

Article • Sam Peña-Taylor, Event Reports, I-COM Data Creativity Awards, May 2019

Uber, the global ride-hailing platform, put together a system that would allow it to track sentiment in almost real time.

SBB: Employer Branding Campaign

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, DACH, Gold, 2019

National rail company SBB used digital and experiential executions, presenting its current workers as the heroes to attract new employees in Switzerland.

East Midlands Trains: On Track for Brand Fame

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Travel & Tourism, Gold, 2019

East Midlands Trains, a UK train operator, created portraits made from train tickets and a lost property orchestra to drive positive consumer engagement and promote its mobile and lost property services.

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG): BVG x adidas - The Ticket-Shoe

Case Study • SABRE Awards, EMEA, Integrated Marketing, Gold, 2019

BVG, Berlin's public transport system, joined forces with adidas and created a limited edition sneaker with a built-in annual pass, to boost its street credibility in the city.

Careem: Careem - Morocco Content Calendar

Case Study • SABRE Awards, Africa, Northern Africa, Gold, 2019

Careem, a transportation network company, changed negative perceptions of its brand in Morocco by launching three press releases a month to communicate the brand in a positive light.

Uber: Uber Legends

Case Study • Tahaab Rais, Tala Arakji, WARC Awards, Entrant, Effective Content Strategy, 2019

Ride-hailing app Uber used data to create a social and out-of-home campaign to increase rider loyalty and attract new customers in the United Arab Emirates.

Uber India: #JerseyKnowsNoGender

Case Study • Priyanka Borah, WARC Awards, Entrant, Effective Use of Brand Purpose, 2019

Transportation network brand Uber partnered the ICC Women's T20 Cricket World Cup in India for a social media campaign to promote equality and build brand awareness.

GO-JEK focuses on service providers

News • 11 April 2019

In an age of consumer-centricity, Indonesia’s super app GO-JEK has achieved its current position of dominance by focusing equally on service providers, according to a top executive at the company.

Virgin Trains: Hot Spots and Hell Spots

Case Study • Tamara Cross, WARC Awards, Shortlisted, Effective Innovation, 2019

Virgin Trains, the British trains operator, increased journey numbers in the UK by a data-driven, targeted campaign through TV, radio and DOOH.

Uber Canada: Uber Moms

Case Study • AME Awards, AME Awards, Silver, 2019

Uber, the international transportation network company, partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to raise funds to combat drunk driving in Canada.

The rise of the super-app: GO-JEK eyes payments and services domination

Article • Low Lai Chow, Event Reports, Money 20/20 Asia, March 2019

GO-JEK, originally a ride-hailing app and now a service delivery app, has re-imagined the provision of micro-services in key South East Asian markets.

VIA Rail: Data vs. Car

Rankings • WARC Media 100, 2019

VIA Rail, Canada’s national rail passenger service, increased its share of the transportation market through a data-driven integrated campaign.

Behind the Media 100 Rankings: A simple message underpinned by complex data helped Via Rail to woo Canadian motorists

Rankings • Karine Courtemanche, Rankings Articles, March 2019

Via Rail’s campaign, ranked second in the Media 100 rankings, used real-time data to persuade motorists to ditch their vehicles in favour of trains.

As car sales continue to decline, it's time to reconsider the ownership model

Opinion • Belinda Clark, February 2019

In the context of declining sales and increasingly urban populations, is it wise for car brands to continue to pursue an ownership model that lumps the consumer with maintenance and parking costs when they might only use their vehicle once a day.

Enhancing mobile data with understanding of bias and error

Research Paper • Hugh Neffendorf, Chris Wroe, and Aled Davies, International Journal of Market Research, Vol. 60, No. 6, 2018, pp. 635-639

This conference note examines how Transport for London (TFL) and Telefonica have been enhancing their mobile data to better serve transport in the UK capital.

P&O Ferries: What Next - Spontaneity DM

Case Study • Data and Marketing Association, Silver, 2018

P&O, a British cruise line, increased awareness in the UK by sending letters without a destination to prospects and encouraging them to take an adventure.

Network Rail: Always on, so always stay off

Case Study • Data and Marketing Association, Silver, 2018

The Midland Main Line, a major railway line in England, reached 60% of its target audience in the UK with a potentially life-saving message.

Focus on diversity brings purpose and performance for Carnival Corp.

Article • Geoffrey Precourt, Event Reports, ANA Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference, November 2018

Carnival Corp., a company that owns several cruising brands, has seen various beneficial outcomes from its commitment to diversity.

The evolution of smart cities

News • 04 December 2018

The combination of data and technology is crucial to the development of smart cities – one of Admap’s Drivers of Change in 2019 – but their past will dictate much of how that plays out and influence how marketers approach their ...

Network Rail: A new approach to understanding suicide prevention on the Great Britain’s railways

Research Paper • MRS Awards, Winner, Virginia Valentine Award for Cultural Insights, 2018

Network Rail, the owner of most of the railway network in Great Britain, used anthropological and ethnographic research methods to explore railway suicide.

An operating system for the modern megacity

Article • Reynold D’Silva, Admap, December 2018

Details the emergence of megacities – clusters of cities and suburban areas that contain enormous populations – and what marketers need to do to target them.

Transport & tourism