British Gas: Taking British Gas back to the future

British Gas: Taking British Gas back to the future

Following privatisation, British Gas was pronounced Britain’s most popular brand. Twenty years later it was just another energy company, losing 40,000 accounts every month. This is the story of how a communications idea drew on a once-great brand’s past and future, to give it purpose and pride, and most importantly, return it to growth. The idea was ‘Looking after your world’, an animated multi-platform campaign rendering consumers’ homes on individual planets, displaying the new ways British Gas could look after Britain’s homes. It generated £82.7m profit from £45.5m investment, giving a profit payback of £1.82 for every marketing £1 invested. It also galvanised necessary organisational change, leaving the business ready to face the future with confidence