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Cutting Through Clutter

A Case History

Marketing Strategy:

Communicate Ryerson’s unique ability to solve customer business problems through its unmatched material, processing and value added service capabilities.

Communication Strategy:

  • Position Ryerson as “Your strongest partner”.
  • Utilize participant sports as a metaphor for business challenges.
  • Utilize an artist with a distinctive style to illustrate the campaign.


Tactics:

  • Full page and spread ads in PURCHASING, INDUSTRY WEEK and THE FABRICATOR

Results:

Over a three year period ads consistently were among the highest scoring in Readership Studies conducted by PURCHASING Magazine.
Results included:

  • Best Read Ad in Issue
  • Top Ten Ads in Issue
  • Best Read Service Center Ad
  • Consistently High “Remember Seeing” Score
  • Consistently High “Remember Reading” Score

Campaign and Individual Ads awarded Silver Triangle Awards from Steel Service Center Institute