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The ISP have written about the two awards Wax has picked up for Waterstone’s The Big Book Bank.
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The ISP have written about the two awards Wax has picked up for Waterstone’s The Big Book Bank.
Posted on: 20 Oct 2009
MAA Globes | Press Release 20.10.09
McDonald’s “Cheer for China” Campaign from DDB Shanghai & Tribal DDB Shanghai, showed that in an Olympic year when China was showcased to the World, over 27 million people could turn McDonald’s “I’m lovin’ it” creative to a cheer for their local heroes… “I’m lovin’ it, when China wins”. “McDonald’s Cheer for China” wins the GLOBE for the BEST OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD at the 24th MAA GLOBES Recognition Program.
48 GLOBES, Silver and Bronze Awards, as well as Orders of Merit Certificates in 16 Entry Categories, were announced atthe 24th annual MAA GLOBES Award Ceremony at The Langham Hotel, Boston, USA tonight. Kieran Killeen, President of MAA Worldwide, paid tribute to the high quality of entries received for this year’s program
“The MAA GLOBES has continued to set the pace in terms of its ability to deliver Global reach. Each year the quality of entries received sets the bar higher over previous years. We pay tribute to the Marketers all around the globe who recognize the role that promotional marketing initiatives play in delivering exceptional results for their companies, and acknowledge the talent within their respective agencies who strive to deliver strategic, creative and executional excellence on an continuous basis”
“The Best of the Best in the World, is just that. To be eligible for a MAA GLOBE, Campaigns must first be a winner in their own Country or Region. The quality of the Campaigns and the competition between them is significantly higher this year, making the task of the International Judging Panel ever more difficult. This year we saw much more diversity in the executions spread across all Categories. Congratulations to the Winners”
- Mike Da Silva. VP Marketing. MAA GLOBES.
THE BEST OF THE BEST FROM AROUND THE GLOBE!
The MAA GLOBES recognizes the very Best of the Best in Promotion Marketing Award Programs that are run around the globe. The GLOBES’ Country Partners are: AMPRO from Argentina, the APMA Stars from Australia & New Zealand, CAMPRO from Brazil, CAPMA PROMO Awards from Canada, the Promotion Planning Awards from Japan, the PMAA Dragons from Asia, the Silver
Mercury’s from Russia, the ISP Awards from the UK and the PMA REGGIES Awards from the USA. Country entries were also received from Ireland. 114 judges from 22 Countries, representing Agencies, Clients, Academia, Media and Industry Associations carried out the 2009 Judging process between July and September.
THE 2009 WINNERS
Best Integrated Communications Campaign
Best Sponsorship or Tie-In Campaign
Best Use of Direct Marketing in a Promotion Campaign
Innovative Idea or Concept
Best Digital Communications Campaign
Best Brand-Building Campaign
Best Business to Business Campaign
Best Trade Marketing or Account Specific Campaign
Best Event or Experiential Marketing Campaign
Best Activity Generating Brand Loyalty
Best Effective Long Term Marketing Campaign
Best Dealer or Sales Force Activity
Best Brand Awareness & Trial Campaign
Best Activity Generating Brand Volume
Best Cause or Charity Marketing Campaign
Best Small Budget Campaign
The Best of the Best in the World GLOBE
DDB Shanghai, Tribal DDB Shanghai China for “McDonald’s Cheer for China”
McDonald’s, a foreign Company, wanted to be more than just one of 56 or so Sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. DDB Shanghai China and their sister, Tribal DDB Shanghai, found a way for them to become an integral part of it. The “I’m lovin it when China Wins” campaign brought the 2008 Olympics to the people and became a movement for millions all over the country.
The Agencies seamlessly weaved the global tagline into everyone’s dream, for China to win the most medals and lead the World and a cheer. Millions had a chance to connect with the Olympics by learning a special cheer and performing it every time China won.
Using a viral interactive campaign, video “cheering stations” in McDonald’s stores and even a “Cheer for China Online Reality Show” the Promotion culminated in a Guinness World Record with the Winners of the Promotion and 1,200 cheerers, outside the Olympic Bird’s Nest Stadium.
Category: Awards, CSR, Media Coverage, Wax
Posted on: 19 Oct 2009
Institute of Sales Promotion | 19.10.09
The ISP has written about the awards Wax Communications has picked up for our work on The Big Book Bank for Waterstone’s.
Category: Awards, CSR, Sales Promotion, Wax
Posted on: 19 Oct 2009
Creative Match | 19.10.09
The wins for Wax Communications for The Big Bok Bank, the CSR campaign for Waterstone’s has been picked up by Creative Match.
Posted on: 19 Oct 2009
Awards | 19.10.09
The Big Book Bank campaign created by Wax Communications for Waterstone’s has picked up two awards at the IMC Europe 2009 Awards.
Retail or Trade Marketing Category
The Big Book Bank has won a Silver – which was awarded to the campaign “that does the most to maximise the impact of a product or service within the retail trade or channel or promotes a retail channel itself toward brands, sales force and/or customers.”
Innovative Idea or Concept Catergory
The Big Book Bank has won a Silver – awarded to the campaign “that best demonstrates a unique marketing/creative idea or fresh interpretation of an established idea in relation to mechanics, channels of communication, type of incentive and/or approach to the target group.”
The Big Book Bank is an initiative to encourage school children to read for fun, and to share their love of reading with their friends, with three distinct target audiences – children, parents and teachers.
This award winning campaign has now:
ISP Awards 2009
The ISP Grand Prix 2009
Gold – Retail, Home Shopping and E-commerce
Gold – Art Direction & Copywriting
Gold – Social Responsibility
Revolution Innovations Awards 2009
Winner – Retail Category
MAA Globes
Order of Merit – Best Digital Communications Campaign
Order of Merit – Best Trade Marketing Or Account Specific Campaign
IMC European Awards 2009
Silver – Retail or Trade Marketing Category
Silver – Innovative Idea or Concept Category
Promotions & Incentive
Winner – Most effective online mechanic

