| Ranking | Company Name | North of England office locations | Staff Count 2014 | Selection of clients 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McCanns Manchester | Prestbury | 370 | Aldi, American Airlines, Shire, npower, JD Williams, Nestlé, CrossCountry Trains |
| 2 | WRG | Manchester | 102 | HSBC, AstraZeneca, Peel Ports, HP, Shell |
| 3 | Home | Leeds | 151 | ASDA, B&Q, Bayer, Bonmarché, Bupa, Carphone Warehouse, The Co-operative, Freeman Grattan Holdings, Hallmark, Gala Interactive, JD Williams Group, John Lewis, La Redoute, Mira, Waitrose |
| 4 | Jaywing | Sheffield | 102 | Castrol, first direct, Skipton Building Society, Keepmoat and Yorkshire Water |
| 5 | Havas Lynx | Manchester | 201 | Johnson & Johnson, Astra Zeneca, Novartis, Lundbeck, Roche |
| 6 | Brass | Leeds | 111 | GSK, Lucozade, Ribena, Suntory, Yorkshire Building Society |
| 7 | Gratterpalm | Leeds | 168 | ASDA, Greggs, DFS, Coral, Halfords |
| 8 | Momentum Instore | Macclesfield, Leeds | 100 | Boots, Sainsbury’s, RBS, TUI, B&Q |
| 9 | Fresh | Cheadle | 95 | The Co-operative, Santander, Marks & Spencer, Dixons Carphone |
| 10 | BJL | Manchester | 85 | ASDA, Swinton Insurance, Ronseal, Subaru, Metrolink |
| 11 | MB | Sheffield | 79 | Desira Motor Group, Drive Motor Group, Marshall Motor Group, Pentagon Motor Group, Robins & Day Peugeot |
| 12 | Intermarketing Agency | Leeds | 70 | adidas, Shop Direct, RSA, Parkdean, East Coast Main Line |
| 13 | Elmwood | Leeds | 54 | Asda, Ann Summers, Seven Seas |
| 14 | Hangar Seven | Macclesfield, Leeds | 95 | ASDA, DFS, adidas, Britvic, John Lewis |
| 15 | The Photolink Group | Manchester | 85 | John Lewis, Regis Salons, Tesco, Very, Littlewoods, Argos, Homebase, Marks & Spencer |
| 16 | TBWA\Manchester | Manchester | 95 | Wilko, PZ Cussons, Sofaworks, Merlin Entertainments, Smyths |
| 17 | Principles | Leeds | 86 | “First Direct/HSBC, Disney, McCain, Vertu, Costcutter |
| 18 | Refinery | Manchester | 87 | Magnet, The Co-operative, Manchester Arndale, JD Williams, Homebase |
| 19 | Media Agency Group | Manchester | 55 | Jelly Belly UK, DW Sports, Hampson Hughes, Korea Tourism, Bloomberg |
| 20 | SteinIAS | Bollington | 53 | TalkTalk Business, Iron Mountain, BP Castrol, Atos, KPMG |
| 21 | Love Creative | Manchester | 40 | Rolls Royce, Virgin Atlantic, Onitsuka Tiger |
| 22 | One Communications | Manchester | 35 | Taylor Wimpey, Together Trust, Franke, Moduleo, Hoover Candy, United Utilities, Euler Hermes, Pet’s Choice |
| 23 | Drummond Central | Newcastle | 32 | bet365, Stoke City FC, Newcastle Building Society |
| 24 | Blue Chip | Manchester | 29 | Kellogg’s, O2, PZ Cussons |
| 25 | Delineo | Manchester | 55 | Aldermore Bank, Tech Data, The Co-operative, Your Legal Friend, Gazprom Energy |
| 26 | FPP | Newcastle and Leeds | 30 | Kinder, P&G, Anchor |
| 27 | CBJWT | Manchester | 65 | Magnet, Dreams, John West, Taste Inc & Jersey Telecom |
| 28 | Turn Key | Leeds | 50 | Hammerson, Johnson & Johnson, Hitatchi and Accoya. |
| 29 | MC2 | Manchester | 38 | Deloitte, NCC Group, Bright Futures, Mondelez International and UCLan |
| 30 | Bluestorm | Hull | 32 | n/a |
| 31 | CorporateCulture | Liverpool | 25 | NHS WSYB CSU, AstraZeneca, Sport England, Royal Mail, LTA |
| 32 | Uber | Sheffield | 27 | Harveys Furniture, tombola, The Perfume Shop, BAFTA, Crabtree & Evelyn, Iceland |
| 33 | Uniform | Liverpool | 40 | Bacardi, Shop Direct, the FA, Unilever, Belling/Stoves |
| 34 | Bloom | Leeds | 42 | ITV, Sky, Emirates, National Trust, Hitachi Capital |
| 35 | Foundry Communications | Altrincham | 23 | MerseyRail, PGL Holidays, Crawford Healthcare, Stobart Barristers |
| 36 | Creative Marketing Services | Leeds | Adjustamatic, Braid Logistics, NHS, Network Rail, Mansfield Pollard | |
| 37 | Dinosaur | Manchester | 24 | The Co-operative, Hobbycraft, The Gym Group, Bayer, Pets at Home |
| 38 | Everything Different | Newcastle | 41 | Land Securities, Carpetright, Benfield Motors, Barker & Stonehouse, University of Sunderland |
| 39 | Savvy | Leeds | 67 | Britvic, Morrisons, Warburtons, Halfords, Florette |
| 40 | Cirrus | Wilmslow | 35 | Redrow, Provident Financial, Network Rail, 3 (Hutchison 3G), HSBC |
| 41 | driven | Wilmslow | 19 | Alpecin, Blue Diamond Almonds, Subway, Vimto, webuyanycar.com |
| 42 | Strawberry | Hull | 34 | Frillo, Qwiddle, Storetec, Hugh Rice, Siemens, KC Business |
| 43 | True North | Manchester | 22 | Royal Mail, Wellcome Trust, NHS, British Council, Sport England |
| 44 | Madhouse Associates | Manchester | 25 | Scapa, Knauf, Johnston Press |
| 45 | Heckford Advertising | Preston | 28 | Nichols PLC, Tomy, Lancashire CC, Wainhomes, Sandcastle, Vanguard, Winfields Outdoors |
| 46 | Rare Creative | Sheffield | 13.5 | Saint-Gobain, Polypipe, Ideal Heating, Refresh Conservatory Roofs, University of Leeds |
| 47 | Motionlab | Preston | 37 | Solidor, Residence 9, Easigrass, Arran Isle, Carlisle Brass |
| 48 | Parker Design | Northwich | 15 | AstraZeneca, United Utilities, Sage, Thomson Reuters, Home Bargains, UK Fuels |
| 49 | Wilson Cooke | Bury | 35 | Cranfield University, Ricky Hatton, Keoghs, Johnson Group |
| 50 | Propaganda | Leeds | 40 | Ann Summers, The Car People, Clipper Logistics |