DAS UK Group wins Marketing/PR Team of the Year

13th September 2018

Now in their fourth year, the awards, which are held annually by Insurance Post magazine, celebrate creativity in insurance marketing and PR, particularly the use of innovative thinking to maintain a connection between businesses and the markets in which they operate.

For the Marketing/PR Team of the Year category, submissions needed to demonstrate that a team has made significant strides in promoting their brand through marketing and PR activities in the last 12-18 months, while also providing a major contribution to the success of the business they work for.

The submission from DAS UK detailed a highly successful period for the marketing function, including:

  • A new portfolio of four corporate websites recognised as the industry’s best;
  • Significantly increased delivery against all KPI targets;
  • The launch of a lauded thought leadership series (‘DAS Market Barometers’);
  • The successful rebuilding of the DAS brand through a well-crafted content and engagement strategy;
  • Delivering the world’s first LEI skill for Amazon Alexa;
  • Doubling of social media impressions to 1.5m;
  • A 22% rise in media coverage including major broadsheets and tabloids.

Other nominees in the Marketing/PR Team of the Year category included AXA, LV=, Simply Business and Zurich Insurance.

The DAS team – led by Paul Mills – comprises Karl Blockwell, Mark Branton, Helen Couzens, Alex Taylor, Roger Turpin and James Watkins.

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