How Playrcart helped Vodafone achieve above average click-through-rates

A Vodafone shop.

The client:

Vodafone Group is a British multinational telecommunications company. Its registered office and global headquarters are in Newbury, Berkshire, England. It predominantly operates services in Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania.

As of January 2023, it owns and operates networks in 21 countries, with partner networks in 47 further countries. Its Vodafone Global Enterprise division provides telecommunications and IT services to...

17 April 2023 | Advertising

How Amplifon achieved an ROI of £1 to £3 on direct mail campaigns

A pound coin.

With more than 70 years’ experience and a network of more than 9,500 highly qualified hearing specialists, Amplifon is a leading hearing care provider.

The problem:

Having previously used Partially Addressed Mail to some success, Amplifon was keen to develop a more personalised Direct Mail acquisition strategy to identify the best prospects for their cutting-edge hearing products.

The solution:

Using existing customer data, REaD Group built a...

9 November 2022 | Case Studies

How Joules improved customer data quality to drive profitable acquisition

As a premium British lifestyle brand in an ever-changing retail landscape, Joules needs to ensure that every aspect of its marketing efforts is market leading.

The problem:

Joules wanted to improve its customer data quality, drive profitable acquisition campaigns and deliver insight to enable the segmentation of the Joules customer base.

Previously work of this nature was conducted by a third party with the data and systems held externally to Joules. Joules...

3 November 2022 | Case Studies

How CB Heat Pumps made £1.5m in sales in just 72 hours

In 1999, CB Heating was established by a very young and talented apprentice trained plumber, Clayton Browne.

Clayton saw a future in renewable energy when he was working with Thermal Solar Energy systems more than 20 years ago. As new technologies developed and emerged on to the market, he was keen to explore and embrace them. Clayton Installed his first Air Source Heat pump with an underfloor heating system on a beautiful barn conversion all the way back in the year 2000. Since...

26 May 2022 | Advertising

How MoxieLash boosted customer loyalty with email marketing

A MoxieLash model.

Founded in 2017 by entrepreneur Val Yakovchik, MoxieLash specialises in selling first-of-its-kind, innovative magnetic eyelashes and eyeliners that continue to disrupt the beauty industry. Committed to providing superior solutions to makeup enthusiasts everywhere, MoxieLash is beauty without boundaries, strongly grounded in a community of authentic, confident, fierce and total badass humans. Community is at the heart of what MoxieLash does, having built lasting customer loyalty and a...

13 April 2022 | Case Studies

How High Speed Training boosted email open rates by 50+%

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Established in 2008, High Speed Training (HST) provides compliance and development training to keep people engaged in their chosen careers. By 2018, the organisation had supported over 1 million learners to gain their accredited certificates and it is now one of the UK’s leading online providers.

As well as having a 170-plus course catalogue, HST offers free content – covering subjects including food hygiene, safeguarding, health and safety and business – via our resource...

29 March 2022 | Case Studies

How Kinly’s videos and events attracted 100,000+ viewers

A man recording with a camera.

Kinly is a global provider of AV collaboration services and support. After 20+ years of experience in the AV and video collaboration industry, the company now has around 1,200 employees working with more than 2,500 clients across the world.

The problem:

Kinly offers audio and video solutions, with the majority of its business coming through conferences, services for events and broadcasted EXPOs. The company supplies live broadcasting services for a range of industries...

23 February 2022 | Case Studies

How Leicester City Council improved its online experience with website monitoring

A puddle in a street in Leicester.

Leicester City Council is a unitary authority responsible for local government in the city of Leicester, England. It consists of 54 councillors, representing 22 wards in the city, overseen by a directly elected mayor. It is currently controlled by the Labour Party and has been led by Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby since his election on May 6, 2011.

As a unitary authority, the council is responsible for running nearly all local services in Leicester with the exception of the...

17 February 2022 | Case Studies

Ru Roberts, Waze: On non-distracting and privacy-conscious advertising

MarketingTech caught up with Ru Roberts, UK Country Manager for Waze, to discuss how the popular satellite navigation app advertises to drivers in a responsible manner.

As a free app, Waze relies on advertising. However, displaying ads to drivers could be a recipe for disaster.

Waze has faced its fair share of criticisms in the past for distracting drivers. Early users will remember things like messages from random drivers popping up constantly. Fortunately, Waze heard...

11 February 2022 | Advertising

How Gulliver’s Theme Park Resorts boosted customer engagement

A castle at Gullivers theme park.

Designed for young families who have children that are aged between 2-13-years-old, Gulliver’s Theme Park Resorts provide memorable family days out as well as a range of themed accommodation options for short breaks and sleepovers.

Already established in Warrington, Milton Keynes and Matlock Bath, the fun-fuelled organisation recently expanded and opened resort number four in the popular area of Rother Valley, South Yorkshire.

The problem:

With a 183,000-plus...

3 February 2022 | Automation