Stop The Violence Case Study

Project Overview

data collected over a 1.5-month campaign period

As part of the Ministry of National Security’s Violence Reduction Strategy, this initiative seeks to engage the community, amplify powerful voices, and spotlight programs that tackle the root causes of gang violence. Stop the Violence Bermuda is a community-focused public awareness initiative aimed at reducing violence and promoting prevention, education, and unity across the island. Our role was to design and execute a multi-channel digital campaign that maximized reach, reinforced consistent messaging, and ensured the campaign was discoverable wherever Bermudians spend their time online.

The strategy focused on combining organic social media content, paid digital advertising, video distribution, and search visibility to create sustained awareness and meaningful community engagement.

Key goals included:

  • Maximizing awareness across social and video platforms

  • Driving consistent engagement with campaign messaging

  • Strengthening discoverability through search and web presence

  • Supporting long-term community impact beyond a single campaign moment

(1) Social Media Marketing:

  • 211,900 total views
  • 28,500 unique users reached
  • 7,800 content interactions
  • 277 link clicks

Instagram proved to be the strongest driver of visibility and interaction, serving as the primary awareness engine for the campaign.

  • Facebook:

    • 78,800 total views

    • 10,200+ unique users reached

Facebook played a supporting role, providing steady exposure to key community segments and reinforcing the broader campaign message.

(2) Paid advertising:

  • Meta ads deployed
  • 68,607 views
  • 18,537 unique users reached
  • 618 post engagements

  • Cost per result: $0.16

These results demonstrate cost-effective reach and engagement, ensuring the campaign message reached new audiences at scale.

(3) Video distributaion (youtube):

47,668 video views

Average watch time: 87.8%

Click-through rate: 13.7%

116 total shares.

 

High completion rates and sharing behavior indicate that viewers were highly engaged and motivated to spread the message organically.

(4) Web & Search Visibility (SEO):

  • 1# Ranking for the keyword “addressing bermuda gang violence”
  • 10+ custom-designed pages, including campaign overview, youth initiative content, resources, and informational pages
  • 6.7% overall site CTR
  • Integrated analytics to track traffic, engagement, and search performance

  • Mobile-responsive design to ensure accessibility across all devices

Impact & Key Takeaways

  • Instagram and YouTube emerged as the strongest platforms for awareness and engagement

  • Paid ads delivered efficient reach at a low cost per result

  • Video content achieved exceptional retention, validating message clarity and relevance

  • Search visibility ensured the campaign reached users with active intent