Top Media Buying Agencies in the United Kingdom
London sits at the centre of one of the world's largest and most sophisticated media markets, which gives U.K. media buying agencies real leverage in negotiating rates and placements. British firms plan and buy across the full mix, from programmatic and paid social to TV, radio, and out-of-home, and range from independent specialists to teams within larger networks. Strong measurement culture means good agencies can tie spend to outcomes rather than just impressions.
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Serves United KingdomServices provided
See all 27 projectsAnderson Collaborative™ is a comprehensive media planning and buying agency known for its strategic media planning, ad purchasing, and media buying outsourcing services. The company has received overwhelmingly positive feedback, with clients praising their organization, strategic expertise, and impressive results, such as exceeding a 10-times ROAS. Approximately 100% of reviews highlight their effective communication and responsiveness, making them a reliable partner in advertising strategy and media audience segmentation.
$25,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Serves United KingdomServices provided
See all 18 projectsEXL Media excels as a media planning and buying firm, offering comprehensive services from audience segmentation to ad purchasing. Across various reviews, 100% of clients commend their strategic approach and professionalism, with notable achievements such as an 11x return on ad spend and a 311% increase in website sessions. Clients appreciate their proactive communication and deep industry insight, making them a trusted partner.
$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Serves United KingdomServices provided
See all 16 projectsHotspex Media is a media planning and buying firm specializing in digital marketing and advertising strategy services. Reviews consistently highlight their responsive project management and expertise, with 100% of clients noting timely delivery and impressive insights. Clients appreciate their alignment with business values and successful campaign outcomes, enhancing return on investment and achieving project goals.
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$25,000+Undisclosed50 - 249London, England
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Mobkoi is an Advertising company. The team offers Advertising and Marketing Strategy, and the company is based in New York, New York and London, England.
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$25,000+Undisclosed50 - 249Holborn, England
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Bookmark Content and Communications, a Content Marketing company, is based in Holborn, England and Toronto, Canada. They offer Content Marketing and CRM consulting and SI and were launched in 1986.
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$5,000+$200 - $300 / hr50 - 249London, England
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DCMN, a branding agency, was launched in 2010. The team provides Branding and Media Planning & Buying and is in Berlin, Germany and Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49London, England
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Media Reach Advertising is a media planning & buying agency. Located in London, England, their small team specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Advertising. The firm was launched in 1987.
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Undisclosed$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Coalport, England
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Located in Coalport, England, Dash Agency is a small branding company. The team focuses on Branding and Graphic Design.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Holmes Chapel, England
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The Scott Partnership Ltd, a media planning and buying company, was established in 1996. The firm provides Media Planning & Buying and Branding.
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$5,000+Undisclosed2 - 9London, England
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Excite OOH, a media planning & buying company, is located in London, England. They focus on Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr250 - 999London, England
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Bell Pottinger is a branding firm founded in 1987. In London, England and United Arab Emirates, the team focuses on Branding and Public Relations.
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr250 - 999London, England
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Transmission is a branding firm based in Dallas, Texas and London, England. The team offers Branding and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49London, England
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Media Performance is a London, England-based Advertising company. Founded in 2010, the team offers Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249London, England
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Established in 2006, PLMR is a media planning & buying company. The team provides Media Planning & Buying and Public Relations.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249London, England
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Launched in 1997, Hanover Communications is a media planning and buying agency. The team provides Media Planning & Buying and Public Relations.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249London, England
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SUTTON is a media planning & buying company launched in 2006. Their team provides Media Planning & Buying and Digital Strategy.
