Top 100 marketing agencies outside London 2008 (31 - 65)

Clients won over last 12 months: We have secured a total of £12m new business billings over the last 12 months including Crown Paints, First Group, Regus Business Centres, Venture Portraits, Vivalis Collection 2000, Dial-a-Phone & HPJ Jewellers. Key clients: Our top ten billing clients are ATS, Carcraft, Engage, Focus DIY, Haribo, Pilkington, PZ Cussons, SPAR, Westland & WRAP. We have invested in both our digital services in search marketing and in our strategy unit increasing headcount overall to 43. Maintaining our momentum of new business growth during 2008 whilst keeping the bar high for client service levels. We are in the best shape in terms of people, structure and skills for what will be a challenging year in terms of business growth. The market will be tough for many of our clients. Our focus will be relentless in terms of offering our clients - and new prospects - the best media and communications planning advice delivered at the most competitive media pricing.

33 DENVIR

Clients won over last 12 months: Allied Bakeries, Mackie’s, Uniq Foods, Dale Farms, William Tracey, Manorlane, VC2, Essential Viewing & DNS. Key clients: In addition to our new clients above we are fortunate to continue to work with Tesco, Macdonald Hotels, Strathmore Foods, First Milk, QMS & Hall’s. Recruiting Ross Perth as our Creative Director following his award winning work at the National Galleries of Scotland including multiple Grand Prix for Warhol Cans. Helping our customers succeed in difficult markets while maintaining strong business stewardship back at the ranch. Proving that brands can be built in a recession and making sure they are our customers’ brands!

34 MEDIACOM SCOTLAND

Clients won over last 12 months: Interactive Sports, Scottish Enterprise & Energy Trust Scotland. Key clients: Subway, The Scottish Government, VisitScotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland, LVG, AutoTrader & Interactive Sports. Opened an office in Dublin. Managing the growth of the business. To continue to grow despite the prevailing economic climate.

35 CODE COMPUTERLOVE

Clients won over last 12 months: Matalan, Butlins, Brother, Vertex, Arcadia Group, Epson, Betta Living, London 2012 Roster, Northwest Development Agency London 2012 Legacy Brief, Swinton & NewScientist. Key clients: Butlins, Kimberly Clark Corporation, PZ Cussons, HMV, Crown, Lex, Brother, First Transpennine Express, Premier Foods, NUS & Hillary’s. Code has made major investments in two areas in 2008 with an expansion of its creative team, encompassing the appointment of three group creative directors to deliver across sector specialities. In addition the business continues to expand its online marketing and has added to the Board with the appointment of a new financial director, John Abbot, (ex McCann Europe). Continues to be managing growth and recruiting first class digital talent at a senior level. To continue investment in our creative department and our online marketing and planning team. To bring more great brands to Manchester and work with them to create exciting, innovative digital campaigns. To appoint a creative director – it’s going to require someone with outstanding experience and skills.

36 GOLLEY SLATER GROUP

Clients won: Army/COI - Road Traffic Accident Campaign (Screen grab attached) Worcester Bosch COI Climate Change for Welsh Assembly Govt Lloyds TSB Insurance Dept of Health/COI Anti Smoking Campaign Regional Tobacco control. The main changes to Golley Slater’s business this year has been the move to a 3 Division structure - comprising Advertising, PR and Marketing. This has, in turn, provided a greater opportunity to respond to Clients who are seeking greater integration across our respective Disciplines, and to provide Clients with easier access to our Network of 11 offices where they require a centrally managed strategy delivered locally. As a business now over 50 years old, this structural change has taken time and effort to get right, but now we’re seeing the fruits of this - -with clients such as Oli, The Army and Mitsubishi experiencing the benefits of a joined up approach beyond just pure advertising, and PR clients such as RICS, Hammerson and A4e seeing the benefits of our Network delivery. 2009 will not be an easy year for any of us, but Golley Slater is looking forward to it with some relish, as we are confident that our ability to flex our multi disciplined approach into our clients’ ever increasing challenges should make us a solid partner through this current recession”.

