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MOROCH
(US)
Jacqueline Hoyos, Matt Powell, Kevin Green
Local Fluency Flips Animation
LOCAL FLUENCY FLIPS MARKETING UPSIDE DOWN

On a bedrock of data, creativity and technology, Moroch is scaling local nuance, insights and culture into meaningful business performance on a national scale

1What makes you ‘you’?
At Moroch, we believe that local changes everything. We unearth specificity from local culture to create impact at scale for regional, national and multi-location brands. Our roots in franchisee marketing mean that our clients are often not just marketers, but the business owners themselves. We anchor every decision in business insights, unleashing our teams to develop relentlessly fresh creative and media strategies that change behaviours. Every solution we create closes the proximity gap, helping brands get closer to consumers and communities.

2What are you best at?
Relationships power our success. In fact, we currently work with the grandson of one of our first clients. Our focus on people also inspires Morochians to drive impact over the long haul. When it comes to the work, the M Score, our proprietary channel-scoring system reveals exactly where brands should be investing. Our AI-powered Local Culture Snapshot deepens our market-level intelligence. And Studio 147, our onsite production studio allows us to go from idea to asset in real-time.

3What’s the fuel Worldwide Partners puts in your fire – and why should clients care?
Client asks shift constantly and we must be nimble enough, and connected enough, to meet their evolving needs head-on. Being able to tap into a world-class network of agencies means that we can handle virtually any challenge our clients face. But it’s not just about RFPs and SOWs, it’s the community – it’s about being able to reach out to a partner to help us fill a knowledge gap and being able to return the favour.

4How does collaboration within Worldwide Partners show up in your work?
We want to grow in the healthcare category but brands tend to favour agencies with deeper experience. Recently, we’ve had the opportunity to partner with Monigle, which has unrivalled healthcare experience. They’ve brought us into multiple pitches, which have been invaluable in terms of getting on the radar of new brands and sharpening our agency positioning. The WPI name and network have given us instant credibility and connections.

5What’s the most important thing you do when solving clients’ problems?
We lead with the Moroch Local Culture Snapshot. We unearth insights that give us a textured, nuanced view of the context that surrounds our brands. That level of specificity allows us to assemble the right teams, tools and technologies. It also allows us to create with certainty that our campaigns will be culturally-relevant and drive tangible value for the business. Simply put, our greatest capability is our adaptability. No two markets are alike, so no two approaches should be alike.

6How do you collaborate with clients to push the boundaries of what’s possible?
We are an extension of our client’s team and treat their dollar as if it was our own. That cultivates trust. When it’s time to have tough conversations, we often find ourselves on the same side of the table with a more receptive audience. Once we have our client partners in the right mindset, we bring in POVs that illuminate different scenarios and show clients the consequences. This approach has created relationships that have led to decades of shared success.

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Your agency’s secret sauce?
(Go on, spill…)
Tonnes of agencies say they drive business but we dig deeper than most to find the insight that changes everything for our clients.
Most unexpected benefit of WPI collaboration?
Never having to say, “We wish we knew someone who did that.”
Overrated industry trend? Be blunt.
AI replacing human creativity.
One tool the agency can’t do without?
We are quickly learning that our custom AI build-outs are changing how we work.
What’s the next big thing in your country?
Sustainability in tech and ethical marketing.
Ideal client brief in 3 words:
Gives us goosebumps.
Most exciting thing about
the world today?
We’re on the precipice of the fourth industrial revolution.
The future of advertising is…?
Culture-first.
What if…?
Indies are the key to unlocking ideas to lead brands forward.
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Movin’ & Groovin’ with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
and Erykah Badu
DART
DART connects thousands to work and play every day. But it was missing an emotional connection to the communities it served. We collaborated with Badu on a custom bus and train wrap design, social sweepstakes for VIP passes to her birthday bash and digital content built around her favourite DARTable destinations. Our bet on culture paid off, with the campaign racking up 8 million total paid media impressions and $4.9 million in earned media value.

Buffalo Bills sponsorship
MCDONALD’S
We kicked off McDonald’s partnership with a campaign fuelled by ‘the best fans in the world’ – the Bills Mafia. The campaign included broadcast, display, out-of-home and a custom Bills Mafia-themed box. Brand sports sponsorships need to be very careful to avoid coming across as inauthentic to fans. Instead, we went all-in on Bills fandom and made it the centrepiece of our creative. The Bills Mafia responded, showing up in droves to get the box made in their image.

Get Your Life Flowing Again
MR. ROOTER
Our work for plumbing franchise Mr Rooter brought a stronger emotional connection to a category that’s become increasingly commoditised, with a campaign that included broadcast, display, social and a new jingle. The brand had struggled to set itself apart from competitors that were aggressively stealing market share so we helped it re-launch with a new identity, and positioned Mr. Rooter as the plumber who provides relief the moment you call.

See how local
changes everything

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