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WARC Best Practice, October 2019
Explores the current thinking and writing on the effectiveness of online video, and the different ways in which they can be effective: emotional or informative, long or short.
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WARC Best Practice, July 2019
Explores the current reading and thinking on the topic of online video audiences, which are increasingly shifting to mobile - here, brand messaging is largely unwelcome, necessitating exceptional creative and controllable ads.
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WARC Category Intelligence, January 2019
Global strategies, campaign updates and trends in the use of online video.
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Dominic Twose, WARC Best Practice, May 2017
This article explains how brands can create video creative that is engaging and brand-centric in order to reward viewers with relevance or entertainment and prevent early skipping.
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WARC Best Practice, February 2017
This article offers guidance and advice on how to select the right format and delivery channel for video ad campaigns, and which metrics to use to measure awareness, engagement and conversions.
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Julian Saunders, WARC Best Practice, July 2016
This article provides best practices for developing a content strategy on the most visited online video platform in the world, allowing brands to engage a different culture from the mainstream and find a place in the 'everything channel'.
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Tangrams Strategy & Effectiveness Awards, Bronze, 2019
HSBC, a banking brand, increased penetration and sign ups for its Visa Platinum credit card in Singapore by launching a social experiment film and targeted media that showed the importance of spending quality time with your family.
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Tangrams Strategy & Effectiveness Awards, Bronze, 2019
Standard Chartered Bank, a banking brand, increased applications for its Simply Cash Visa Card in Hong Kong by launching an algorithm agent that provides personalised, targeted content based on the viewing habits of young consumers.
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Tangrams Strategy & Effectiveness Awards, Gold, 2019
Foxtel, a pay TV brand, created a game-changing campaign to encourage people to pay for a product they'd previously enjoyed for free in Australia.
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Research on WARC, November 2019
This GroupM report recaps the pre-sale, warm-up and breakout periods of key e-commerce players in China like Tmall and JD, who are seeking market growth from new users, new categories, new consumption occasions, and new content.
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14 November 2019
Despite its launch day glitches, the arrival of Disney+ promises to transform the SVOD market in a way that this month’s earlier launch of Apple TV+ will not.
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Jenny Chan, WARC Exclusive, November 2019
Singles' Day 2019, akin to Cyber Monday or Black Friday in the US, has raked in more cash in the bank than 2018 and hit US$38.4 billion in gross merchandise volume worldwide, though the GMV number doesn't tell the complete story.
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12 November 2019
XFINITY, a unit of Comcast that provides cable television and internet services, identified an opportunity to reach people with an unrivaled passion for live content by connecting with fans of reality TV.
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Stephen Whiteside, Event Reports, 4A's Strategy Festival, October 2019
XFINITY, the cable TV and online services brand, engaged an audience of millions with a campaign that drew on the mass appeal of reality television.
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WARC Best Practice, November 2019
This article explores the current thinking and writing on TV audiences - a group of people once defined by the use of one stable, popular medium, which has now fragmented forcing a re-evaluation of audience measurement.
Case Study
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MMA Smarties, Silver, X (Global), 2019
Doritos, the snack brand, successfully launched its new Cool and Hot product globally, by introducing it through a 360-degree custom mobile video campaign.
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MMA Smarties, Silver, X (Global), 2019
Mirinda, a soft-drinks brand, increased sales and consumer awareness through the use of a music video-led campaign that sought to unite opposing Vietnamese consumers over a glass of soda.
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MMA Smarties, Bronze, X (Global), 2019
OMO, a detergent brand, successfully increased its positive brand metrics and market share by launching a mobile advertising campaign that alerted Vietnamese parents about the time they spent online.
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Best Media Strategy, Consumer Products, Others, 2019
Surf Excel, a laundry detergent brand, connected with affluent mothers in India by reframing failure as a journey that encourages learning.
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Best Media Research/Analytics, Best use of Analytics/Data Technology , 2019
A smart targeting strategy, using a holistic audience segmentation statistical model, helped increase daily active users for Google Maps in India.
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MMA Smarties, Bronze, X (Global), 2019
Mercado Libre, an e-commerce platform, increased its traffic and unique user count throughout Latin America, by launching a campaign focused on the 20-year purchase history of its users and creating over 20 different video creatives featuring them.
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Best Integrated Campaign, Services, 2019
Google Maps, a web-mapping service, launched #LookBeforeYouLeave as a way to help people in India save time and avoid the unpredictability of traffic caused by bad weather.
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Best Integrated Campaign, Consumer Products, Beverages and drinks, 2019
Horlicks, the malt-based drink by GSK Consumer Healthcare, launched its 'No Fear This Year' campaign in India to promote Horlicks as a healthy choice during stressful school-time exam periods.
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Best Media Research/Analytics, Best Media Research using Proprietary Data, 2019
Kissan, a ketchup, jam and squash brand, increased penetration among mothers in India by launching an online recipe timetable that promoted the use of Kissan products as ingredients.
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MMA Smarties, Finalist, X (Global), 2019
Samsung, a smartphone brand, successfully increased sales and brand engagement using a campaign featuring its S10 model on an interactive HD video ad, which allowed customers in the Philippines to experience the product in an innovative way.
