The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner (OPCC) for Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland

‘Speak Out Space’ Hate Crime Hub

A digital hub and awareness campaign helping people in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland recognise, report and respond to hate crime. Designed for residents and professionals, supported by targeted social media and accessible online resources.

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Leicestershire Violence Reduction Network (VRN)

‘You’re Right, That’s Wrong’ Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) campaign

A award-winning behaviour-change campaign in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland encouraging young men to be active bystanders and challenge misogynistic behaviour. Co-created with local men and delivered across nightlife, campuses and digital channels.

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GMCA VRU

‘I Am Greater’ Serious Violence Reduction

Find out what we did to encourage Greater Manchester's youth to say 'Violence isn't me... I Am Greater'

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East Sussex County Council

‘It’s Well Worth It’ scalable smoking cessation behaviour change campaign

It’s Well Worth It is a behaviour-change campaign delivered with East Sussex County Council motivating smokers - particularly routine and manual workers - to quit. Using real local stories and behavioural insights, it builds belief in quitting and promotes free stop-smoking support.

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Medway Council

Medway Can Healthy Weight Challenge

A high-impact healthy-living campaign for Medway Council, Medway Can inspires residents to move more and eat well through local challenges, schools activity, incentives and community events - building motivation, pride and long-term healthy habits across Medway.

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Small Steps Big Changes

‘Feed Your Way’ Breastfeeding Awareness

Commissioned by SSBC, Feed Your Way supports infant-feeding journeys in Nottingham through real stories and community-based encouragement. The campaign promotes confidence and informed breastfeeding decisions without pressure, creating a supportive culture for families.

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Wirral Council

‘Breathe Better’ Air Pollution Education and Awareness

Commissioned by Wirral Council, Breathe Better educates residents on indoor air pollution from domestic burning and supports safer fuel-burning practices. Using behavioural insights, the campaign empowers households to protect their health and community.

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Surrey Police

'OK To Ask?' Tackling Youth Produced Sexual Imagery

A Surrey Police campaign co-created with young people, OK to Ask? challenges the pressure to request nudes. It flips the norm, showing that not asking is confident, respectful and the right choice - while giving teens tools to handle peer pressure.

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Kidney Research UK

Early Detection and Prevention of Kidney Disease

Hitch partnered with Kidney Research UK to explore awareness, behaviours, and barriers to early kidney-disease detection in high-risk groups. Insight from patients and healthcare professionals is now shaping campaigns to improve kidney health and encourage earlier testing.

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Greater Manchester Combined Authority

#IsThisOK

Learn more about how Hitch worked with EY3 Media and GMCA to extend the '#IsThisOK?' campaign to tackle Gender Based Violence in Greater Manchester.

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Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

Wear Real

Hitch Marketing was commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office to tackle the issue of counterfeit football shirt purchases during the 2022 World Cup. The campaign focused on educating consumers about the distinctions between authentic and counterfeit shirts, as well as the consequences of buying counterfeit products. 

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City to Sea

Reuse / Refill Packaging

Hitch Marketing was commissioned to deliver in-depth research to further understand the refill and reuse consumer and to make recommendations to drive behaviour change. These insights and recommendations were to be applied to City to Sea’s campaigning work and shared with businesses to increase uptake of reuse and refill.

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EHSHCG

Increasing uptake of PrEP

Hitch was commissioned by The English HIV and Sexual Health Commissioners Group (EHSHCG) to deliver in-depth research to build intelligence around the use of Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among underserved audiences. Hitch used the COM-B model for behaviour change and the Behaviour Change Wheel to identify barriers and facilitators to accessing PrEP, and recommendations for increasing uptake.

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Kent County Council

Draw Your Own Solution

Hitch was commissioned by Kent County Council and HeadStart Kent to develop a National Lottery funded mental health campaign targeting young people aged 10-16.

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CHAMPS

Stay Alive

Hitch was commissioned by Cheshire and Merseyside Public Health Collaborative (Champs) to produce and deliver a suicide prevention campaign to increase downloads of the StayAlive app

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Camden and Islington Council

‘Glass Half Full’ Campaign

Hitch was commissioned by Camden and Islington councils to design, implement and evaluate a social marketing project aimed to reduce increasing and higher risk alcohol consumption in these areas

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Derbyshire County Council

Talk Alcohol and OVAHYPD Alcohol Reduction Campaign

We were commissioned by Derbyshire County Council to investigate international and national research, and undertake local research in Derbyshire, in order to create innovative designs to deliver social marketing campaigns that generate behavioural change for improved health outcomes in Derbyshire.

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Leicestershire Violence Reduction Network

Make A Stand

Learn more about how we encouraged the young people of Leicestershire and Rutland to make a stand against violence.

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GMCA VRU

I Am Greater

Find out what we did to encourage Greater Manchester's youth to say 'Violence isn't me... I Am Greater'

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Passionate about Sexual Health Partnership (PaSH)

HIV: Let’s sort this together

Find out how our award-winning campaign helped to improve sexual health in Greater Manchester.

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Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership

You Can! Ex Smoker Campaign

See how using stories and experiences of ex smokers in Greater Manchester was at the heart of the You Can stop smoking brand and mass media campaign.

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Camden & Islington Councils

Breathe

Smoking remains the single biggest preventable risk factor for poor health and premature death. We asked smokers in London to design a service that would help them to quit.

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Hertfordshire County Council

Just Talk

See how we got young men in Hertfordshire talking about the tricky topic of mental health.

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Arriva Rail North

Northern Railway Website

What do customers value most when purchasing an online train ticket? Hitch combined this insight with innovation to design a new fully-featured user-driven website.

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Hertfordshire County Council

#getchecked

Find out how our award-winning campaign helped to improve men’s sexual health in Hertfordshire.

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Mansfield & Ashfield CCGs

Right Care First Time

How can we ease pressure on NHS Accident & Emergency services? Our award-winning social marketing campaign reduced demand by 12% in the identified target markets.

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Hertfordshire County Council

FYI Contraception

How many methods of contraception can you name? We helped professionals to speak confidently about all the options, so that women could choose what’s right for them.

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TLC: Talk, Listen, Change

New Charity Launch

Relate Greater Manchester South became a new charity called TLC: Talk, Listen, Change offering high-quality counselling services to children and adults across Greater Manchester. We supported their launch.

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Unilever

Good Hair Day Research Project

How can understanding emotions lead to more informed product design? We found out using our Bear Upstream approach.

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Creative Education Trust

School Merger Support

We turn school pupils into marketing ambassadors, as storytelling technique enables them to produce promotional videos for their school.

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British Red Cross

Changing Attitudes to Refugees

The North West has seen far greater numbers of asylum seekers than other areas of the country. How can local communities and asylum seekers be brought together to build a greater understanding of each other?

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GMCVO

Promoting Social Investment

We love Social Investment. Find out how this campaign brand is engaging charities, social enterprises and not-for-profits across Greater Manchester.

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Education and Training Foundation

Website Design

What do you search for on your website? We asked board members, employees, and service users this question to help inform a new sitemap and web design.

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Addaction

New Strategy Launch

Strategies can be dull. We brought this one to life by creating dynamic visual imagery for national drug, alcohol and mental health charity, Addaction.

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Liverpool City Council

Citysafe

Liverpool City Council asked us to assess street drinking needs. The project informed intervention and service development options in an effort to reduce crime, improve health and maximise resource.

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YMCA

Market Research and Evaluation

How can you measure behaviour change? We tracked youth attitudes to provide evidence of the impact Lakeside had, which helped the YMCA to raise £6m towards the build of the new outdoor facility.

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