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Know on the road to success

KCOM Group's Know phonebook is a genuinely local business directory. It helps you find what you need on your doorstep, with no national advertisers or 0800 numbers. But until recently, poor awareness meant that (literally) there weren't many businesses in the Know.
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JDA had to boost Know's profile across the north to encourage more local advertisers to book ads and make the directory more useful - and more profitable. Which is what we did when we hit the road with Kay, our brassy tour guide. Our new TV ads follow her coach tour as she travels from town to town, quickly finding the best businesses then moving on with a twinkle in her eye

The first ad was a quest to find the best Naans in Bradford. Early screenings raised prompted awareness among potential advertisers from 15-20% to 75-80% and unprompted awareness to 35%. With more advertisers wanting to get in the Know, the Ad sales team was able to hit their targets for the first time since the book was launched a year before. And there are lots more destinations in store for this year!