37 THE FOUNDRY

Clients won over last 12 months: Kumho Tyres, Potters Healthcare, Remit, Bulmers, Enco & Newall Rubbermaid. Key clients: Dechra Veterinary Products,Kumho Tyres, Molnlycke Healthcare, Potters Healthcare SSL International & S&NUK. None. A coordinated office move, finding the right new personnel due to expansion, the threat of recession. Work hard; support our clients’ objectives, continued growth, more staff training.

38 KANJO LTD

Clients won over last 12 months: We’ve really crammed ‘em this year, they just seem to be popping up everywhere. The latest additions to the rogues’ gallery are: Cottages4you, Ultralase & Myreminders.co.uk. Key clients: Everyone’s like a member of the family to us, but our favourite Niece and Nephew have to be Interflora & Bupa. We’ve boosted production and account management. You can only stretch yourself for so long, until the marks show when you wear your swimming costume. Playing the biggest game of spot the ‘odd one out’ ever. We’re continually cherry picking people to work with us – who have something different about them – which is keeping us behaving like talent show judges. Give everyone a good old dose of ‘Measurable Brands’ (our preferred approach to brand response) and watch their cheeks get rosy and hair grow luscious. Oh and of course, the usual suspects…

39 THE BIG KICK COMPANY

Clients won over last 12 months: SCA Hygiene (Bodyform brand), Muller Dairies, Tate & Lyle, Jordans Cereals, Nivea (Beiersdorf), InBev (Becks) & Burtons Biscuits. Key clients: Walkers Snacks, Birds Eye, Muller & Unilever. No. Delivering value for every penny of budget spent by clients. Driving our margin with client Procurement departments. Driving new business profitably Driving YOY growth. Consolidating this year’s new business wins. Continuing to secure new clients. Maintaining or improving profitability by client

40 STAND

Clients won over last 12 months: Ikea, Scottish Centre for Health Working Lives, Enkelt, Lactalis McLelland & Events Scotland. Key clients: Tennents, NHS – Health Scotland, Ikea, Maclay, Murray & Spens & The Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives. No. Convincing clients that design is not a luxury in these increasingly difficult times. To focus on creating outstanding communication that thinks about what it says and how it says it. To continue to ensure the process of working with Stand is enjoyable. To ensure that the work we create is inspirational to everyone who encounters it, so that it makes a difference.

41 CLEAR MARKETING GROUP

Clients won over last 12 months: In the period Oct 08 to Oct 09 are; CALA Homes, UK Total account, McArthur Glenn, Designer discount Centers, Flowers Direct, the Casey Group, Brother Business Machines, Miller Metcalf Estate Agents, rangers Football Club & United Utilities (Roster). Key clients: CALA, Mercedes Direct, Brother, McArthur Glenn & Real/Century Radio. Opening of Glasgow office. In 2008/09 managing the transition from a growth market to the rapid drive into recession. Consolidate our position, and build business on the back of our track record, client base and strong financial position.

42 TANGERINE

Clients won over last 12 months: Be Modern/Elgin & Hall (fireplaces), Cheshire Road Safety, Wimpy (restaurants), Atkins, Harvest Housing & Party of European Socialists. Key clients: ICI Paints/Dulux Trade, Dulux Decorator Centres, Wilkinson, Nationwide, Autocentres, Ryalux/Burmatex (carpets/carpet tiles) & SurgiCare. We have grown by about 30%. Keeping up with the growth in terms of finding great people. Continued growth (of course!).

43 THE UNION GROUP

The Union continues to be one of Scotland’s strongest marketing services agencies, with consistent creative output and an ability to notch up new business like no other agency. New clients gained this year alone include New clients gained: Energy Savings Trust (Scotland), Scottish Development International, News International (The Sun), National Australia Group, Homecoming Scotland 2009, Lomond Audi Edinburgh, Scottish SPCA, Guardian Glass, Scottish Widows, Payment Shield, The Dalmore (Whyte & Mackay), VisitScotland, Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games Bid & Pagan Osborne. Headed up by passionate managing director Ian McAteer, The Union continues to dominate at creative awards schemes and was this year named Scottish Advertising Agency of the Year.

