Case Studies Office Workers

Case Studies - Midland Mainline Trains

High Calibre Promotion Staff


Client: Midland Mainline Trains

Agency: The Piper Agency

Campaign: Costumed Promotional Campaign

Brief:

To provide costumed promotion staff on high streets across four major cities, to promote awareness of a new Midland Mainline £15 price offer.

Target Audience:

  • Office workers
  • Commuters

Campaign Description:

Link Communication provided three promotional staff outfitted in specifically designed costume to look like the £15 symbol. The were situated across busy office area walkways and outside major train stations.

The team distributed print material, explained the promotional offer and interacted with public directly to talk through the new price offer.

Results:

  • Over 250,000 saw the teams in action over the course of the five days.
  • 50,000 leaflets were distributed to commuters across five cities.
  • The campaign was highly visible and had a great impact on the target market.
  • The message was clearly communicated to the core target audience.
  • Link Communication continue to work alongside The Piper Agency to promote Midland Mainline services across the UK.

Case Studies - The BBC

High Calibre Promotion Staff

Client: The BBC

Campaign: End of Story campaign

Brief:

To distribute & display single copies of the BBC booklets in bus stations and train stations so that they may be picked up by potential participants or viewers of the series.

Target Audience:

  • Office workers
  • Commuters

Campaign Description:

Link Communication provided promotional teams across 50 major UK cities and towns targeting office workers and commuters inside train and tube stations.

The teams displayed one ‘End of Story’ booklet on every seating area and bench within each train and bus station. The activity was executed in the morning rush hour, so that recipients can start reading it on their journeys to work.

The teams went on to refresh all books that were taken and also distributed booklets hand to hand and explained the concept behind the book.

The readers had the opportunity to write their own ending’s to the stories in the book and submit them into the BBC’s competition. The winners for each story could then go and watch their story being made into a short film.

Results:

  • Over 50,000 End of Story books were distributed over the course of just one day.
  • The BBC were delighted with the campaign and record a high number of competition entrants.
  • Link Communication continue to work in strategic partnership with the BBC over a wide range of projects.