You don’t need to look to Cannes to find a great small creative agency – here’s 20
Discover 20 great creative agencies, endorsed by the people who know their quality best – their clients.
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You needn’t go all the way to the Cote d’Azur for a bit of sun. And you don’t need to head to Cannes – or hit up a huge international agency – to find great creative. In fact, you can find agencies rated highly for their creative and innovative powers right here at home.
We searched through The Drum Recommends database to find the top small agencies for creativity and innovation, according to their own clients.
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Below, you’ll find the names, headcount and office locations of the 20 top-scoring agencies for creativity & innovation, each with less than 40 employees.
| Agency | Number of staff | Location(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Bind Media | 23 | Bath |
| Brazil Street | 12 | Manchester |
| Burst Digital | 11 | London, New York, San Francisco |
| Cremarc | 20 | Woking |
| Cygnus | 30 | Milton Keynes |
| Distinction | 23 | London, Nottingham |
| FDG Creative | 8 | Dorking |
| Harrison Carloss | 13 | London, Manchester, Stoke On Trent |
| Launch Online | 27 | Bristol, Exeter |
| Milestone Creative | 25 | High Wycombe |
| Pemberton & Whitefoord | 10 | London |
| Purpose Media | 35 | Derby, London |
| Shaped By | 14 | Bristol |
| SO Marketing | 17 | London, Stoke On Trent |
| Storm | 20 | Southend-On-Sea |
| Strand PR | 7 | Royston |
| Think Design Manchester | 11 | Manchester |
| This is Fever | 13 | Colchester |
| Velo Marketing | 30 | London |
| WHP Creative | 6 | London, Milton Keynes |
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