What We Did

One of Watermill’s early projects came from UKTV, re-branding two factual channels, Eden and Blighty.

We helped develop a clear strategy and galvanising end-line for each channel and then we created all the advertising. We produced press and poster campaigns nationwide, and a unique launch website for each channel as well as advising on PR and Partnerships.

We wrote and executed brand posters for Blighty that showed the nation as a modern melting pot and introduced the union jack logo as a marketing icon. This allowed us to do a lot of heavily branded small-space ads for content and appointment to view executions. Plus a load of branding for the UK TV central London shopfront.

For Eden we created a poster and press brand campaign that introduced the notion that Eden would take the viewer to all these extraordinary places. We developed a red arrow icon that again made it simple and effective to create a lot of hard working, small space appointment to view ads.

The results were fantastically successful with both channels exceeding expectations at a very tough time to launch. The re-brands bought new viewers into a factual pay – TV category, grew channel performance and attracted new sponsorship and advertisers.

As a result, the payback over the next four years was £9.1million.

A fabulous return on investment. In fact the campaign was so successful that it won an IPA effectiveness award.