Brand Identity

"I'll be looking for marketing which found an original meaning or message in an established brand, which extended a brand to a new target audience or which used the chosen medium in a technically original way.

But innovation must enhance not hinder effective communication otherwise it becomes showing off."

Dame Liz Forgan,
Chair, Scott Trust

The winner

The Grand Tour

The Grand Tour
The National Gallery
Instead of the public seeking out its art, the art sought out its public. For twelve weeks, 44 exact scale replica paintings were hung around the streets of central London. None of the sites were traditional media spaces and none were paid for. "It's so much more than an ad; it's a public service, and a treat" Rachel Cooke, The Observer.

Runners up

E4

E4
Channel 4
(4creative & Holler)
E4 is the leading multichannel TV brand for 16-34s, with a share figure 20% ahead of its next nearest rival. However, in the supersaturated multimedia digital age its competition is increasingly from brands in the digital space. E4’s approach was to fundamentally change its marketing strategy with a focus upon building genuine communities of interest online.

Life on Mars

Life on Mars
BBC
Life on Mars, the innovative and distinctive drama was back – for the last time - with the answers. To showcase the final series of the much loved time-warp cop show the BBC pulled out every trick in the book, from the classic BBC One screen ident to downloadable desktop applications to ensure viewers followed them back to the future.

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