Clients reveal the best small agencies in the Midlands
With the Commonwealth Games wrapping up in Birmingham this week, we look at the best agencies with 40 or fewer staff in the Midlands.

We look at agencies with 40 or fewer staff rated highly by clients in the Midlands / Unsplash
The Drum Recommends is a free service designed by The Drum to help marketers find relevant, trusted agencies. Recommendations are based on reviews by the people best placed to judge their expertise – their clients.
Every year, The Drum Recommends receives thousands of ratings from marketing clients. Marketers complete a survey that scores their agency’s performance, the quality and range of their services and price. In order to become recommended for a service, agencies must receive a minimum of three client ratings.
Advertisement
This year’s Commonwealth Games has put Birmingham and the wider Midlands region under the spotlight. So, we decided to check through our database and discover which agencies with 40 or fewer staff based in the region had the best client recommendations.
The table below shows each agency, alongside their staff headcount and the locations of their offices.
Agency | Number of staff | Location(s) |
---|---|---|
4 Roads | 15 | Coventry |
BBJ&K | 16 | Birmingham |
Be Inspired Films | 8 | Birmingham, London |
Creative Triangle | 11 | Leicester, London |
Distinction | 23 | London, Nottingham |
Ecrubox Digital | 40 | Worcester |
Harrison Carloss | 11 | London, Manchester, Stoke on Trent |
Peaky Digital | 13 | Falmouth, Nottingham |
Purpose Media | 35 | Derby, London |
RBL | 12 | Leamington |
Reech Media Group | 20 | Shrewsbury |
SO Marketing | 17 | London, Stoke on Trent |
Super Digital | 7 | Wolverhampton |
Threerooms | 12 | Nottingham |
Vision One | 12 | Derby, Liverpool, London |
You Say Tomato | 4 | Birmingham |
Would you recommend your agency partner to another marketer? Tell us all about your experience by rating their services. And if you work for an agency that you think deserves to be recommended, all you need to do is register with The Drum for free. Your ratings will also count toward The Drum Awards Agency Of The Year categories.