Clients
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Created in November 2007, East Midlands Trains needed a website that would successfully launch it as a new brand, allowing it to stand out immediately against long-established competitors. The site would also need to provide authoritative journey-planning information for East Midlands Trains customers, as well as integrating multiple third-party travel information services.

Case studyEast Midlands Trains websiteEast Midlands Trains Email M&C Saatchi collaboration campaignJourneys

The solution

  • Generate a compelling online experience to attract a high degree of advocacy and loyalty
  • Promote travel by focusing on the destination, not simply the journey

ILN created a website combining highly accessible journey-planning information with engaging content highlighting areas of interest to the audience. Users were also encouraged to register for direct communications in order to build a customer database that could be used to drive revenue.

The results

Designed, built, tested and launched within eight weeks, the site successfully provided the focus for brand activity — receiving 2 million page views in the first month — and inspired user loyalty, with more than 50 per cent repeat traffic and 15,000 registrations. It also integrated seamlessly with third party services such as National Rail.

 
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Client list
  • Aegean Speedlines
  • COI (Roster)
  • CMCI
  • East Midlands Trains »
  • Fairways and Swinford
  • Farrer & Co.
  • GE SeaCo »
  • Grupo Ultrafemme (Luxury Avenue)
  • Interval International
  • Isle of Wight (Island Visitor)
  • Lucky Dragon
  • Maserati »
  • National Express East Coast
  • Orient-Express Hotels,
    Trains & Cruises
  • Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
  • Sea Containers
  • SeaStreak America Inc.
  • South West Trains