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$5,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Walmer, England
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Truck Billboards UK is a small Advertising and media planning and buying company headquartered in Walmer, England. The team provides Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr10,000+London, England
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Omnicom is an Advertising company. They are in New York, New York and London, England, and their services include Advertising and Branding.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Bramhall, England
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Small media planning & buying agency Mediability LLP, is headquartered in Bramhall, England. The team provides Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London , England
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Vizeum is a media planning & buying agency. The London , England-based team provides Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed1,000 - 9,999London , England
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Founded in 2015, Spark Foundry is a media planning and buying company. The team offers Media Planning & Buying and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London, England
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Established in 2001, MC&C LONDON is a media planning & buying agency. Their team specializes in Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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Martin Tait Redheads is a midsize Newcastle Upon Tyne, England-based media planning and buying company. The team offers Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London , England
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Ptarmigan Media Limited is a media planning and buying company in London , England and New York, New York. The team provides Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49London, England
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Media planning and buying company Sold Out Advertising offers Media Planning & Buying and Event Marketing. They are in London, England.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49London, England
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Founded in 2001, Guerillascope is a small media planning and buying company. Their services include Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London, England
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Pixability is a media planning and buying agency. Established in 2008, the team provides Media Planning & Buying. The agency is located in Boston, Massachusetts and Carlsbad, California.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London, England
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MJ Media, an Advertising and media planning & buying agency, is headquartered in London, England. The team focuses on Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London, England
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Advertising and media planning & buying company Advertising Standards Authority is based in London, England. Launched in 1962, the team provides Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49Swinton, England
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Edison Media Ltd is a media planning & buying company. They are in Swinton, England, and their services include Media Planning & Buying.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr10 - 49London, England
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Founded in 2004, The PR Office is a media planning & buying agency. The team provides Media Planning & Buying and Public Relations.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Cardiff , Wales
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Orchard Media & Events Group Ltd is a small media planning & buying company based in Cardiff , Wales. The team offers Media Planning & Buying and Product Design.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9Hampton, England
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Media Universal Services Ltd is a media planning & buying company. They are located in Hampton, England. Their team offers Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249London , England
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Marketing Strategy company Fundamental Media was launched in 2003. The midsize team specializes in Marketing Strategy and Market Research.
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$50,000+$50 - $99 / hr50 - 249London, England
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The Croc is a branding company. Founded in 2008, the agency is in London, England. Their services include Branding and Marketing Strategy.
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$10,000+Undisclosed50 - 249Bristol, England
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Hybrid, an Advertising company, is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Bristol, England. They focus on Advertising and Marketing Strategy and were founded in 2009.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed10 - 49London, England
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PR agency Liminal was launched in 2005. The agency focuses on Public Relations and Branding.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Bootle, England
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Launched in 2008, cheetah distribution is an Advertising company. Their services include Advertising and Direct Marketing.
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$5,000+< $25 / hr10 - 49Edinburgh, Scotland
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Good-Loop is an Advertising company. Their small team is located in Edinburgh, Scotland and provides Advertising and Media Planning & Buying. The company was established in 2016.
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$25,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Saltney, England
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Orientation Marketing is a media planning and buying company. Their small team is based in Saltney, England and Toronto, Canada. Their team focuses on Media Planning & Buying and Direct Marketing.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Southampton, England
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Advertising company Trade House Media is headquartered in Southampton, England. Their services include Advertising and Digital Strategy.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249London, England
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Headquartered in London, England and Manchester, England, Lexington Communications is a Marketing Strategy company. The team provides Marketing Strategy and Public Relations.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49London , England
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Pulse, a media planning and buying company, was established in 2013. The team specializes in Media Planning & Buying and Content Marketing.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49London, England
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ARM Direct Ltd is a media planning & buying agency. Based in London, England, their small team offers Media Planning & Buying and Video Production. The company was launched in 1984.
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49London , England
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Kingpin Communications, a media planning & buying company, was launched in 1997. In London , England and San Francisco, California, the team offers Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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In Manchester, England and Waterbeach, England, Move Marketing is an Advertising company. Founded in 2016, the team offers Advertising and Branding.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9Penkridge, England
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Humanoid, a video production company, was established in 2009. Based in Penkridge, England and Birmingham, England, the team offers Video Production and Advertising.
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249London, England
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Newington Communications is a Digital Strategy company in London, England. They provide Digital Strategy and Media Planning & Buying.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London, England
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All Response Media is a midsize Advertising company based in London, England and Leeds, England. Their services include Advertising and Broadcast Video.
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9London, England
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Established in 2014, Native Empire is a small Advertising company based in Haymarket, Australia and London, England. Their team offers Advertising and Digital Strategy.
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9London, England
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Digital Dialog, a media planning and buying company, is based in London, England. Their services include Media Planning & Buying and Advertising.
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$5,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Maidstone, England
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Clickwork7 is a Digital Strategy company launched in 2012. The team offers Digital Strategy and Marketing Strategy.
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London, England
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Talon Outdoor is an Advertising company. The London, England-based firm was established in 2007. Their team offers Advertising and Media Planning & Buying.