Category: Awards, CSR, Media Coverage
Posted on: 18 Sep 2009
The ISP have written about the win for Wax Communications at the MAA Globes Awards 2009, picking up two ‘Orders of Merit’ for Waterstone’s ‘The Big Book Bank’campaign.
The win by Wax Communications of two ‘Orders of Merit’ for our CSR campaign for Waterstones – ‘The Big Book Bank’ has been featured by Creative Matc.
Category: Awards
Posted on: 17 Sep 2009
Wax Communications | 17.09.09
Wax Communications has won two Orders of Merit at the MAA Globes 2009 awards – for Waterstone’s ‘The Big Book Bank’ campaign.
Congratulations!
The first Order of Merit is for Best Digital Communications Campaign (awarded to the campaign that uses Internet, Mobile Phones or other forms of digital interactive communication to effectively market a product or service) and the second for Best Trade Marketing Or Account

Specific Campaign (awarded to the campaign that does the most to maximise the impact of a product or service within the retail trade or channel, and/or to Client sales forces, includes Key Account activities).
The awards ceremony will be held on October 22, in Boston.
The awards come hot on the heels of the MCCA awards which the campaign also won, including the MCCA Grand Prix.
Category: Media Coverage
Posted on: 5 Aug 2009
Promotional Success TV | Interview 05.08.09
The ISP interviews Matt Tabb on the background, results and learnings of Waterstone’s ‘The Big Book Bank’, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaign Wax created for the bookseller.
Category: Awards, Press Release
Posted on: 5 Jun 2009

Wax Communications swept the board at the ISP 2009 awards, picking up the Grand Prix and three Gold awards for ‘The Big Book Bank’ campaign devised for Waterstone’s to encourage children to read and share books.
Wax collected the ISP Grand Prix 2009 award along with the ISP Gold for Retail, Home Shopping and E-commerce award, the ISP Gold for Art Direction & Copywriting award and the ISP Gold for Social Responsibility award.
This adds to the previous awards for this campaign, namely the Revolution Innovation Award 2009: Winner – Retail Category and alsothe awrad by Promotions & Incentives: Winner – Most effective online mechanic 2008.
Phil Pawsey, Creative Director at Wax Communications, said:
“It would have been all too easy to create a run of the mill voucher scheme. Our creative solution was to imagine the scheme as a ‘bank’ with old books being deposited and new ones withdrawn. We saw the initiative as a living, breathing machine with books and vouchers being pumped out. Kids tell us they love it and we’re very proud of how the scheme extends the life and reach of books among kids. “
Sophie Boston, Wax Communications Senior Account Manager, says:
“The Big Book Bank has delivered on all fronts from redemption targets, participation rates and now industry awards. It has engaged teachers, children and parents through fun, integrated, online, in-store and classroom activity. We are delighted that Waterstone’s has decided to run ‘The Big Book Bank’ again in 2009 and are hoping for an even greater response.”
Waterstone’s Childrens Marketing Planner says:
“‘The Big Book Bank’ is a great example of a modern integrated campaign.
It has delivered commercially to Waterstone’s and to the school community, helping us in our mission to encourage children to discover the joy of reading.
We will extend the reach of the promotion this year and hope to see The Big Book Bank continue to out-perform its targets and help more children read for pleasure.”
This year the scheme is running throughout June and July and hopes to involve 2,000 schools.
It has won several awards since it launched last September including Most Effective Online Mechanic 2008 (Promotions and Incentives Magazine) and Best Retail Campaign at the Revolution Awards.
Last year, the direct marketing campaign to 23,000 UK primary schools produced an immediate redemption rate of 8.2% (against a target redemption rate of 5%).
The estimated number of kids who took part was in excess of 200,000.
A 10% discount voucher achieved a 1.6% redemption rate and delivered a significant sales benefit for publishers as well as for the bookstore chain.
The mechanic will remain the same for this year: Primary schools across the country will receive a leaflet telling them how to sign up for The Big Book Bank scheme online at www.thebigbookbank.co.uk.
Children at participating schools will receive a voucher for a new, free book from Waterstone’s in return for bringing their own books in to school and depositing them in ‘The Big Book Bank’.
Pupils will be encouraged to write a review of their book before it is put in The Bank and then sent to the school library for other children to share.
www.thebigbookbank.co.uk serves as a ‘hub’ where kids can visit to play interactive games, teachers can use their own ‘staff room’ and parents can relax in a virtual ‘living room’.
Those schools who sign up will receive a Big Book Bank display kit including posters to use in their school, illustrating how The Big Book Bank works, as well as recommended reads leaflets and vouchers for the children.
Teachers will be able to download lesson plans and activity sheets and a letter to send home to parents explaining the scheme, from the website. There will also be fun games for the target audience of 8 to 11 year olds to play on the site.