44 WYATT INTERNATIONAL

Clients won over last 12 months: We have continued to secure new business from various divisions within the 3M Group for both marketing communications and PR support. We have also continued to secure new assignments as a recognised roster agency with Advantage West Midlands. New Business has also been achieved with the following: Briggs Equipment, British Gypsum, Staverton Wealth Management, Esselte, FCL UK, Geodis Calberson, Kier Group, Legrand Electric, New Pig & OCR. However by far, our biggest account win involves having secured the pan European, through the line account for Linpac Allibert, reporting into the organisation’s Paris-based Head Office. Our remit includes the full spectrum of research, strategy and planning, brand management, product launches, catalogue and collateral creation, environmental initiatives, advertising, digital, PR and exhibitions & events – an account approaching seven figures. Key clients: Linpac Allibert, 3M, Saint-Gobain, RoSPA, Brammer, ITT Water & Wastewater, Minova International & Terex Pegson/Powerscreen. None. Recruitment challenges in finding high quality personnel to fill senior positions. Client budget pressures, extensive client-side changes due to the economy, and growing emphasis on short-term planning and project work. Like many businesses in the UK, we are not anticipating significant growth in 2009 and a key objective will be consolidation, emphasis on existing client development and naturally an aggressive stance towards new business development.

45 IAS SMARTS (INC. IAS, SMARTS & THE GATE)

Clients won over last 12 months: It has been the best ever new business year in the history of IAS. 12 wins out of 15 pitches include clients such as Veolia Waste Management, UK Forensic Science Service, Federation Of Master Builders, UK Construction Industry Training Board, Practiceplan Dental Finance Plans & Lloyds TSB Autolease. Key clients: The above! And of course longer standing names such as ABB, SNA Europe, Rockwool, Marley Eternit, Jefferson Wells & Interbuild. Although we are still part of IAS SMARTS plc, IAS B2B Marketing trades as a stand alone brand with a new board of Directors led by Rob Morrice, now working full time in the role of MD. The recent successful period, we believe, is largely due to that change. The founder of IAS, Tim Hazelhurst, retiring and new management coming in. The recession in the building industry, one of our main specialist sectors. Moving into new commercial and professional B2B sectors. Successfully becoming a ‘pitching’ agency which IAS never was before. Win another million pounds of fees in new business. Move from Number 3 on the UK B2B Marketing list to Number 2. (No 1 in 3 years!). Growing profitability by 25%.

46 ELMWOOD DESIGN

Clients won over last 12 months: BBC, Belzona Polymerics, Business Stream, Creative & Cultural Skills Council, Dulux Australia, GFI (HR Consulting) Ltd, Halewood International, Iron Mountain, Nairn’s, Russell Hobbs, Scotmid, Semple Fraser, The Carphone Warehouse, The University of Aberdeen, The University of Huddersfield, The University of Leeds & William Hill. Key clients: AG Barr, ASDA, COI, Drivers Jonas, HBOS plc, McCain, Nestle, Nike, Opera North, Pets at Home, PZ Cussons, Royal Mail, SSL International (Durex), The Carphone Warehouse, The University of Leeds & William Hill. Elmwood has developed from a national to a global business over the last year, capped off with the opening of our 5th office in New York. We are currently reviewing the structure of the business to ensure we can continue this growth, with plans to open further offices in Delhi, Dubai and Hong Kong. We now work with clients across Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and North and South America. Within the group we employ colleagues from every continent, offering clients a genuinely global service. Most recently Elmwood has opened an office in New York, so as you’d expect this has meant we’re recruiting new people. We’re also running a tag team approach where a team of our UK designers are rotating three weeks on and three weeks off, which is bringing new knowledge and experience back to the UK business too. The aim is to have a full-time team of locally-recruited talent and Elmwood originals by the end of the year. Our first new recruit is New Yorker Lola Traub who has been employed as account director. We’ve grown our team in all disciplines, bringing in new writers, designers, junior designers, artworkers, project managers, support staff and an HR manager to reflect the increasing business. Our digital team has also more than doubled and we now have a digital director, Simon Robson, with a well-travelled passport and strategic experience for Nokia, Mercedes and the International Red Cross. The general economic climate – helping clients to succeed in a very challenging climate; finding the best young talent; maintaining our position of brand specialists and fending off ‘integrated agencies’ whom many clients may turn to for ease in a tough climate; maintaining the Elmwood culture as we grow globally and, with the fast pace of growth this year, ensuring that we deliver 110% every day To continue our global growth; to continue to build fantastic client relationships and grow our scores for client satisfaction; to further grow a number of key clients into truly global clients; to maintain our all time no. 1 position in the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards; to achieve no. 1 over the last three years in the DBA Design Effectiveness Awards; achieve 3 stars in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For, and be no. 1 communications agency; to improve our position in all awards; to specifically win North of England Design Consultancy of the Year; increase revenue by 15%; deliver average profit margin of 20% across core business; to implement our sustainability plan which includes environmental management systems which will help us to achieve ISO14001

