Archive Content Awards Shortlists – 2018 Mar 30th, 2022 A collection of shortlists for industry awards from 2018 Prolific North Top 50 Digital Agencies For many in the industry, Marketing – whether on or offline – is something that happens in the capital; yet year after year, agencies in the north have grown, consolidated and progressed, picking up numerous awards (with Click contributing more than its share), big clients and producing fantastic campaigns. The north has, by no means, been left behind by the – outperforming numerous London agencies and picking up a stellar list of clients. For this reason, Click Consult is proud to sponsor this list – which looks at more than 150 northern agencies each and every year to calculate the top 50 – and to play a part in recognising the tremendous work that the north of England is doing in the digital sphere. Click Consult is yet again in the top 15 agencies – and 5th in the list of those which are independently owned. While we’ve dropped a place this year, it is a pleasure to see Click remain steady in the face of stiff competition from agencies with global parent companies. With independent agencies proving themselves to be more agile and able to respond quickly to a client’s needs, we can only keep doing what we do best and know that success will follow. In addition to 15th place overall, Click Consult is the 5th best placed independent agency and 3rd in the North West. Econsultancy Top 100 Agencies 2018 has been a phenomenal year for Click, with some fantastic clients coming on board, the creation of new key roles and celebrations for our 15th birthday! Running in its 16th year, the Top 100 Digital Agencies report lists the largest digital agencies, ranked by their fee income from digital activities in the UK. The report features in-depth analysis and commentary on the state of the industry, along with information on each Top 100 agency to assist client-side professionals in choosing the right partner to help achieve their business goals. As well as featuring agencies ranked by fee income, the report includes a regional breakdown, a list of the most respected agencies, most influential people and profiles of agencies, providing useful benchmarking data for digital agencies and supplier selection resources for marketers. The total fee income of the Top 100 agencies surpassed £2.8 bn this year. Other findings from the report include: The top five agencies hold 40% of the fee income of the entire Top 100. Half of the entire fee income is held by the top eight agencies alone. Full service/marketing agencies dominate the ranking with 65% of the total fee income of the Top 100. A third of Top 100 agencies say that their projected year-on-year growth in fee income for 2018 is approximately 20%. Whilst 48% of agencies in the ranking are independent, agency groups hold 76% of the entire fee income of the Top 100 compared to independents. View the Top 100 Digital Agencies 2018 ranking or download the full report. Drum Top 100 Independent Agencies Report The census lists the best-performing independent agencies in the UK and we’ve been placed at 38 for 2018. The report provides the most comprehensive picture of the UK’s independent agencies, benchmarking them from all marketing disciplines against their peers based on financial performance, recognition of excellence through award wins and client satisfaction scores from The Drum Recommends. From spotlighting the best-performing firms in the country to pinpointing sector trends, the census uncovers powerful insights about the marketing business today. Click Consult is joint second in the North West with Preston-based Wash Studio.