# Comic Relief tracks engagement and recall of its advertising campaign

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/02/24/comic-relief-tracks-engagement-and-recall-its-advertising-campaign/
- Published: 2011-02-24T21:33:22+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Work is already underway to measure and monitor the effectiveness of Comic Relief’s
advertising campaign for Red Nose Day next month. Market research consultancy SPA
Future Thinking is tracking engagement and recall of the campaign across all media,
including word-of-mouth.

The agency is using three methods to measure engagement amongst the general public
and fundraisers: these are online diaries followed by focus groups, a website survey,
and an online survey.

A group of 36 people in Birmingham, Manchester and London will keep online diaries
of any interaction they have with Comic Relief in the run up to Red Nose Day, noting
all mentions they come across. Participants will also be asked to write a weekly
blog on what they’ve seen and how it has impacted their behaviour.

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Alison Cowan, head of marketing at Comic Relief, said that the research was designed
to help the charity understand what really works, from BBC TV and audio trails to
press and outdoor advertising. “The qualitative element enables us to tweak our 
campaign in real time”, she added. @The overall findings, including quantitative
work, will inform the campaign we’re putting together for Sport Relief 2012, and
of course Red Nose Day 2013.’

The diarists will then attend a focus group in the first week after Red Nose Day.
Those who fundraised will be asked about how the advertising campaign and promotional
material affected the fundraising activity they undertook.

Charlotte Butterworth, group managing director at SPA Future Thinking, admitted 
that this level of research is intensive “but totally appropriate for a charity 
such as Comic Relief – people are so engaged with it they are willing to give up
the time”.

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