Context	is	Queen	
Heval	Ceylan-Gilchrist,	MESH	Experience	
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Context	is	Queen	
Heval	Ceylan-Gilchrist	
MESH	Experience
Context	is	Queen	
Heval	Ceylan-Gilchrist,	MESH	Experience	
New but not
Tech
	
	
“Context	ma<ers”	
If	you	had	to	boil	down	the	whole	behavioural	
science	into	two	words,	those	words	might		well	
be	“context	ma<ers”.	
	
Rory	Sutherland,	Vice	Chairman,	Ogilvy	&	Mather
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What	kind	of	context?	
•  Time	of	the	day	
•  News	context	
•  Media	locaOon	
•  Media	plaPorm		
•  CompeOtor	context	
•  Program	context
Context	is	Queen	
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Methodology	
	
4	
ONLINE REAL-TIME ONLINE
Survey to capture brand metrics
to establish base
Brand experiences captured in
real-time via mobile
Survey to capture brand metrics
in order to measure change
caused by experiences
BEFORE DURING AFTER
Real-=me	Experience	Tracking	(RET)
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Real-Ome	Experience	Tracking	(RET)	
5	
Pre:	Online	
Survey	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
Touch	point	
TV	
Poster/Billboard	
Radio	
Cash	Point	
Conversa=on	
Cinema	
Newspaper	
Magazine	
At	a	Branch	
Online	Social	Media	
Online	–	Other	
Banking	App	
Mailing	
E-mail	
An	event	
Other	(please	specify)	
PosiOvity	
On	a	scale		
of	1	to	5	
(5	is	very	posi=ve)		
How	did	it	make	you	feel?	
Persuasiveness	
On	a	scale	of	1	to	5		
(5	is	very	much	likely	to	
choose)	
How	likely	did	it	make	you	to	
choose	the	brand?	
Brand	metrics	
Awareness	
Considera=on	
Product	ownership	
Bank	rela=onship	
Imagery	
Post:	Online	
Survey	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
QualitaOve	insights	
Par=cipant	inputs	comments	about	
each	touch	point.	
Sub-touchpoints	
Ad	from	bank	
Bank’s/provider’s	own	Website	
Sponsorship	
In	the	news	
Consumer	review/blog/discussion	forum	
Men=on	on	comparison	website	
Search	engine	website	
Email	
Bill	or	statement		
Video	about	the	brand	e.g.Youtube/Vimeo		
Other	(please	specify)	
Brand	
Brand	1	
Brand	2	
Brand	3	
Brand	4	
Brand	5	
Brand	6	
Brand	7	
...	
Other	(Please	specify)	
Real-Ome	Diary	
	
Brand	metrics	
Considera=on	
Bank	rela=onship	
Imagery	
A	summary	of	key	metrics	captured	at	each	stage	
Pictures	
Par=cipant	shares	pictures	of		
touchpoints	they	experience.
Context	is	Queen	
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Response	to	brand	touchpoints	differ	
by	the	Ome	of	the	day
Context	is	Queen	
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Reach	and	posiOvity	follows	a	different	pa<ern	
7	
Source.		MESH	Experience	Tracking
Context	is	Queen	
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Which	touchpoint	is	it	driven	by?	
8	
Online	in	the	evening	TV	in	the	morning	
Indicates	lower	base	size		under	100	
Source.		MESH	Experience	Tracking
Context	is	Queen	
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Packaged	goods	TV	ads	enhance	mood	in	morning!	
9	
Source.		MESH	Experience	Tracking	
“Watching	the	news	in	the		
background,	Sky	Sports	advert		
break,	puppets	in	the	advert.		
EaHng	my	toast	and	drinking		
my	coffee.	It	made	me	smile		
and	I	thought	that	it	was	a		
great	ad	to	show	in	a	morning		
when	people	may	need		
cheering	up.”	
	
CPG	(food),	TV,	Ad	from	brand,	07.21,		
Fairly	posi=ve,	Slightly	more	likely	to	buy
Context	is	Queen	
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Consumers	respond	more	posiOvely	to	ads	when	
they	are	thinking	about	those	products	
10	
Source. MESH Experience Tracking
Relationship between Time of Day and Positivity toward CPG
Advertising - Snacks
Context	is	Queen	
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Service	experiences	are	more	engaging	from	6pm	
onwards	
11	
*T2B	Very	posiHve	+	Fairly	posiHve	
Source.		MESH	Experience	Tracking
Context	is	Queen	
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Which	touchpoint	is	it	driven	by?		
12	
Source.		MESH	Experience	Tracking	
Average	posiHvity	for	the	category	
*T2B	Very	posiHve	+	Fairly	posiHve
Context	is	Queen	
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Higher	dwell	Ome	provides	greater	engagement	
and	be<er	message	delivery	
13	
Source.		MESH	Experience	Tracking	
I	was	waiOng	for	my	train	when	I	saw	the	
adverOsement	on	the	wall.	A	red	and	white	
advert	about	the	X	product	which	gives	you	
money	back,	but	has	a	monthly	fee.		It	sOll	
makes	me	think	that	this	is	a	good	deal,	even	
though	my	account	does	not	have	a	charge,	the	
interest	is	very	low,	so	this	might	be	be<er.	
	
