Newsworthy--making headlines.

PositionIdea Bank

Humor,Winner,Asset Size:Over $5 Billion

Institution: FirstMerit Bank, Akron, Ohio

Agency: Barnes Design Group LLC

The bank used a humorous news-story format to promote the features and benefits of its Reality Checking product.

The bank reported that it customer contact center received calls and e-mails from customers wondering "what this all meant and where the news stories originated."

As a result of the campaign, the bank increased new customer households by 39.5 percent compared to the previous year.

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