Campaigns That Shook the World

Campaigns that Shook the World provides the inside story on a selection of the greatest campaigns of the past four decades, while narrating the development of the PR and communications business. The book provides the definitive case studies of nine campaigns - political, corporate and entertainment - from the 1970s to the present day. It explains their strategies and tactics, looks at the imagery and icons they created and interviews the powerful, flamboyant personalities who crafted and executed these seminal projects. The book examines Thatcherism, New Labour, Britain's royal family, the Rolling Stones, David Beckham, the London 2012 Olympics, Product (RED), Obama for America and Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty. In addition, Campaigns that Shook the World - contains exclusive interviews with campaign gurus such as Alastair Campbell, Matthew Freud, Simon Fuller and Lord Tim Bell - investigates the relationship between communication techniques, the media and evolving public opinion, using real-world examples - features campaigns by Saatchi & Saatchi, Edelman, Bell Pottinger, Ogilvy, Freuds and other well-known marketing consultancies Campaigns that Shook the World grapples with PR's uneasy place at the nexus of politics and celebrity, holding the best campaigns up to scrutiny and showcasing just how powerful PR can be as an instrument of change. It contains insights from Alan Edwards, Paddy Harverson and many others. "Consumers as well as marketing professionals are likely to find "Campaigns that Shook the World" to be informative and engaging. It is, after all, great campaigns that have the ability to not just shake the world, but to change it."--Barry Silverstein "Foreword Reviews "Section - One: Old school, robust media battles but with leadership, strategy and innovation; Chapter - 01: Labour Isn't working: The election of Margaret Thatcher - 1978-1979; Chapter - 02: New Labour, New Britain: Tony Blair's repositioning of the Labour Party - 1994-2005; Chapter - 03: A right royal renaissance: Rescuing the British Monarchy - 1997-2011; Section - Two: New approaches in global entertainment and sport, based on coalition and creativity; Chapter - 04: Start Me Up: Reinventing the Rolling Stones - 1981-1982; Chapter - 05: A way beyond football: Brand David Beckham - 1998-2013; Chapter - 06: Inspiring a generation: London 2012 Olympic Games - 2005-2012; Section - Three: Modern marketing movements with digital convergence and purpose; Chapter - 07: Product (RED): How Bono changed cause marketing - 2006-2014; Chapter - 08: The audacity of hope: Obama for America - 2006-2008; Chapter - 09: Campaign for Real Beauty: Dove - 2003-2013; Chapter - 10: Conclusions: A manifesto for great campaigns