BLE 2024 British Museum Case Study
The British Museum

Museum and Heritage Licensing

Developed a targeted communications strategy that supported The British Museum as it made its exhibitor debut at Brand Licensing Europe, and its return to the show for the second year.

Over 37 pieces of trade coverage secured over two show projects, in every existing licensing trade publication with coveted vertical reach.

Campaign Background

Developed a communications strategy that supported the British Museum as they made their exhibitor debut at Brand Licensing Europe and their return the following year. Trade PR secured in advance of the shows provided a fascinating insight into the Museum’s unique archive of cultural treasures that spans over 2 million years of human history and helped inspire potential licensing opportunities for this iconic institution.

PR for the second year also raised awareness of the British Museum’s key partnerships and expansion into new demographics – including its collaboration with The Smurfs.

Proactive editorial placement was underpinned by interview placements to ensure blanket trade coverage ahead of the show. The team was on-call to offer consultancy that helped confidently steer the British Museum (and its partners) through its approach to PR.

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What We Did

  • Planning and strategy development pre, during and post-shows for maximum visibility and awareness of character IP ‘Bastet’ and the Museum’s collection of objects
  • Worked directly with the British Museum’s partners to develop a strategy to announce new collaborations
  • Consultancy and guidance to guide the British Museum through the approach to PR for first-time and returning exhibitors
  • Proactive editorial placement with no trade ad support
  • Collaboration with Informa, License! Global Show Daily & publicity team to secure earned BLE channel opportunities
  • On the ground show support
  • Attendance at media meets
  • Reporting with metrics and anecdotal feedback from the show floor, inc. trends
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Impact

  • 37 pieces of coverage to date, reaching an audience of over 1m+ in licensing and business trades
  • Nine interview features with British Museum executives across two shows
  • Blanket coverage in all known licensing trades
  • Inclusion in WGSN’s BLE trends report

“We had a great experience there – back-to-back meetings, some great leads, good reception. But also we found it energizing; we felt like we reconnected to the industry in a strong way.
And a large part of that was you and the team. Not just in the PR results, but we felt like you ‘got us’ and supported us. So a big thank you for that.” – The British Museum

Initially hired on a project basis, the British Museum was so pleased with the success of the campaigns that they are now a retained client.

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Brand Licensing Europe
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