Case studies
The case studies here showcase a selection of work across branding, employer engagement, internal communications, content production, campaigns, and strategic communications programmes. Different challenges, different sectors, but always the same goal: creating practical solutions that deliver meaningful results.
Across my career, I’ve created many successful projects grounded in a human-to-human approach to both business and to consumer target groups - far too many to include here. Here’s a tiny snapshot of cases that explain the thinking behind the work, and the impact.
Strategy | Concept | Content | Production
WEIR Minerals
Strategic Communications Partnership
(12-Year Engagement)
Over a 12-year partnership with WEIR, I operated as a strategic and creative partner supporting global marketing, communications and organisational change initiatives.
I led the development of strategic communication frameworks across product launches, internal transformation, training programmes and global marketing campaigns. This included working closely with senior stakeholders to translate complex industrial propositions into clear, scalable production ready communication systems.
In 2019, I was embedded on-site at the Venlo office as Interim Marketing & Communications Producer, providing creative leadership, accelerating internal alignment and improving responsiveness to business challenges.
Impact
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Supported sustained year-on-year growth
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Produced and delivered globally adopted launch and communications campaigns
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Managing stakeholders, teams, timelines, and creative excellence to deliver solutions
DSM
Global Production & Innovation Platform (The Pitch)
DSM required a scalable way to connect and engage a global workforce and showcase internal innovation across a complex, distributed organisation.
As Producer and Campaign Coordinator, I helped build the strategic approach, formulated the concept and led the production of The Pitch - a global live innovation platform designed to connect more than 50,000 employees across 12 countries and 7 time zones.
Understanding the strategic relevance and leading the creative teams across live broadcast, digital engagement and multi-platform content systems, the initiative was produced and delivered over three consecutive seasons and positioned as a core expression of DSM’s innovation culture.
The platform enabled employees to present ideas directly to senior leadership and independent judging panels, with winning concepts receiving recognition and investment.
Impact
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Connected upto 50,000+ employees through a shared global experience
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Produced a scalable internal engagement platform adopted across multiple seasons
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Increased visibility of innovation initiatives across the organisation
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Produced and generated long-tail content and ongoing internal communications value
Galvano
100 year old brand transformation
To mark its 100th anniversary, Galvano engaged me to advise on the strategic value of a brand transformation to produce long-term relevance and growth.
Following leadership workshops, I produced the full brand transformation from concept through to implementation, modernising the identity while preserving its heritage.
I directed the production of strategic and creative solutions across all brand touch points, ensuring a unified and future-facing system.
Impact
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Produced a modernised brand system aligned to long-term growth strategy
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Strengthened internal and external brand alignment
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Improved market perception and brand clarity
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Positioned the business for continued commercial success
BASF Nunhems
Global Behavioural Change
Campaign Food Consumption & Health
Join the movement today,
for a healthier tomorrow.
In response to the global need to reduce consumption and improve public health outcomes, I produced a behaviour-led strategic platform designed to unite brands and audiences around responsible food systems.
As the strategy and creative leader, I positioned the initiative as a movement rather than a campaign, grounded in behavioural insight and designed to influence attitudes and actions across the food production chain.
I led and produced the full implementation across live events, publications, brand storytelling and digital channels.
Impact
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8,000 visitors engaged at live expo activation
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15,000+ digital views through influencer and blog coverage
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Production adopted internationally as a benchmark framework
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Continued use and activation across global initiatives
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Contributed to increased global seed sales linked to awareness and adoption
Scherp Online
Brand Positioning & Identity Transformation
Connecting Worlds
Scherp Online, a fast-growing B2B digital services provider, required a stronger and more distinctive market position to support commercial growth.
I produced the full end-to-end rebrand, defining a clear narrative framework and translating it into a complete identity system. I also produced the entire rollout across internal and external communications to ensure consistency and adoption.
The work repositioned the business with a sharper, more credible market presence aligned to its ambition and growth trajectory.
Impact external
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Defined a clear and differentiated market positioning
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Strengthened credibility in B2B sales and client engagement
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Stronger foundation for sales and marketing
conversations across key accounts -
Enhanced perception of credibility and maturity in pitch situations
Impact internal
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Clearer internal alignment around brand purpose, tone, and positioning
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Increased confidence in how the business presents itself externally
Holmak
Brand Repositioning &
Market Leadership Strategy
Healthier Environments, Happier People
Holmak, a manufacturer of air-to-air heat exchangers, required a clearer and more competitive market position to support growth and leadership ambitions.
I led the production throughout the programme of strategic repositioning and creative direction, working directly with ownership and senior stakeholders to define a stronger market narrative. I guided cross-functional teams through the transformation, aligning internal understanding with external positioning.
The work repositioned Holmak as a more clearly defined category leader with a stronger innovation narrative.
Impact
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Organisation-wide adoption of the new brand proposition
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Strengthened positioning as a leading European player in its category
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Supported growth through new client acquisition
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Established a clearer and more differentiated market identity
ALFA Bier
Brand Strategy & Market Expansion
True to ourselves
Alfa Bier is a fourth-generation family-owned brewery with strong regional loyalty in Limburg but limited visibility across the wider Dutch market.
For almost a decade, I created and produced all items required, including films, events, marketing materials, animations, social content, websites, product rebranding and launches. I was responsible for the brand’s long-term positioning, creative direction and market expansion concepts through perfectly produced materials.
I led the whole production of repositioning the brand to balance heritage with modern relevance, developing a refreshed identity and communication platform applied across packaging, campaigns, product launches, events and experiential touch points.
Impact
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Increased national brand awareness across the Netherlands
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Helped secure distribution in leading supermarket chains and new retail channels
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Strengthened market share while maintaining regional loyalty
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Produced a refreshed brand identity and packaging system
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Supported sustained commercial growth and improved category positioning
Swissflex
Brand Strategy & Market Expansion
The Bed of Your Dreams
A premium Swiss sleep brand, Swissflex needed a clear emotional positioning beyond product features.
I developed the strategic direction and led the creative execution for over four years, developing the brand idea and bringing it to life - through perfect production - across campaigns, in-store design, promotions, branding, and social media.
The result was a consistent brand world built around comfort, precision, and better sleep - positioning Swissflex as more than a bed, but as the foundation of rest.
Impact
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Produced social media films with over 3.6 million views
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Produced all materials for campaigns including digital, photography and animation
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Produced all in-store merchandise and sales support materials
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151% return on investment (ROI)
Mercedes Benz China
Building a global success story
The Best or Nothing
Originally brought into BBDO Beijing to help pitch and win the Mercedes-Benz and smart account, what began as a temporary assignment evolved into a three-year leadership role running a creative production department of more than 50 people.
Working at the centre of one of the world’s fastest-growing automotive markets, the focus was on producing culturally relevant campaigns that combined global brand standards with local market understanding within a complex organisation, while managing multiple conflicting stakeholder issues.
Impact
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Helped support Mercedes-Benz China’s growth into the brand’s largest global sales market within one year
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Produced multiple award-winning campaigns recognised locally and internationally
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Expanded the creative department from a three-person pitch team to more than 50 full-time creatives in order to meet production requirements