47 LIVE AND BREATHE (LEEDS)

Clients won over last 12 months: BP, Meadowhall, Gaviscon & Disney. Key clients: Peacocks, zavvi, Hi-Tec, Emap, New Balance & Haagen-Dazs. Nine new net members of staff including heavy weight appointments starting in Jan 2009. Sheer extent of resource allocated to pitches and then restructuring to accommodate the wins. Less a challenge more teething problem of growth! As Creative Retail Specialists the retail environment has changed considerably throughout the year and we have had to be as proactive and reactive as possible in order to service our clients’ needs. We are pleased to say that nearly all of our clients are reporting like for like increases. Further develop the Live & Breathe brand and to continue to win work from some of the larger yet less efficient and creative competitors.

48 CONTAGIOUS UK

Clients won over last 12 months: We were appointed by Westfield as a preferred design agency which led to designing six retail projects for the new White City development which opened in London in October 2008. We were involved with the strategy for the launch of Beefeater 24, a new premium gin in October. We delivered a stunning new visitor environment at Auchentoshan in Glasgow for Morrison Bowmore this month. We have been appointed to work on two more long term distillery visitor centre projects over the last two months - taking our total to five visitor centre projects. We are also designing the interior of a new build boutique hotel for 2010. Key clients: Pernod Ricard, Diageo, Morrison Bowmore, Beam Global, Rocco Forte Collection, Tom Kitchin, Wolfson Microelectronics, Elonics, Microemissive Displays, Glasgow Housing Association & Dumfries and Galloway Council. We have taken on two new members of staff. A designer and a java developer. Ownership remains the same; the company is owned by four design directors. The biggest challenges have been operating within a difficult financial climate. I think across the board projects have been delayed or put on the shelf this year, and we do expect more of the same in 2009. Continuing to deliver excellent design work for our existing clients is a priority. September was a record month for us, and we want to build on this success through to the end of the year and into 2009. We anticipate growth for 2009. Our business goals for 2009 are to grow the fee income for the company, and to continue to develop our business in Scotland and London. We intend to grow Contagious Digital and to launch Contagious TV for clients who want video content produced for the web and mobile phones. Contagious 3D is now firmly established and we want to grow the team in Glasgow, with a longer term aim of acquiring an office in the West.

49 PRAVDA ADVERTISING

Clients won over last 12 months: Thomas Cook awarded us the Airtours and Panorama Ski business off the back of our success with Neilson; we also relaunched the Swiss Travel Service for them. We have won additional business through JD Williams, Scottish and Southern Energy and launched Transform Enhance (the non surgical side of their business). Key clients: JD Williams, Mitchells and Butlers, Scottish and Southern Energy & Thomas Cook. Senior appointments in our Print Production and Finance departments. Finding the right people for key roles. Continuing to manage our growth through the economic turbulence.

50 CLAYTON GRAHAM COMMUNICATIONS

Glasgow-based Clayton Graham, headed up by MD Peter Clayton and creative director Mark Graham, is a solid agency that has been doing good work for many years across a growing portfolio of marketing services. The agency’s offer now includes advertising, design, direct marketing, digital, search marketing, brand strategy & research, sales promotion and NPD. The agency currently works with clients such as Audi, Evening Times, Sunday Herald, Black & Lizars, M&Co & Hewlett Packard.

51 PRINCIPLES

Clients won over last 12 months: McCain Foodservice, Ultralase, Asda, Glisten (Fruitus), Calderdale PCT, Sony BMG. Key clients: Seven Seas, First Direct, Ronseal, Dollond & Aitchison, JD Williams, McCain Foodservice, Asda, Sony BMG & Thornton & Ross. To ensure we continue to provide the best possible service to clients the Agency has restructured to enhance our integrated offer. Maintaining the highest client service levels profitably. Ensuring commitment to understanding consumers’ needs and brand development in the current economic climate. To build on a successful 2008 with a concentrated new business effort. To ensure we provide our clients with practical strategic business advice to help them through difficult economic conditions and continue to make their marketing budgets work harder.

