Top 20 small agencies for strategic thinking in London
This week, we turn our attention to the best shops in the capital for strategic thinking, according to marketing clients.

These 20 London agencies could be your next strategy partner / Unsplash
Following news that creative agency behemoth McCann Worldgroup is evolving the way it brings together strategy, media and creative expertise, we looked at which small London agencies were endorsed by their harshest critics – their clients – for their own strategic work.
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Below, you’ll find the names, headcount and office locations of 20 agencies offering branding design services, each with less than 40 employees.
Agency | Number of staff | Location(s) |
---|---|---|
Agency Inc | 20 | London |
Burst Digital | 11 | London, New York, San Francisco |
Curated Digital | 21 | London |
December 19 Ltd | 24 | London |
Distinction | 23 | London, Nottingham |
Enigma Interactive | 35 | London, Newcastle Upon Tyne |
GottaBe! | 10 | Dublin, London, Southampton |
Harrison Carloss | 13 | London, Manchester, Stoke On Trent |
Itineris | 33 | Ipswich, London |
Launch Online | 25 | Bristol, Exeter, London |
NERDS Collective | 16 | London |
Pemberton & Whitefoord LLP | 10 | London |
Polaris | 8 | London, Maidstone |
Propel Digital | 10 | London |
Purpose Media | 35 | Derby, London |
SO Marketing | 17 | London, Stoke On Trent |
Tickety Boo Creative | 6 | London |
Velo Marketing | 30 | London |
WHP Creative | 6 | London, Milton Keynes |
Woven | 20 | Leeds, London |
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