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Globally-awarded Philips campaign

Built from scratch: Transforming the comms strategy to return Philips to market dominance

“Smoking Gun’s campaign has been a major stake in the ground in the business. The team demonstrated the perfect blend of strategic prowess and creative storytelling to bring us back to the fore - and the commercial results are undeniable.”
233%
growth in market share
23%
brand preference, up from 10%
50%
brand consideration, up from 36%

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Short-term wins are no substitute for strategy. We believe success should link to business outcomes – preference, trust, mental availability, penetration, share – not just reach and engagement. If you're strategy has drifted and needs a reset, let's talk.

    Communications Strategy

    The Intention Unit blends 50+ years of industry-leading PR, social media and newsroom experience.

    Headed up by strategy director Hayley Peters, it combines strategy, creativity and channel mastery with an editorial mindset, to deliver best in class storytelling that drives genuine audience action.

    The Intention Unit focuses on utilising data tools and research capabilities such as audience and trends analysis to deliver robust strategies and disruptive ideas rooted in insight.

    We do the thinking and heavy lifting that our clients don’t have the time to do and empower brands to step back, find clarity and tell compelling stories that ignite action.

    The Intention Unit also features Carl Stroud, Smoking Gun’s chief storyteller, who has two decades of experience on Fleet Street as The Sun’s website editor, and Carly Chell who leads on the agency’s digital and influencer channel strategy.

    To find out how The Intention Unit at Smoking Gun can help your business get in touch

    The 6i Process

    Our proven approach to communications strategy that delivers business impact

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      Why stop at global stardom and incredible sales? When our clients work with us, they get the silverware to boot. We’re not into tooting our own horns, but the awards we’ve won with our clients are too good to miss…