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  • Greener banking

    Greener banking

    • Barclays
    • Global
    • 2007

    Barclaycard has launched a green credit card that lets you earn carbon credits.

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  • Personalised insurance

    Personalised insurance

    • OUTsurance
    • Australia
    • 2009

    An insurance brand launches in Australia with a new differentiated positioning, sophisticated segmentation and a highly targeted media strategy

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  • Feedback direct

    Feedback direct

    • First Direct
    • UK
    • 2009

    First Direct comes clean with customers, and shares all its feedback to positive effect.

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  • Priceless music

    Priceless music

    • MasterCard
    • Australia
    • 2009

    MasterCard turns music promoter to turn Australians onto its debit cards.

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  • A woman's story

    A woman's story

    • Caixa Woman
    • Portugal
    • 2009

    A Portuguese bank uses branded content to promote its services in a campaign targeted at women.

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  • Reality check

    Reality check

    • Standard Life
    • UK
    • 2010

    Standard Life forces the “re-run” generation to face up to its financial future.

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  • Welcome to the Barclays Family

    Welcome to the Barclays Family

    • Barclays
    • France
    • 2006

    A bank comes up with a very modern solution to dispel its reputation for being stuffy and traditions.

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  • Feel good ripple

    Feel good ripple

    • Servus Credit Union
    • Canada
    • 2009

    Servus starts a positive financial ripple

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  • UTI Bank's new name goes front page

    UTI Bank's new name goes front page

    • Axis Bank
    • India
    • 2007

    UTI Bank announced their re-branding as Axis Bank in a front-page splash on a leading tabloid which turned broadsheet for a day.

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  • Rewarding card users

    Rewarding card users

    • MasterCard
    • The Netherlands
    • 2008

    MasterCard drives usage by offering a free magazine to consumers who pay with their cards.

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