By Joe Wood, Strategy Director, Spark Foundry
Since late March, lockdown has prompted people into a state of domestic introspection. We have each, to one degree or another, been forced to take a good hard look at our own homes. Indeed, according to YouGov, after groceries, DIY is the category in which most people have spent more on since lockdown. With this […]
Leroy Merlin, the leader of the French DIY market, launches a new communication platform developed by its agency partner BETC. After the 2017 film “Life’s Adventure”, Leroy Merlin takes a new strategic step with “A Life to Build”, confirming its position as the top home brand in France. The film tells the story of two people who, united by destiny, […]
UK and Ireland based DIY retailer Homebase has appointed Atomic London as its lead creative agency after running a two-month pitch process to find a new creative partner. The appointment of Atomic signals a new marketing approach for the retailer as it continues to implement with its turnaround plan. “Homebase is a much loved brand and […]
Wickes, the home improvement retailer, has launched its first ever digital out of home and radio roadblock campaign to capture the attention of consumers during the busiest period of the year for DIY. Devised by out-of-home (OOH) and location marketing specialist Posterscope, working with Carat, the highly targeted campaign kicks off with a digital out […]
It’s one of the last taboos, so leave it to the German nation to dive headfirst into… toilets. Yes, that hidden-away, often neglected and best forgotten ‘smallest room’ plays a starring role in HORNBACH’s new autumn campaign. Together with creative partner Heimat Berlin, Europe’s leading DIY chain is highlighting its bathroom expertise in a […]
Present at major museums around the world, scenarios of the classic works of artists Van Gogh, Renoir and Monet can reach the homes of Etna customers. Signed by Artplan, the campaign titled Do It Yourself brings advertising pieces that reproduces Impressionist paintings in printed medias. The ads re-read the original masterpieces, using Etna objects […]
This weekend saw the launch of the latest in the series of B&Q’s transformation adverts, with a focus on bathrooms. The campaign sets out to remind customers that whatever their home improvement need or project challenge, B&Q always has a brilliant solution and a team of enthusiastic, problem-solving colleagues on hand to help. Beloved for […]
European DIY chain Hornbach works with their long-time creative partner, Heimat on a collaboration with globally renowned architect and designer Sigurd Larsen with the aim to make high-end design affordable. Working from a premise that great design should be democratic and accessible, Larsen has worked with Hornbach to create something new and rather wonderful: […]