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Director at Beyond, Creative Digital Agency
02 April 2011 16:52pm
Hey Ashley - appreciate the vote. Made a very busy week at Content and Motion all the better.
Interestingly you have a real mix of services in there... Some PR (like us), others more Social biz consultancy driven. But I'll pass on the 'what's a Social Media Agency?' discussion : )
Like Will, Katy and others, just pleased as punch to be on your list alongside firms that I have a great deal of respect for.
Best, Roger
Internet Marketing at Main Street Marketing Machines 2.0 Review
05 April 2011 12:17pm
Does this list indicate which agencies are managing to grasp social media and which aren’t?”
Because surely the measure of if an agency ‘grasps’ social media is how successful their work for their clients is. Not by how well they use social media to ‘promote’ themselves.
Marketing Manager at Summit Media Limited
07 May 2011 10:42am
Qube would be in my Top 10 - superb thinkers and very creative. http://www.qubemedia.net/
Director at Qube Media
17 May 2011 17:38pm
Hey Andy - just seen this comment recommending Qube Media, cheers muchly :D
Marketing Manager at Summit Media Limited
17 May 2011 17:41pm
You're more than welcome Nigel - without doubt some of the best ideas in Social at the moment.
COO at Econsultancy
07 September 2011 17:35pm
Bit late on the thread here but(seeming as this is a very esteemed list of social media agencies it feels appropriate ;-)) we are looking for a speaker for our new FUNNEL initiative (www.funnel-marketing.com) on November 1st in London. See current agenda at http://econsultancy.com/uk/events/funnel/agenda
Needs to be B2B or 'considered purchase' B2B (i.e. long lead cycle) client-side speaker who is using SM to attract *quality* leads or using SM to nurture current prospects through to becoming more 'sales-ready leads'.
Any suggestions welcome (charlie.salter AT econsultancy.com)
Thanks alot
Charlie
Account Director at Wolfstar
30 October 2011 20:40pm
Coming to this rather late :)
I may be biased (hey, I'm totally biased!) but I'm surprised my guys at Wolfstar - www.wolfstarconsultancy.com - didn't get a mention. We look after PR and social for a number of global brands such as Sony Ericsson, PayPal, first direct and Unilever.
CEO at Econsultancy
31 October 2011 08:36am
@Chris
Good to hear from you and thanks for adding yourselves to the list/thread. I wasn't aware of you guys but, yes, you certainly look very relevant.
Ashley
Managing Partner at Viapoint
20 January 2012 17:40pm
Ah ah. www.viapoint.co.uk are much more than a social media agency. We focus on social media marketing but also social commerce in belief that today the two are now the same. So I guess that's why some folk don't view Viapoint as an agency. We are more of a Social Commerce consultancy and services provider that includes agency work as the basic starting point.
Marketing at Xcite Digital
19 March 2013 09:03am
We have moved in the social space after achieving awards and outstanding results for our clients over the past two years www.xcitedigital.com