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List of the Top 15 United Kingdom Media Buying and Planning Companies
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249London, England
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37.4/40.017.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr1,000 - 9,999Egham, England
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28/40.016.8/20 Reviews3.3/10 Clients & Experience7.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249London, England
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37.8/40.018/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$100,000+$200 - $300 / hr10 - 49London, England
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36.8/40.017.2/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience9.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$100 - $149 / hr50 - 249London, England
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32/40.015.6/20 Reviews9/10 Clients & Experience7.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$50,000+$150 - $199 / hr250 - 999London, England
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34.2/40.016.2/20 Reviews8.7/10 Clients & Experience9.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49London, England
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24.6/40.016.2/20 Reviews2.6/10 Clients & Experience5.8/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr10 - 49Leeds, England
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30.5/40.014.8/20 Reviews9.8/10 Clients & Experience5.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Nottingham, England
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34.5/40.015.8/20 Reviews10/10 Clients & Experience8.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$25,000+Undisclosed10 - 49London, England
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26.8/40.017.6/20 Reviews3.2/10 Clients & Experience6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+Undisclosed2 - 9Manchester, England
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20.8/40.016.2/20 Reviews0/10 Clients & Experience4.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9London, England
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32.2/40.016.2/20 Reviews9.2/10 Clients & Experience6.7/10 Market PresenceService focus
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25.6/40.017/20 Reviews3.7/10 Clients & Experience4.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9London, England
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21.1/40.016.2/20 Reviews0.9/10 Clients & Experience4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49Langham, England
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24.7/40.016.4/20 Reviews2.4/10 Clients & Experience6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+Undisclosed10 - 49London, England
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24.8/40.016.2/20 Reviews4/10 Clients & Experience4.6/10 Market PresenceService focus
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UndisclosedUndisclosed2 - 9Bath, England
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23.1/40.018.2/20 Reviews0/10 Clients & Experience4.9/10 Market PresenceService focus
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21.9/40.016.4/20 Reviews0/10 Clients & Experience5.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249Maidenhead, England
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12.6/40.00/20 Reviews6.3/10 Clients & Experience6.3/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$1,000+$100 - $149 / hr2 - 9London, England
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21.7/40.014.6/20 Reviews1.9/10 Clients & Experience5.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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UndisclosedUndisclosed50 - 249London, England
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22.5/40.013/20 Reviews3.1/10 Clients & Experience6.4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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22/40.016.6/20 Reviews1.4/10 Clients & Experience4/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9London, England
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21.4/40.016.2/20 Reviews0/10 Clients & Experience5.2/10 Market PresenceService focus
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16.7/40.00/20 Reviews8.2/10 Clients & Experience8.5/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$5,000+$25 - $49 / hr250 - 999London, England
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$1,000+Undisclosed50 - 249Calverley, England
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16.6/40.00/20 Reviews9.5/10 Clients & Experience7.1/10 Market PresenceService focus
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$10,000+$50 - $99 / hr2 - 9Cardiff, Wales
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr2 - 9London, England
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$10,000+$150 - $199 / hr50 - 249Brighton and Hove, England
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16.1/40.00/20 Reviews8.1/10 Clients & Experience8/10 Market PresenceService focus
10% Media Planning & Buying90% Other
U.K. Media Buying FAQs
A U.K. media buying agency plans where your ads should run, negotiates and purchases that inventory, and manages campaigns once they're live. That spans digital channels (programmatic, paid social, search) and traditional ones (TV, radio, out-of-home, print), plus audience targeting, pacing, and performance reporting. Many agencies handle both the planning strategy and the buying itself.
U.K. agencies hold established relationships with British and European media owners and have extensive understanding of local audience data and regulations. Thanks to their deeper market expertise, these teams can negotiate rates that are hard to match when buying on your own. For campaigns targeting U.K. or European audiences, that market access and buying power usually more than covers the agency fee.
Define your project’s specific requirements and objectives to better understand your search criteria, then search for Clutch-listed firms that meet those points. Prioritize agencies with verified reviews and results in your channels and sector, and insist on transparency around fees, rebates, and reporting.
Keep in mind that strong candidates show how they measure outcomes, not just reach. Shortlist two or three companies that exceed your expectations, brief them the same way, and compare their channel plans and measurement approach.
Be cautious of opaque pricing that merges fees with media spend, reluctance to disclose rebates or ownership of ad accounts, guarantees of specific results, and weak reporting. If an agency won't give you visibility into where your money goes, that's a reason to keep looking.