Making Better decisions, faster to unlock extraordinary growth
We help our clients unlock extraordinary growth with their marketing.
Our integrated analytics and effectiveness experts
ensure budget flows to where it matters most.
Our market-leading connected performance team build plans
around customers, not channels.
Our award-winning innovation practice turns business problems
into creative opportunities.
And our commitment to making every day better than the last
fuels partnerships that last decades
Turning the My McDonald's App into a destination
With restaurants closed during lockdown, we gave Brits the McDonald’s experience they were missing through the My McDonald’s App. With football tips for kids from Peter Crouch, animated Happy Meal stories, and McDonald’s DIY recipe cards for superfans, we kept families coming back for more. It culminated in Lovin It Live – a three-day virtual music festival headlined by Stormzy.
Highest-ever brand trust score
Drove a 93% uplift in app sales YOY
Market share hit a record high of 14.2%
Bringing an untold story to the LGBTQ+ community
Partnering with cultural icon Gay Times, we brought the story of the 1980s AIDS crisis portrayed in Channel 4’s new drama It’s a Sin to a new generation. Authentic storytelling through photo essays, interviews, and exclusive footage and content drove word of mouth amongst the LGBTQ+ community and beyond to create a smash hit.
Achieved 12.2% share of 16-34s viewing
Attracted record numbers of light C4 viewers
Biggest C4 drama launch in three years
Turning The Masked Dancer stage into a Lidl supermarket
We connected Lidl with ITV’s hottest new show by securing the first-ever sponsorship of The Masked Dancer. Working closely with the broadcaster, we brokered a package which included a takeover on the ITV Hub and branded content on The Masked Dancer’s social platforms. The perfect marriage of the UK’s fastest growing supermarket with the latest in family entertainment.
8% increase in brand positivity for viewers
21% increase in brand positivity from non-Lidl customers
Partnership viewed by over 15m people
Sparking a nationwide debate to reignite lunchtimes
To protect Walker’s rightful place as the perfect accompaniment to a lunchtime sandwich, we sparked a nationwide debate: are you #crispIN or #crispOUT? Our unmissable campaign got everyone talking through AV, social polls, crisp sandwich recipe books, and even a unique Subway partnership offering customers optional additional crunch in their subs.
17% revenue growth (versus 2019 same period)
37% increase in searches for ‘crisp sandwich’
Marketing Week’s “most effective TV ad” (April 2021)
Driving inclusive employment by encouraging employers to steal BECO staff
80% of employees at soap manufacturer BECO are visually impaired, disabled or disadvantaged. To raise awareness of the disability employment gap, we encouraged employers to ‘Steal our Staff’, securing free OOH, print, influencer and large format media.
Created 1,500 hours of employment, helping to decrease the disability employment gap
Over 40 potential employers reached out with staff enquiries
Increased brand awareness by 83%
Bouncing back from a global pandemic, with a little help from Google
On a mission to help Britain recover from COVID, we created a series of campaigns bringing to life Google’s armoury of helpful tools and resources. From the return of The Funday Times to the first ever edition of TimeOut produced exclusively by Black talent and featuring Black-owned enterprises, we helped the nation get back on track.
Increase in brand trust
Improvement in those agreeing “Google is a responsible brand”
Boost of orders for black-owned businesses
Unlocking extraordinary growth for our people
We have some of the best talent in the industry working here at OMD UK, coming together to develop exciting work for our clients and having an amazing time along the way. We’re always looking to grow our fantastic team, so if you’re interesting in joining our agency and taking your career to the next level, then check out some of our vacancies below.
If you’re interested in joining OMD UK or want to know more about us, please get in touch. Drop us an email, give us a call or write us a good, old fashioned letter.