52 BIG COMMUNICATIONS (PART OF MISSION GROUP)

Clients won over last 12 months: E&J Gallo, RAFA, Samsung Mobile, Hammonds Furniture, Breakthrough Breast, Cancer, Calor, Blacks Leisure Group, Leicester City Football Club, Browning & Lepel. Key clients: Beverage Brands (WKD), Dominos Pizza, Lil-lets, Charnos, Fruit of the Loom, Bahlsen, Mr Porky, Princes, Grant Thornton, Jewson, Amtico, Cadbury World, Merrydown & Institute of Chartered Accountants (England and Wales). Big launched a new Sales Activation division in 2008 called Spark - specialising in sales promotion, incentives, in-store point of sale and packaging design. Clients already won include Unilever, Guylian, E & J Gallo and Samsung mobile. The biggest challenge for 2008 has been ensuring that we stay focussed on getting great results for our clients in increasingly uncertain economic times. It’s an easy option to cut marketing budgets to save money - we have to ensure that available budgets work harder than ever and that marketing solutions are smarter than ever. Maintaining a successful formula of producing awarding winning creative work that provides above target ROI. Raising greater awareness of our integrated creative offer. Luring more clients out of London

53 NEXUS H

Founded in Tunbridge Wells over 35 years ago, Nexus H have worked with a vast range of clients in their time. From automobile companies Suzuki and Honda to electronics giants Hitachi and Sharp, and a wide range of others – including Vogue, Mikimoto, WKD and Callaway – their portfolio is impressive. Specialising in everything from advertising, below-the-line and direct marketing to sales promotion, events and new media, the 65-strong team at Nexus H are led by creative directors Craig Roderick and Glenn Smith, group managing director Ian Norman, and client services directors Ellen Kent and Cormach Moore.

54 HTDL

Clients won over last 12 months: Halstead Glen Dimplex - Full service agency, Options Group - Recruitment advertising contract, Vita Clinics - Full service agency, Unipart Automotive - Lead creative agency, NEC Events - Full service agency & WestFiftyFour - Full service agency. Key clients: Halstead Glen Dimplex, Unipart Automotive, Keller, Solus & DTZ. Yes, staff increase and leasehold office purchase and relocation. Relocating amidst major business wins. Continued steady growth through new business.

55 THE BIG PARTNERSHIP GROUP

Clients won over last 12 months: New clients have included Black Grouse, Lanarkshire’s Working, Glasgow: Edinburgh Collaboration Initiative, international property group Goodman, Loganair, DiMaggios restaurants, Bauer Radio, Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network, EC Harris as well as additional campaigns and work for Transport Scotland. Key clients: Clydesdale Bank, ScottishPower, Transport Scotland, Famous Grouse, Macallan and Highland Park whiskies, Celtic Football Club, Business Stream, Careers Scotland, Deloitte, KPMG, Gladedale Group, Petro Canada, Craig Group & Maersk Oil and Gas. No changes in the structure of the business. We have continued to hire staff to bolster our services, where appropriate. For example, Kerry Rohan joined us as an account manager in Aberdeen with expertise in international oil and gas and has already won several new accounts. Former BBC and Sky sports presenter and reporter Jane Robertson also joined BIG recently as an account manager in our Glasgow office. Under her maiden name of Hoffen, Jane was a presenter and reporter for BBC Sport and Sky Sports, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC News 24. She was part of the BAFTA award-winning team from BBC Sport which covered the Sydney Olympics and co-presented the news programme ‘Drive’ on 5 Live with Peter Allen. We have also recruited 10 new graduates across the firm in the last 12 months, all of whom have quickly become valued members of the teams in which they work. Keeping our teams focused on client satisfaction while at the same time responding to new business development opportunities. Continuing our growth while delivering exemplary results for our clients will remain our key focus, despite the economic slowdown. We will focus on retaining clients by delivering added-value services. We are building up significant experience in delivering results for clients on planning applications from initial stakeholder engagement work to targeted media campaigns and public consultation. Our work in this area has been around renewable energy projects, golf developments, residential and commercial developments. Our consumer team in Edinburgh is also doing a fantastic job with leading international brands and we are keen to grow that offering. In addition, digital and online has become a major focus and we are looking to continue our expansion in this area.

