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April 9, 2024
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129
57:22
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Should’ve gone to Specsavers, how a simple brand idea created a winning vision for the company - Peter Wright & Nicola Wardell

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One of my favourite campaigns of all time is "Should've Gone to Specsavers" an idea that has completely transformed the Specsavers business. I speak to their CMO, Peter Wright and the MD of their in house creative team, Nicola Wardell, about how they've taken the idea and produced some of the best advertising on the System1 database.

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Timestamps

00:00

Intro

00:59

How Peter and Nicola ended up on Guernsey

03:02

The Specsavers story

04:37

The secret to Specsavers’ success

09:04

Family owned vs corporate business

10:38

How the “should’ve gone to Specsavers” line was created

14:17

The world’s longest running straplines

16:17

The serious case for humour - Tower Block ad

20:18

Specsavers Vet Ad

21:14

A cross channel idea

24:29

Why Specsavers do all creative in house

25:52

How to attract talent to Guernsey

29:23

Being the client and the agency

33:56

Advice for creating an in-house team

34:37

Wear in vs wear out at Specsavers

43:08

Creating the culture at Specsavers

50:14

Launching the audiology business

53:38

How technology will shape the future of the business

56:07

Peter and Nicola’s proudest work