Following yesterday’s excellent event at Private White VS to launch Prolific North’s Top 50 Integrated agencies, we are delighted to officially announce the full rankings for 2018.
We are now in our sixth year of collaborating with Prolific North to compile the Top 50 Integrated Agencies in the region and like with previous years the list has mostly been driven by financials.
Thank you to all of those who volunteered their information to us this year. All data is checked and verified using online sources such as Bureau van Dijk’s Fame database and Companies House.
We had over 125 agencies getting in touch with us this year, and as popularity in the rankings continues to grow, 2018 has seen more new agencies keen to get involved. Like with previous years, we have seen some of these new names making their way straight into the top 50.
New entries and big climbers
Adelphi Group made it straight in at 3rd position in their first year of entry. Shoot the Moon also entered in at 27th and Principles came in at 30th, all featuring in the list for the first time.
Other agencies making it into the Top 50 list this year are FPP (climbing an impressive 48 places from 72nd to 24th), Cirrus (moving into the rankings at 35th after just missing out at 55th in 2017), and also Creative Marketing Services (36th), Big Brand Ideas (39th), Ilk Agency (44th) and Wilson Cooke (49th).
Within the Top 50, notable movers in 2018 include Fresh ( up to 7th), Propaganda (18th), A&P (25th), Ponderosa (34th), Oakbase (37th), Uber (38th) and Cravens (43rd).
The top spot
Finally, congratulations to McCann Manchester who continue to hold the number one position for the 6th year running.
This year’s full Top 50 Integrated Agencies in the North for 2018 is as follows:
| Rank | Company | Location | Ownership | Staff | Clients |
| 1 (1) | McCann Manchester | Manchester | Private | 347 | Aldi, CrossCountry Trains, Magnet Kitchens |
| 2 (2) | Havas Lynx | Manchester | Havas Group | 329 | Astellas, Astra Zeneca, Sanofi |
| 3 (-) | Adelphi Group | Bollington | Omnicom Group | 320 | Various pharma clients |
| 4 (3) | Intermarketing | Leeds | Advantage Smollan Group | 200 | Adidas, Reebok, BUPA |
| 5 (4) | Jaywing | Sheffield | Public (AIM) | 279 | first direct, Mazda UK, Pandora |
| 6 (5) | Home | Leeds | Private | 177 | Jet2.com, Jaguar Land Rover, Asda Money |
| 7 (19) | Fresh | Cheadle | Private | 78 | Santander, M&S, Mothercare |
| 8 (7) | MB Advertising & Marketing | Sheffield | MG Group (UK) Ltd | 71 | JCT600, Drive Motor Group, Marshall Motor Group |
| 9 (8) | Media Agency Group | Manchester | Private | 50 | Liverpool One, Verizon, Mexico Tourist Board |
| 10 (15) | Drummond Central | Newcastle | Private | 50 | bet365, Metro, Moneyguru |
| 11 (10) | CreativeRace | Leeds | Private | 125 | Greggs, DFS, Silver Cross |
| 12 (13) | BJL | Manchester | Private | 70 | ASDA, Swinton Insurance, Ronseal |
| 13 (11) | Momentum Instore | Handforth | Private | 122 | Sainsbury’s, TK Maxx, Boots |
| 14 (9) | Elmwood | Leeds | Private | 40 | Heck, Alpro, Gatwick Express |
| 15 (12) | Love Creative | Manchester | Private | 60 | Haagen-Dazs, Umbro, Nestlé |
| 16 (16) | Gecko | Leeds | Private | 58 | VW, Superbreak, Mecca |
| 17 (18) | SteinIAS | Bollington | Private | 71 | Samsung, Merck, Trelleborg |
| 18 (25) | Propaganda | Leeds | Private | 31 | Ann Summers, Clipper Logistics, FMG |
| 19 (21) | Savvy | Leeds | Private | 73 | Mars, Adidas, Poundland |
| 20 (14) | Refinery | Manchester | Private | 71 | Akzo Nobel, Manchester Arndale, JD Williams |
| 21 (24) | Brass | Leeds | Private | 81 | Coty, Hammonds, Fleetcor |
| 22 (23) | Uniform | Liverpool | Private | 60 | Ideal Standard, Amtico, Innocent |
| 23 (17) | TBWA Manchester | Manchester | Omnicom Group | 56 | Bosch, JD Williams, Thorpe Park |
| 24 (-) | FPP | Newcastle / Leeds | Private | 55 | Anchor, Pantene, Arla |
| 25 (41) | A&P | Preston | Private | 45 | DAF Trucks, Redrow Homes, Furness Building Society |
| 26 (31) | Workhouse Marketing | Preston | Private | 36 | Stax Trade Centres, Crown, Hempel |
| 27 (-) | Shoot the Moon | Manchester | Private | 33 | Pets at Home, TUI, Co-op |
| 28 (22) | Delineo | Manchester | Private | 40 | United Utilities, Co-op, Roberts Bakery |
| 29 (28) | Bluestorm | Hull | Private | 29 | Hull City Council, AAK, Chaucer Foods |
| 30 (-) | Principles | Leeds | Private | 38 | Eon, Co-op, BBC |
| 31 (34) | driven | Wilmslow | Private | 25 | Alpecin, Blue Diamond Growers, Go Outdoors |
| 32 (32) | Seventy7 | Manchester | Private | 74 | Jimmy Choo, M&S, Tom Ford |
| 33 (36) | Live & Breathe | Leeds | Private | 65 | Peroni, Happy Egg Co, Body Shop |
| 34 (46) | Ponderosa | Leeds | Private | 39 | Russell Hobbs, Skinny Brands, ABI |
| 35 (-) | Cirrus | Wilmslow | Private | 38 | eBay, Paypal, EE |
| 36 (-) | Creative Marketing Services | Leeds | Private | 20 | Arcadia, Network, NHS |
| 37 (47) | Oakbase | Wilmslow | Private | 30 | TJ Hughes, Bunzl, Mattel |
| 38 (-) | Uber | Sheffield | Private | 20 | Dr Oetker, Audi, Next |
| 39 (-) | Big Brand Ideas | Cheshire | Private | 48 | Shell, Nextbase, Bostik |
| 40 (38) | We Are Boutique | Leeds | Private | 17 | Craghoppers, Ryobi, Leeds City Museum |
| 41 (-) | Born and Raised | Sheffield | Private | 24 | HSBC, SITA, Arco |
| 42 (45) | DS.EMOTION | Leeds | DES Digital | 38 | Hilton, Hill Residential, Civica |
| 43 (-) | Cravens | Newcastle | Private | 17 | First Group, Virgin Money, Ladbrokes Coral International |
| 44 (-) | Ilk Agency | Leeds | Private | 26 | ABP, Brewdog, CityFibre |
| 45 (35) | Heckford Advertising | Preston | Private | 39 | Sandcastle Water Park, Lutron, Winfields |
| 46 (30) | Parker Design | Northwich | Parker Design Group (UK) | 32 | AstraZeneca, Electricity North West, Thomson Reuters |
| 47 (26) | Hangar Seven | Macclesfield / Leeds | Private | 160 | Asda, B&Q, Barbour |
| 48 (50) | Banana Kick | Leeds | Private | 45 | Plusnet, NISA, NHS |
| 49 (-) | Wilson Cooke | Bury | Private | 25 | Co-op, Jigsaw, Claremont |
| 50 (-) | Parallax | Leeds | Private | 24 | Town Centre Securities, Playertek, Goal.com |
