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distillery presents: Finding and Amplifying the stories that hero your brand
We all know the value of great storytelling. Compelling narratives help us to form deeper connections with brands. And taking your customers on a journey that heroes what you have to offer is a particularly effective way of building a more intimate connection with them
Transforming your customers into champions
Setting up and running customer advocacy programmes isn’t a walk in the park. distillery hosted its first Customer Reference Masterclass in APAC with three industry experts to talk about why it’s business critical to localise content and to explore innovative ways to harness the power of customers as champions.
Introducing our typeface, Diversity
“distillery has embarked on this project to further the conversation and importance of diversity and inclusion within the creative industry. Diversity isn’t something to be solved; it’s an ongoing journey that will be forever changing, and the industry needs to recognise this. We hope that by creating awareness around this initiative, we will encourage others to think about how we can positively promote diversity and cultural intelligence, and act on improving their knowledge and understanding of diversity in all walks of life,” said Steve Wheen, founder, distillery
Lazada launches new employee brand positioning
Lazada is one of South East Asia’s leading tech and digital commerce platforms, serving millions of shoppers with their everyday retail needs across markets including Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia.
India is experiencing the worst Covid-19 outbreak anywhere in the world so far.
Our latest film for the Disaster Emergency Committee and Himesh Patel shows what kind of support the country needs and how you might be able to help.
Building purpose-led marketing campaigns
We believe that businesses can and should make a positive difference in society, and that having a clear purpose at the heart of everything they do and say is key to making this happen. That’s why we’ve launched our free brand purpose guide, to help brands identify their purpose and articulate it to their fans.
Achieving cut-through during the busy holiday period with a timely and meaningful campaign
In 2020, the face mask became the most iconic symbol of the global community. We wanted to create something positive out of COVID-19, so we decided to reimagine the face mask as a conduit for fundraising.
Our search to create the world’s most diverse typeface
We’re launching a unique opportunity to bring our differences together, to create a brand new typeface that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
After a year like no other, distillery is Campaign Magazine’s EMEA Independent Agency of the Year 2020
Achieving recognition within the industry we love is an added benefit, and we’d never say no to an award. That’s why we were absolutely blown away to learn that distillery was the winner of Campaign Magazine’s EMEA Independent Agency of the Year Award.
When a brand has purpose, magic happens: From Nike to Red Bull, these stories will inspire you
For brands that find common ground between their values and those of their audience, there’s plenty to gain. Our fandom workshop helps you find that sweet spot and turn your audience into fans.
Introducing the social distancing ang bao
Lunar New Year is just around the corner and with the pandemic affecting our traditional ways of celebrating, our team have created a fun way to ensure everyone can celebrate safely.
How 2020 trends came through in this year’s Super Bowl ads
Simon, our Group Account Director in Singapore, has his say on the 2021 Super Bowl ads. After a unique 12 months, how did brands position themselves, frame their messages and what were the dominant themes? Find out now.
Lessons from 2020: Reimagining your sense of purpose
At distillery, we believe that 2021 is going to be a year that many businesses will use to reconnect with their sense of purpose, and maybe even reimagine it. We spoke to marketing specialists Rebecca Hirst and Stephen Mangham from our board of advisors to get their thoughts.
Delighting 1.5 million nature lovers with a social campaign that brings biodiversity to life
We’re big nature lovers here at distillery. So, the opportunity to work with The Royal Parks, which manages eight royal parks and several other areas of parkland in London, was one that we simply could not pass up.
See how we partnered with our clients to help charities over the 2020 holiday period
Before the holidays, we invited our clients and partners to share their favourite charities for us to donate to - today we share where the funds went and how they were used.
distillery roundup 2020: Our biggest wins, lessons, insights, and plans for the new year
We’ve had an eventful year, from keeping our team happy and motivated from home to winning new clients, producing video content in a Covid world, and more. Here’s our 2020 roundup.
Christmas is changing: How social purpose is redefining brand conversations in 2020 and beyond
The festive spirit needs rekindling this year. Brands have come out in force to shine a light on family and kindness. Here are the holiday ads going beyond platitudes to deliver on social purpose.
It’s that time of the year again – but this one’s different.
Happy Holidays! This year, we’re celebrating differently: instead of sending gifts to clients, we’ll be donating money to charity – and you get to decide which one.
Rise and Shine with Lil-Lets: Empowering young girls with freedom during their period
Lil-Lets wanted to encourage young girls to use its non-applicator tampons, so we put together a campaign to bust any misconceptions they might have as potential first-time users.
Made by distillery
The weird, the wonderful, the self-initiated.
Projects and experiments from the distillers.
distillery sessions
#distillerysessions is the podcast series from distillery, where we explore the latest trends and upcoming marketing tools bouncing around in the industry. From personalised videos, to creating brand fandoms and the impact you can have on your audience.
We invite you to listen in, take part and learn with our discussions. Send your thoughts and ideas to us on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.