Starling Bank

Work Timeline

Ekstasy’s working relationship with Starling Bank over the years. Relationship started when Starling had sub 100k and now they have over 2.5 million customers.

Mike Saraswat, Ekstasy, creative advertising agency, London
Matthew Simpson, Ekstasy, creative advertising agency, London
Allen Kay, Ekstasy, creative advertising agency, London
Antonella Socci, Ekstasy, creative advertising agency, London
Jonathan Green, Ekstasy, creative advertising agency, London
Russ Eisenman, Ekstasy, creative advertising agency, London
Genevieve Edwards, creative advertising agency, London
Ekstasy, creative advertising agency, London

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Consumer and
Business accounts

> 100k
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First Meeting

2017

2018

Consumer and
Business accounts

>100k
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Product Feature

  • Ad Series 
  • Digital Campaign 
  • Customer Acquisition
  • Strategy, Messaging and Content Creation
    19 x App Product Feature led Ads (for both consumer and business banking) for Customer Acquisition. Both 30 sec and shorter 10 and 15 sec cut-downs. 
  • Ads used primarily as digital paid ad assets across multiple social media channels like YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook.
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2019

Consumer and
Business accounts

> 100k
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Recruitment Film

  • The film helped Starling attract top tech talent.

2019

Consumer and
Business accounts

> 100k
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Brand Awareness & Customer Acquisition Campaign

Feel Good About Money

  • Integrated Campaign across TV, OOH, Print, Radio and Online. 
  • Strategy, Messaging and Content Creation
  • 130 assets created in various lengths. 
  • Approx £10m+ media spend. 
  • Awareness went up by 22% and Starling hit 1m new customers.

2020

Consumer and
Business accounts

> 100k

team GB

Olympics Campaign

  • Ekstasy worked closely with Starling Bank and TeamGB to deliver multiple strategic creative routes.
  • Starling wins the Banking Partner title.
  • Sadly due to Covid the project got shelved.
  • Campaign prep: 3 months

2020

Consumer and
Business accounts

> 100k
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Investor FIlm

The film helped attract investors and secure the next round of funding.

2021

1.5 million Consumer and Business accounts
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Summer Campaign

Hello Starling

  • Brand Awareness and Customer Acquisition 
  • Integrated Campaign across OOH, Online and Radio.
  • Strategy, Messaging and Content Creation
    6 main assets created.
  • Approx £2m+ media spend.

2021

1.5 million Consumer and Business accounts
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Banking as a Service Launch Campaign

Helped communicate a new service (BaaS) in a fun and non-patronising way through creating a fun Q&A ad and  multiple digital posters.

Turned BaaS to SaaS (Starling as a Service). SaaS has now been trade marked.

13 main assets created.

Global launch.

Secured multiple deals.

2022

1.5 million Consumer and Business accounts
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Product Feature Ad Series 

Brand Awareness and Customer Acquisition 

Integrated Campaign across OOH, Online and Radio. 

Strategy, Messaging and Content Creation

6 main ad assets. 

Approx £10m+ media spend.