Services,	Outdoor,	Train	sta<on,	Ad	from	brand,	18.30,	Fairly	
posi<ve,	Slightly	more	likely	to	buy
Context	is	Queen	
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LocaOon	of	OOH	ma<ers
Context	is	Queen	
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Consumers	react	more	posiOvely	to	ads	close	to	
point	of	purchase	
15	
Source. MESH Experience Tracking
Context	is	Queen	
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NegaOve	PR	can	have	a	negaOve	impact	
on	paid	adverOsing
Context	is	Queen	
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NatWest	TV	experiences	is	outperformed			
17	
Source. MESH Experience Tracking, March 14th-27th 2017
	The	size	of	the	bubble	denotes	Experience	Reach
Context	is	Queen	
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The	negaOve	news	is	about	bank	closures	
18	
“I've	heard	in	the	news	that	NatWest	Bank	will	be	closing	down	several	branches	
because	people	bank	online	nowadays.	Lots	of	jobs	will	be	lost.	This	news	made	me	
feel	really	sad	and	disappointed	because	the	current	economy	becomes	more	and	
more	insecure.”	
	
NatWest,	TV,	News,	Fairly	Nega=ve,	Slightly	less	likely	to	Choose	
“RBS/NatWest	are	shuVng	more	branches	which	
will	mean	loss	of	jobs.	They	say	that	less	people	
go	into	branches	now	which	I	have	no<ced	as	
there	are	rarely	any	queues	now.”	
	
NatWest,	TV,	News,	Neutral,	No	difference	
Source. MESH Experience Tracking, March 14th-27th 2017
“Small	item	in	the	news	on	Classic	FM,	heard	on	the	radio	as	a	passenger	in	a	van	
driven	by	my	husband.	The	news	item	stated	that	NatWest	and	RBS	are	both	looking	
to	close	branches	and	shed	a	number	of	staff/jobs	due	to	a	shiY	in	the	way	services	are	
delivered.	I	was	not	parHcularly	happy	about	the	news	as	I	am	concerned	about	the	
effect	of	branch	closures	on	smaller	communi<es	and	people	less	able	to	travel	into	
larger	towns/ci<es,	as	well	as	concerned	for	those	who	could	lose	their	jobs.”	
	
NatWest,	Radio,	News,	Fairly	Nega=ve,	Much	less	likely	to	Choose
Context	is	Queen	
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Co-operaOve	Bank	experiences	are	behind	
others	
	
Source. MESH Experience Tracking, March 14th-27th 2017
Context	is	Queen	
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Actually	their	TV	ads	are	performing	well	
“It	was	really	different.	Made	me	
pay	aZenHon.	Revolved	around	
one	person	and	the	project	they	
invest	their	money	in.	The	offer	
for	switching	accounts	was	
impressive	too	at	£110.	Never	
seen	a	co-op	bank	advert	
before.	Definitely	peaked	my	
interest!”	
	
TV,	Co-operaHve	Bank,	Very	PosiHve,	Much	
More	Likely	to	Choose	
Source. MESH Experience Tracking, March 14th-27th 2017
Context	is	Queen	
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NegaOve	news	through	many	channels	
21	
Source. MESH Experience Tracking, 14th-27th 2017
	The	Co-operaHve	Bank	will	look	to	raise	£750million,	including	a	
debt-for-equity	swap,	to	boost	its	capital	strength	if	it	cannot	find	a	
buyer.		Was	going	to	get	a	new	account	from	them	but	not	with	
this	news.”	
Online,	Co-opera=ve	Bank,	Very	Nega=ve,	Much	Less	Likely	to	
Choose	
	“I	was	watching	the	news	with	my	partner	when	
they	discussed	the	financial	losses	of	the	bank	it	
made	me	sad	to	see	a	great	ins<tu<on	fail.”	
	
TV,	Co-opera=ve	Bank,	Fairly	Nega=ve,	Much	
Less	Likely	to	Choose		
	“Hopes	of	Co-op	bank	surviving	fast	
disappearing	-	want	to	get	all	my	money	
out	asap.”	
Newspaper,	Co-opera=ve	Bank,	Very	
Nega=ve,	Much	Less	Likely	to	Choose
Context	is	Queen	
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Significant	negaOve	impact	on	brand	
22	
Source. MESH Experience Tracking, March 14th-27th 2017
Context	is	Queen	
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Key	Take	Outs	
•  Right	context	for	an	ad	can	boost	its	impact.	
•  Select	Omes	when	people	are	more	recepOve	to	your	category	messages.	
•  Adapt	the	creaOve	to	Ome	of	the	day	and/or	locaOon	it	is	adverOsed	
•  Understand	the	context	in	which	you	are	adverOsing
Context	is	Queen	
Heval	Ceylan-Gilchrist,	MESH	Experience	
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Tech
	
	
Thank	You!	
	
	
	
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hevalgilchrist@meshexperience.com	
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