Leadership teams from Accenture Song, Hearts & Science, Hive, and JLR pictured at the Ogilvy Awards.

Hive Science Wins 2025 David Ogilvy Award

Together we doubled sales of the Defender… by applying quant social psychology, behavioral science and AIML to take creative to the next level. Incredible combination of science, technology and amazing creative minds.

The 2025 ARF David Ogilvy Awards is the premier awards competition that honors research- and insights-driven advertising. This year, Hive Science is proud to have won multiple awards along-side JLR, Accenture Song and Hearts & Science.

Categories: 'Best Use of Emerging Technology', and 'Automotive'.

Winning Submission: 'The Performance Paradox: How Behavioral Science Unlocked Defender's Hidden Purchase Drivers'

Nearly 2X Sales
Scaled impact, nearly doubled sales of Defender in U.S.
24% Increase
Directly attributable increase in Defender sales during AB test period – with no pricing changes or product updates.
18% Less Cost
Lower cost per configurator completion for Hive informed creative vs control.
50% Faster
Creative teams working faster, unleashing a new level of creativity & time to impact.
Science-Powered Creativity
Together we doubled sales of the Defender… by applying decision psychology and AIML to take creative to the next level.

A World-First Achievement

This marked the first time a creative team was able to see the deeper predictive psychological drivers of purchase behavior. Then precisely match marketing to these hidden patterns. In 2024, JLR's Defender model nearly doubled sales in the U.S., in part through this first-of-its-kind intelligence, paired with world class creative & media teams. Rapidly seeing beyond what people say & do, and getting to WHY. Congratulations to everyone on the JLR, Accenture, Hearts & Hive teams!

About Hive Science

Hive Science has invented & patented new technologies at the intersection of quantitative social psychology, behavioral science & AI/ML. The world's leading brands & agencies are using the Hive Platform to rapidly identify these deeper cognitive, emotional, and other predictive psychological patterns that explain why customers will buy their specific products. The Hive platform then offers advanced tools to precisely match their marketing to these deeper patterns, driving increases in action & revenue. For more information, reach out to info@hivescience.ai.

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