Europe | WARC

Case Study • Case Studies on WARC, 2018

Discount supermarket Lidl grew sales of its fresh fruits and vegetables by championing its lettuce and turning it into a pop-culture icon in Portugal.

Lidl: Lettuce

Rankings • WARC Effective 100, 2020

Lidl, a supermarket brand, increased fresh produce sales in Portugal by creating a humorous campaign video that gave people the courage they needed through the tag line ‘you are a lettuce from Lidl’.

Boosting fan engagement: Combining biometrics and machine-learning to monitor and boost fan engagement to sport broadcasts

Research Paper • Pedro Almeida and Nuno Miranda, ESOMAR, Congress, 2019

MindProber, an automated consumer neuroscience company, and Eleven Sports, a leading European sports OTT broadcaster, monitored the reactions of a panel of hundreds of fans of the UEFA Champions League games, allowing the broadcaster to improve product optimization and commercial efficacy.

Big Fish - Off the hook creativity: Future Presidents

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

Non-profit organisation the Helpo Association used a variety of press, digital and experiential executions to raise awareness of its work to audiences in Portugal.

ASICS Click-to-Map

Case Study • MMA Smarties, Silver, Spain, 2018

ASICS, a sports footwear and equipment company, increased sales and awareness of its new shoe collection by launching an interactive online catalogue ad, which displayed where to find the nearest store.

Visa: Confederations Cup – Turning the warm-up into a scoring opportunity

Case Study • Diana Lopes, Rob Sellars, WARC Awards, Entrant, Effective Content Strategy, 2018

Financial services company Visa employed a creative content strategy in Russia to drive relevance and distinction among a younger audience.

Sonae Sierra MyCourt – New paradigms in shopping centers: Developing different and meaningful retail spaces

Research Paper • Alisson Ávila, Diogo Teixeira, Rafael Pelote and Tatiana Abreu Romão, ESOMAR, Global Qualitative, November 2017

Sonae Sierra, an international retail estate company, conducted research to gain insights into shoppers' eating habits and environments in order to improve its food courts.

Magnum: Pink and Black

Case Study • European Association of Communications Agencies, Bronze, Euro Effies, 2016

This case study explains how Magnum, the ice cream brand, launched a new product in Europe by associating moods and flavours.

Babybel: Mini Babybel

Case Study • European Association of Communications Agencies, Bronze, Euro Effies, 2016

This case study explains how Babybel, the snacking cheese, created a new brand character to engage children and teenagers in Europe.

Deloitte: A way to explain the state budget that even kids can understand

Case Study • SABRE Awards, Gold, EMEA, Iberia, 2016

Tax firm Deloitte Portugal managed to differentiate itself from competition by using kids to explain the state budget.

Europe online adspend tops TV

News • 12 May 2016

LISBON: Online advertising expenditure in Europe has passed that on television for the first time, according to new data from IAB Europe.

Exploring fieldwork effects in a mobile CATI survey

Research Paper • Paula Vicente, International Journal of Market Research, Vol. 59, No. 1, 2017, pp. 57-76

This study explores the effects of call attempts and time periods on call outcomes and sample composition.

The best times to call in a mobile phone survey

Research Paper • Paula Vicente, International Journal of Market Research, Vol. 57, No. 4, 2015, pp. 555-570

Establishing contact with the sample units is an important part of the survey response process, and an efficient calling schedule is critical to achieve high response rates.

Queer Lisboa Festival: Film - 'Coming Out' (Portugal)

Rankings • WARC Creative 100, 2015

Contains the film creative 'Coming Out' for Queer Lisboa Festival by the agency Fuel Lisboa in Portugal.

Onglyza: The Hyposimulator

Case Study • Simon Stebbing, WARC Prize for Innovation, Entrant, Warc Prize for Innovation, 2014

This case study describes how Onglyza, a diabetes medication developer, targeted doctors with an immersive simulator experience to enable doctors to experience hypoglycaemic events.

The impact of event sponsorship on Portuguese children's brand image and purchase intentions: The moderator effects of product involvement and brand familiarity

Research Paper • Isabel Simões and Luisa Agante, International Journal of Advertising, Vol. 33, No. 3, 2014, pp. 533-556

The goal of this study is to understand the influence of event sponsorship on children and their ability to fully understand its persuasive intent.

Compeed: Buzzing Compeer Out!

Case Study • Luisa Rodrigues, WARC Prize for Social Strategy, Entrant, 2014

This case study explains how Compeed, a foot care brand owned by Johnson & Johnson, developed a content based word of mouth campaign in Portugal which presented the product as helping women to create memories.

Oliveira da Serra

Case Study • Design Business Association, Silver, Design Effectiveness Awards 2013

This campaign – an example of a challenger brand taking on a dominant rival – describes how Oliveira da Serra raised sales in the Portuguese olive oil category that had been hitherto dominated by Gallo.

Brother International Europe: 141%

Case Study • European Association of Communications Agencies, Silver, Euro Effies, 2012

Brother, the printer manufacturer, needed to increase its retail distribution and grow its low level of brand awareness, especially in the UK, France and Germany.

Directorate-General Health & Consumers (DG SANCO): Ex-smokers are Unstoppable

Case Study • European Association of Communications Agencies, Gold, Best innovative use of print Award, Euro Effies, 2012

Rather than offer a direct anti-smoking message, this campaign celebrates the ability of ex-smokers to stay away from tobacco.

Nikon: The Nikon 1 Launch Campaign

Case Study • European Association of Communications Agencies, Silver, Euro Effies, 2012

Nikon, the Japanese camera manufacturer, needed to win a new audience of young mothers and child-less, design-literate consumers with its launch of the Nikon 1 smart camera model.

N-Series: Asus & Intel

Case Study • European Association of Communications Agencies, Silver, Euro Effies, 2012

This case study outlines the campaign by ASUS, the manufacturer of netbook PCs, to grow awareness of its brand and increase sales amongst PC users.

The Body Shop: Stop sex trafficking of children and young people

Case Study • Design Business Association, Gold, Design Effectiveness Awards 2012

The Body Shop, the cosmetics and personal care retailer, was well known for its pioneering campaigns for good causes.

Boots Laboratories: Serum 7

Case Study • Design Business Association, Bronze, Design Effectiveness Awards 2012

Boots launched its Boots Laboratories master brand across Europe (in France, Spain, Italy and Portugal) with this campaign.

How the eurozone crisis could end - and the opportunities for business

Article • Andrew Curry and Matthew Lynn, The Futures Company, Future Perspectives, Future of the eurozone, February 2012

‘The Future of the Eurozone’ outlines the challenges of a single-currency economy, specifically the trade deficit between Germany and the GIPSIs – Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland.