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This is the story of how Expedia’s Travel Yourself Interesting campaign brought value back into a commoditised e-commerce market.

This paper tells the story of the 2013 John Lewis Christmas Campaign. It was the most ambitious marketing communications undertaken by the retailer to date.

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A powerful application of the oblique principle lies in the finding that goals are better achieved by focusing on the underlying belief system, rather than on the goal itself. As the proverb has it, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Direct response ads pay for themselves (at least they do when they work). Socially acceptable paid-for interruption leads to response, and the response (a sale, generally) generates revenue and you can run the ad again.