Fischer Energy launched as one of 50 challenger providers looking to break the monopoly of The Big Six – British Gas, Eon, SSE, Scottish Power, Npower and EDF Energy.
An independently owned company, Fischer had no right to be seen, yet Consumer King devised a media strategy through print, online and broadcast platforms, propelling founder Keith Bastian to the forefront of national news. The coverage made Keith and the Fischer Energy brand instantly recognisable and synonymous with affordable gas and electric.
Through Consumer King, Fischer dovetailed with other challenger companies lobbying the government to scrap ‘rip-off’ Standard Variable Tariffs with significant changes in the law being delivered as a result.
We devised a ‘no bill-shock’ campaign encouraging Fischer customers to provide regular meter readings. The campaign merged with Hyundai, gifting one customer a new electric Hyundai Ioniq-EV.
Fischer’s customer numbers grew from fewer than 900 to 70,000 in the first nine months of working alongside Consumer King. Search engines such as Google now rank Fischer Energy highly for an abundance of keyword phrases thanks to the above ‘earned media’ campaigns.