We are the UK’s largest independent media agency, an owner-managed company, based here in London.

We started life in 2005. Our reasons then are our reasons now. Fundamentally, we think that media is too important to be commoditised by big buying networks. We believe that advertisers deserve better accountability and complete transparency from their media partner. And we know that the best work comes from the best people servicing your business, regardless of your media budget.

So we set a business goal to create a better place for people to work with a truly unique and progressive culture. An agency with a big difference – one that values long term relationships with both its clients and its people.

18 years on we have achieved all this and more. We are the UK’s most successful and largest independent media agency with £450m billings. We are the winner of Campaign Magazine’s Best Places to Work 2023 and 2022, top 100 The Sunday Times Best Small Company to Work For in the UK 10 years in a row. We have grown our business every single year, created award-winning work for our clients, and consistently achieved outstanding media value.

In a commoditised and consolidated media landscape, we are the only agency doing something truly unique – an entrepreneurial and innovative way of doing great work.

Our Capabilities

  • Affiliate Marketing
  • Brand Strategy
  • Communications Planning
  • Creative
  • Data Analysis
  • Media Buying
  • Media Planning
  • Digital Marketing
  • Outdoor
  • Research
  • Social
  • Search
  • Sponsorship
  • Strategic Planning

Sector Experience

  • Arts/Culture
  • Automotive
  • B2B
  • Charities
  • Clothing/Accessories
  • Cosmetics/Toiletries
  • Drink
  • Electrical goods
  • Entertainment/Leisure
  • Financial services
  • Food
  • Footwear
  • Government departments
  • Hospitality & Entertainment
  • Luxury goods
  • Retail
  • Travel & Leisure
  • Travel/Transport

Our Clients

  • A.G BARR
  • Associated British Foods
  • Bauer
  • Bensons For Beds 
  • Campaign Against Living Miserably
  • Capital One
  • Coppafeel!
  • Crown Commercial Services Framework – Lot 2
  • Cunard
  • Dogs Trust
  • Entain
  • Entertainment Film Distributors
  • First Rail Group
  • Fortnum and Mason
  • Free Now
  • Gousto
  • H&M
  • Iceland
  • Illva Saronno
  • Kao
  • Koppaberg 
  • N Brown (JD Williams, Home Essentials, Simply Be, Ambrose Williams, Jacamo)
  • Nintendo
  • ON Running
  • Papa Johns
  • Penguin Random House
  • Peperami
  • People’s Postcode Lottery
  • Pizzaexpress
  • Prostate Cancer UK
  • Royal Mail
  • Samworth brothers (including Ginsters, Higgidy, Soreen And Urban Eat)
  • Sandals
  • Sony Music UK
  • Suzuki
  • TSB
  • Vision Express
  • Wagamama
  • Warner Music

Awards

People

Nicholas Maddison

Director

Jenny Biggam

Founder

Liam Mullins

Managing Partner

Helen Rose

Head of Insight and Analytics

Rhys Williams

Head of Digital Activation

Gareth Jones

Founder

Accreditations

CPD LogoEffectiveness Awards

Other Accreditation

Good Business Charter Certification

Group

the7stars is an independent agency

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