TOP 30 REGIONAL AGENCIES - Ranked by Nielsen Media Research Billings
Rank Rank Agency Billings Billings Year-on- Staff
2003 2002 year ending year ending year 2003
December 03 December 02 change %
(pounds m) (pounds m)
1 1 CheethambellJWT 47.46 39.16 21.21 93
2 5 PWLC 40.61 28.76 41.17 21
3 2 Leith Agency 36.66 38.52 -4.83 77
4 4 BDH\TBWA 36.26 36.12 0.37 140
5 3 Publicity Bureau 33.84 37.35 -9.39 57
6 6 Golley Slater & Partners 30.44 22.69 34.14 n/s
7 7 Bray Leino 25.42 21.01 20.97 100
8 9 BCMB Pilkington 20.51 19.98 2.65 40
9 16 Union Advertising Agency 18.14 12.81 41.56 45
10 10 Attinger Jack Advertising 16.56 19.15 -13.52 25
11 13 Advertising Principles 16.08 15.71 2.32 91
12 17 UK Advertising &
Marketing Services 14.97 12.60 18.79 n/a
13 15 WAA 14.77 12.84 15.02 58
14 12 Poulter Partners 14.64 16.32 -10.26 n/s
15 11 Nexus/H UK 14.47 17.79 -18.69 57
16 8 Faulds Advertising* 13.53 20.38 -33.61 -
17 14 Robson Brown 13.23 15.65 -15.42 115
18 25 Blair Fowles Advertising 12.52 7.44 68.28 8
19 22 Big Communications 12.51 9.66 29.53 -
20 23 Walker Agency 11.34 8.74 29.69 34
21 18 Cravens Advertising 10.74 12.16 -11.63 34
22 20 1576 Advertising 9.35 10.18 -8.16 20
23 21 Barkers Scotland 9.07 10.05 -9.78 78
24 19 Coltas 8.47 11.00 -22.97 -
25 63 Redman Jones & Partners 7.71 2.24 244.25 32
26 24 Clear Marketing
Communications 7.48 8.65 -13.52 -
27 77 Link ICA 6.96 1.67 316.67 -
28 31 David Gent Creative 6.10 5.14 18.62 5
29 35 Tequila/Manchester 6.08 4.57 32.85 24
30 30 The Bridge 5.94 5.80 2.43 24
Note Rankings and billings have, in some cases, been affected by merger
activity. Some 2002 rankings and billings differ from those listed in
last year's Top 300 Agencies report.
*The agency is now closed, but its work was running in 2003, hence its
inclusion in the table.