Simplifying solar for roofing audiences

Client

BMI Redland

Sector

Construction

Services

Strategy
Creative
Content
PR
Sales and marketing alignment

What we did (in a nutshell)

We launched BMI Redland PV InDaX Adapt with an instantly understood hook: Make Light Work. We showed how easy the in-roof solar system was to work with, via ads, animations and trade media that drove users to a PV Configurator tool.

“Lesniak Swann helped us cut through the noise with a clever, creative launch campaign. ‘Make Light Work’ gave both our customers and sales team an easy introduction to an unfamiliar product.” Gemma Scott Marketing Communications Manager, BMI Group

23%

Avg. PPC clickthrough rate

15%

Increase in page engagement time

668,560

Reach from ad placements

Communicating the benefits of in-roof solar

Process

Strategy workshop
Messaging framework
Campaign strategy
PR strategy
Creative concept
Asset design
Content production
Animation and video production
Campaign execution

The Challenge

BMI Group asked us to introduce its Redland PV InDaX Adapt to an audience that knows roofing inside-out, but is less familiar and comfortable with solar.

Many saw in-roof solar as a complex new category, with concerns about standards, warranties and installation times.

Our job was to present in-roof solar as a logical and desirable element of a modern roof, not an eccentric bolt-on. We needed to make the benefits objectively appealing, and to guide users from piqued interest through to a project-ready design.

Inside BMI, meanwhile, salespeople were experts in roofing systems, but newer to solar selling. To align sales with marketing, they needed to be comfortable with solar being part of their day-to-day conversations.

The Response

The creative team developed ‘Make Light Work’ as the central EPIC idea, then built a head-turning campaign around it.

Ads, trade media and email drove audiences to the handy PV Configurator tool, supported by an engaging landing page and short animations that provided an accessible overview of the system. 

Alongside this external push, we armed BMI’s sales team with a playbook, merchant POS and a CPD webinar, ensuring the same straightforward story was being delivered consistently, across sales and marketing alike.

‘Make Light Work’ made solar easy to work with, both for the target audience and BMI’s internal sales team. The configurator tool gave users an instant project pack, showcasing just how straightforward in-roof solar could be.