We grow meaningful brands
We’re a marketing agency of strategists, advertising creatives and communications experts. Together, we come up with ideas, powered by behavioural science, that grow your business and improve the lives of your consumers.
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From digital marketing strategy to advertising campaigns, it starts and ends with people.
Instinctive ideas are the ones that understand the quirks of human nature; that know why we think, feel and behave a certain way – even when we don’t.
We create and plan marketing programmes that inspire and influence people: consumers and business audiences.
Advertising campaigns that make people laugh, see something differently or think twice.
Then it reasons people into action. To buy. To visit. To change.
If you’re in and out of meetings, only surrounded by the black-and-white of marketing and sales data, performance analysis and advertising efficiency metrics, how can you find the ideas that stir people’s instincts?
We’ve got you.
For more than 20 years, we’ve drawn on human nature and turned it into powerful marketing communications that get people to buy, care, think, feel and do stuff for all kinds of brands.
We know what makes people tick and we can help you get them ticking.
We call this behavioural science Instinct in Action.
We apply it to all your marketing, advertising, digital marketing, social media marketing, creative and PR.
Send us your briefWe created a digital and OOH campaign for Solihull Borough Council to motivate Solihull residents to get active and be 'on the move'. We showcased free and simple ways residents can utilise the activities in their own backyard to improve wellbeing.
We created a behaviour change campaign rooted in a culturally relevant insight to increase the booster rates amongst Pakistanis in Luton through OOH, paid social and local radio.
Planning a fitness influencer event in Toronto, Canada, using guerilla marketing techniques. To support Grenade's global, Fuel Your Summer campaign we activated through sampling and a fitness influencer via our local network and market knowledge.
Multi-channel marketing campaign encouraging people to get on their bike. The goal was to encourage more people in the West Midlands from deprived communities, ethnic minorities, and vulnerable groups to take up cycling.
National PR campaign for an instant at-home urine test that detects invisible blood in urine. PR is brilliant for building trust, credibility & brand awareness to drive consumers to the website for purchase. Dr Hillary Jones MBE onboard helped too!!
Creative campaign for Transport for West Midlands. Using our knowledge of behavioural science we honed in on the Von Restorff effect – the proven psychological theory that the more something stands out from the crowd the more likely it is to be seen.
Talking about sexual health openly is a key part in reducing the spread of STIs. Our cheeky creative advertising campaign got people talking to their mates about sex without feeling embarrassed, and persuaded them to spread the message. Win-win!
Building good brands and empowering women to choose wire-free bras. When paid search advertising hits a ceiling, and CPA & CPC gains plateau, it's time for some brand-building, Big Cat style. Time for a bit of that brahhhhh! feeling?
"MAC has worked with Big Cat on a number of successful campaigns over the last few years, and with each project, we are strengthening our brand and messaging through their smart and creative ideas. We’re continuously impressed with the team's professionalism, fresh thinking, and witty approach when working in collaboration. Let’s big up Big Cat!"
Deborah Kermode, MAC CEO & Artistic Director
Our processHeadline news.
We are excited to introduce the newest marketing communications group: Leopard Co. Consisting of two existing Birmingham household names in creative and communications agencies, spottydog and Big Cat, alongside a brand-new, third agency, Leopard Co.
We all celebrated International Women's Day on 8th March this year, praising women worldwide for their achievements. We've done some digging and found our favourite three campaigns this year to celebrate the special day!
An exciting guest blog with Streamtime founder Aaron Green, to discuss all things project management and how to maintain a profitable business in the creative industry through managing time, finances and more.
See what Big Cat got up to in February! As well as our hunt for fresh new Big Cat's to join the Pride, we've had two new fantastic client wins, launched our Linkedin newsletter and celebrated Anthony's birthday!