56 BARKERS SCOTLAND

Clients won over last 12 months: The business has built up an impressive portfolio of health related work throughout the UK, focusing on topics such as childhood obesity; breast feeding; alcohol; mental health and well being; diabetes; physical activity; smoking cessation; and patient safety. Key clients: key clients range from national government and other public sector organizations operating at a national level to local bodies such as Health Boards and Primary Care Trusts. The business has focused its investment in social marketing, with the creation of a dedicated UK team, and has undergone significant changes in its resource base to bring in appropriate staff skills. Responding to rapidly growing demand in the social marketing sector and ensuring that the drive to secure market share is balanced against internal resource capacity in order to guarantee clients consistent and timely high quality delivery. To continue to demonstrate leadership in the social marketing sector and to help develop the potential contribution of the approach in reducing health inequalities and securing other social benefits.

57 UBER

Clients won over last 12 months: Booths supermarket chain, 505 Games, Bathstore, Moores Furniture Group, Gamecock, THQ, Inspired Gaming, RSPCA Sheffield & BAFTA. Key clients: DFS, Morphy Richards, Booths, Midway Games, Sega, Eleco, Bathstore & Moores Furniture Group. Restructure of ownership. It now consists of 2 joint Managing Directors and Company Director to aid running of company as we grow. New recruits of Account Director, Brand Co-ordinator, Senior Artworker. Promotions within team to new posts of Team Account Director and Design Head. We had a fantastic 2007 but hit a slight slump in Q2 2008 as the self-fulfilling credit crunch took hold. Clients cut back, took work in-house and downscaled. The challenge was to not only regroup, solidify existing clients and cut-back but put a proactive new business campaign in place that fought against the economic downturn and actually made the climate benefit us by luring big name clients from using bigger, more expensive agencies to a more personable, added value and pro-active Northern agency. Continue with the success of Q3/Q4 ‘08. Maintain new business stance and cement the relationships with recent acquisitions. Although slightly reluctant to recruit during these times, we are nevertheless happy and willing to build the team over ‘09 to support new wins and increase servicing of our roster. Continue to build prestigious client list with brands we WANT to work for and be proud to be associated with.

58 RH ADVERTISING

RH Advertising is the fastest growing independent full service agency in South West England, and for over 30 years they have been working with a growing list of successful local, national and international clients. With understanding of brands, planning, media, advertising and direct marketing, RH offers an integrated approach to advertising under the supervision of a director’s board made up of Richard Marsh, David Smith, Geoff Dodd, Katherine Almond and Paul Ridgers. Clients to have benefited from this expertise include: Admiral Insurance, AXA PPP, Business Link, Confused.com, Cornwall Tourist Board, Devon Tourism, Dolby, Exeter City Football Club, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, National Trust, Packard Bell, Stagecoach (Devon and Cornwall) and WD-40 Company.

59 CHEETHAM BELL JWT

Clients won over last 12 months: Wesleyan Assurance, bmibaby, Q hotels, Whitbread, FSA (Financial Services Authority), Schwans (Chicago Town Pizza) & HBL (Habib Bank). Key clients: Magnet, Gamestation, COI, John West, Kellogg’s, Wesleyan Assurance, bmibaby, Schwans, Cumbria Tourism, Stena Line, Whitbread, bmibaby & First Direct. No. Optimising all organic opportunities whilst successfully managing a dynamic new business drive. Secure more high caliber new business and continue to win business from London agencies! Grow our Digital and Retail Attack divisions.

60 TEN ALPS MTD

Clients won over last 12 months: Dundee College (Ad campaign), Stevenson College (Prospectus), Semichem (Corporate id) & Thomas Mitchell Homes (Advertising and design). Key clients: Ahlstrom, Coatbridge College, East Ayrshire Council (School Meals), Golden Charter/Help the Aged Funeral Plans, Reid Kerr College, SQA & Thomas Mitchell Homes. None. Still a successful part of the Ten Alps Group. The general economic climate has resulted in pressure on budgets but we are resilient! To continue to deliver effective, creative campaigns for our clients. Hopefully to make some acquisitions and to deliver significant growth in an uncertain market.

