We can now reveal the official countdown of the Top 50 Integrated Agencies in the North of England. Mustard and Prolific North have combined to produce a definitive agency ranking based around company size, financials and growth.
This information has been derived from a combination of sources (most notably Fame – https://fame.bvdinfo.com) and also from information volunteered by the agencies themselves, from press releases and from information published on their own websites.
Key metrics included Balance Sheet Value / Shareholder Funds, 2012 turnover, 2011-2012 T/O growth and headcount (Northern locations only).
Thank you to all of those agencies that have been proactive and quick to respond in providing company information. Even if your company has not made the Top50 this year, we wish you a very prosperous year ahead and perhaps a new entry in the rankings when the exercise is repeated in 2014.
For more information, please contact Jo Iaconianni on +44(0)161 235 5270.
The Prolific North Top 50 Integrated Agencies 2013
| # | Company name | North of England office locations | Head- count |
Selection of clients |
| 1 | McCann Manchester | Prestbury | 317 | JD Williams Group (Marisota), npower, Ella’s Kitchen, Pizza Hut Delivery, Farnell, Nestle, Hartley’s. |
| 2 | Jaywing | Sheffield | 100+ | Sky, GM, Open University, Mars, Yorkshire Water, first direct |
| 3 | Home | Leeds | 122 | Bupa, B&Q, Cooperative, Gala Interactive, Bonmarche, La Redoute |
| 4 | Havas Lynx | Manchester | 165 | pfizer, GE, Novartis, GSK, Roche, AZ, Johnson & Johnson |
| 5 | Gratterpalm | Leeds | 154 | Coral and Halfords |
| 6 | Principles | Leeds | 85 | McCain, National Trust, Simply Be, Ronseal, Superbreak |
| 7 | Photolink | Manchester | 100 | John Lewis, Clarks, Regis Salons, Tesco, Very, Littlewoods, Argos, Homebase and Kitbag. |
| 8 | Momentum Instore | Handforth | 90 | Boots, Sainsbury’s, RBS, TUI, B&Q |
| 9 | Brass | Leeds | 111 | Warburtons, CBBC, Hoseasons, Persimmon Homes, Yorkshire Building Society |
| 10 | Intermarketing | Leeds | 60 | isme.com, Benenden Healthcare, Cancer Research UK, East Coast |
| 11 | CBJWT | Manchester | 71 | Baxters, CSL, John West, Magnet, Famous Grouse, Victoria Plumb |
| 12 | BJL | Manchester | 60 | Eurocamp, Pilkington, Crown, Silentnight, Subaru, Rustlers |
| 13 | Savvy | Leeds | 67 | adidas, Florette, Ragu, Mars, Campbells, Magnum (ice creams) |
| 14 | Refinery | Manchester | 82 | BAE Systems, Golden Wonder, DMSL, Sweet Mandarin |
| 15 | TBWA\Manchester | Manchester | 100 | BPPZ Cussons, First TransPennine Express, Manchester United, Seven Seas, Merlin Entertainments |
| 16 | Elmwood | Leeds | 26 | |
| 17 | SteinIAS | Bollington | 53 | Trelleborg, Talk Talk, Atos, MERCK, Pearson, Arco, Castrol, Nespresso |
| 18 | Love Creative | Manchester | 40 | DIAGEO, Virgin Media, CAT, Umbro, Chief |
| 19 | Propaganda | Leeds | 40 | Ann Summers, Republic, Greggs |
| 20 | FPP | Newcastle and Leeds | 30 | |
| 21 | Drummond Central | Newcastle | 30 | bet365, Stoke City FC, Newcastle Building Society |
| 22 | Hangar Seven | Macclesfield, Leeds | 60 | Argos, Lego, Homebase, Barbour, Viking |
| 23 | Delineo | Manchester | 55 | WST, The Co-op Bank, NRL, Camps Solicitors, Your Legal Friend, Aldermore, Zen Internet |
| 24 | Blue Chip | Manchester | 29 | Kellogg’s, O2, Muller, Quorn, PZ Cussons, Rowntrees, Adams Foods |
| 25 | CorporateCulture | Liverpool | 30 | Asda, EDF, NHS, Sport England, LTA, Environment Agency |
| 26 | Bluestorm | Hull | 32 | Hornsea Freeport, Hull College, Mr Hughs, Larchwood Foods |
| 27 | Clear Marketing | Manchester | 25 | Topps Tiles, Cala Homes, Pets At Home |
| 28 | MC2 | Manchester | 44 | The Global Draw Ltd, University of Central Lancashire, North West Air Ambulance, Northedge Capital LLP, Ainscough Crane Hire Ltd, BFS Companies Inc |
| 29 | Gyro | Manchester | 34 | Samsung, AMN AMRO Commercial Finance, Aon, Tetrapack, Intuit, Project One, Marshalls, Pitney Bowes, Tate & Lyall |
| 30 | Bloom | Leeds | 64 | Engage Mutual, Goal, Help Link, Benenden, LA Fitness, Emirates |
| 31 | One Communications | Manchester | 35 | Taylor Wimpey, Together Trust, Franke, Danbro, Moduleo, Hoover Candy, United Utilities, Euler Hermes |
| 32 | Turn Key | Leeds | 35 | Sambuca, Barratts, Lily Allen, Metquarter, Hammerson |
| 33 | Foundry Communicaitons | Altrincham | 23 | MerseyRail, PGL Holidays, Crawford Healthcare and Stobart Barristers |
| 34 | Creative Marketing Services | Leeds | 13 | Adjustamatic, Braid Logistics, Leeds NHS, Mansfield Pollard |
| 35 | Cirrus | Wilmslow | 30 | Redrow, Booths, DWF, Netflights, Specsavers, Le Tour Yorkshire |
| 36 | driven | Wilmslow | 16 | Amigo, Seabrook, Berties, Vimto Social |
| 37 | Everything Different | Newcastle | 41 | Land Securities, Cornerhouse, CAA, Procter & Gamble |
| 38 | Strawberry | Hull | 30 | Wilberforce College, Collett Logistics, Claughton Furniture |
| 39 | Madhouse Associates | Manchester | 27 | Scapa, Knauf, Johnston Press |
| 40 | Heckford Advertising | Preston | 28 | Tomy, Vimto, Stagecoach, Principal Hotels, Wade Ceramics, Mitsubishi Electronics |
| 41 | Ponderosa Group | Otley | 31 | Lambs, Stan James, Danone Scottish Co-op |
| 42 | Motionlab | Preston | 29 | Solidor, Residence 9, Easigrass, Granite transformations, Premier bathrooms, Ainscough Vanguard, Fit Show, Ble.at, Deceuninck, Mila, Arran Isle, Carlisle Brass |
| 43 | Coolpink | Leeds | 20 | smeg, Asda, Pannones, dfs, Wren Kitchens |
| 44 | Fantastic Media | Leeds | 25 | Ronan Developments, Skopes Ladieswear, fruitypot, James Milner Foundation |
| 45 | Rare Creative | Sheffield | 15 | Saint-Gobain Glass, Polypipe, National Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine, University of Leeds, Carl Kammerling International, Protec International |
| 46 | The Whole Caboodle | Harrogate | 26 | Farrow & Ball, NHS, groupauto |
| 47 | Cravens | Newcastle | 15 | Gala Coral, Virgin Money, Utilitywise, First (Sheffield Bus Partnership), Newcastle-Gateshead Initiative |
| 48 | Wilson Cooke | Bury | 35 | Cranfield University, Keoghs, Ricky Hatton, Rollins, Liquid Plastics |
| 49 | Marketecture | Manchester | 22 | DHL Supply Chain, Martin Dawes Systems, Westco, Comstor, |
| 50 | Uniform | Liverpool | 28 | Unilever, Beetham, Grosvenor, Penketh’s, Carlsberg, Oxford Playhouse |