61 LOVE

Clients won over last 12 months: Lots, including... BBC (design for Children in Need, 6music), Carrier travel (web launch), Sony Playstation (PSP advertising, design), D&AD (event materials), Warburtons (web), Fox (identity), Taylors coffee (advertising) & Science Council (identity, web). Key clients: Microsoft, BBC, Sony Playstation, All About Food (Cranks, Nandos), MBNA, STA Travel, Warburtons & Chelsea College of Art and Design. Yes. We have promoted Chris Conlon and Richard Hall to Joint Managing Directors, Phil Skegg has become Chairman, and Dave Palmer had become Executive Creative Director. Alongside these positions, we established a board including Paul Chorlton (Finance Director), Jono Brain (Technical Director), Darren Hughes (Creative Director) and Dave Bevan (Creative Director). This senior management structure contains vast experience across Digital, Design and Advertising, and the integrated approach is reflected throughout the agency with cross-discipline Creative, Account Management and Strategy departments. We’ve also launched two business extensions: MAKE, an innovations company, and TOY, a network of Illustrators. In terms of ownership, LOVE remains fiercely and fully independent. The biggest challenge for us has been managing the continued growth of the agency as we naturally morph into different disciplines. To protect and nurture our fantastic client portfolio, build new relationships with creative, ambitious clients, and develop all the sources of creativity within LOVE, MAKE and TOY into flourishing business ideas.

62 HEMISPHERE

Clients won over last 12 months: Rebrand of Metrolink, Manchester’s tram system; new exhibitions at The Lowry (x1) and Imperial War Museum North (x2); rebrand of boutique serviced-apartment company, Staying Cool; marketing campaign for Preston Museums Consortium & naming and branding of Greengate Embankment in Manchester for Ask Developments. Key clients: Northwest Development Agency, Imperial War Museum North, Bolton Council, GMPTE, Manchester Central (formerly GMEX) & Oldham Council. Increase in staff numbers from 9 to11. Managing a number of concurrent major branding projects and dealing with the increasingly constricting and illogical world of the corporate procurement police… Consolidating our reputation for large scale strategic branding work by undertaking more projects outside the Northwest.

63 UNIT COMMUNICATIONS GROUP

Clients won over last 12 months: National Railway Museum, Jorvik Viking Centre, Curve - Leicester Theatre Trust & Beachcomber Hotels. Key clients: Mersey Ferries, Buckingham Bingo, The Lowry, The Curve, Opera North & International Travel Connections. Tracey Hughes has become Managing Director, taking over day to day running of the agency; David Wilkinson has become Chairman responsible for external representation of the agency. Coping with the fall-out of the property crash and its effect on clients’ budgets. To further develop our marketing services offering to client companies whilst making a profit.

64 POINTSIZE WOLFFE & CO

Clients won over last 12 months: Lloyds TSB Group roster, Pernod Ricard & many others. Key clients: Starwood International Hotels, Lloyds TSB, Inveresk PLC & Kilco. Wolffe and Co. acquired Pointsize in Glasgow in August 2007. Cutting costs. Coming out the other side of the credit crunch smelling of roses.

65 TAXI STUDIO

Clients won over last 12 months: Atlantic Trampolines rebrand & comms, BPW ( Beverage Partners Worldwide) based, in Zurich, fast track NPD, BIS Publishers - Book design, Edrington Group – Innovation, SmartEst73 - rebrand & comms, Jenson 8 - brand generation, website & comms, Milk Link – NPD, Paradigm Services - comms & digital, Sidcot - rebrand & comms, Willies Cacao - rebrand, packaging & comms. Key clients: Clarks, Coca-Cola, BPW, Pardigm, Tesco & Science Museum. The business is still wholly owned by the 3 original founders Alex Bane, Spencer Buck and Ryan Wills, we went through a growth period in the early summer to accommodate a specific client and account and have since readjusted back to ten staff. Staying in business and ensuring we operate as smoothly as we did when there were only 4 us, customer service is paramount. Ensuring our clients get more bang for their buck (bane or wills) than anywhere else.