Our Work

Our Campaigns

Need to get your event noticed? Want more traffic to your website? Ready to connect with the right people? We at Forward & Thinking make it happen. As media channel and digital advertising experts, we craft bold ad campaigns for ambitious brands.

Take a peek at some of our work as a leading media agency.
Out of Home Advertising Agency, OOH Marketing Agency Yorkshire

Rodgers Of York

Driving Omnichannel Success with Rodgers of York.

Standout result: Digital Video on Demand (VOD) achieved a 1.4% click-through rate, nearly three times the industry average

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Out of Home Advertising Agency, OOH Marketing Agency Yorkshire

Yorkshire Water

Delivering Measurable Impact for Yorkshire Water – Smart Meter Awareness.

Standout result: The campaign delivered over 1.9 million impressions, significantly
enhancing visibility.

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Out of Home Advertising Agency, OOH Marketing Agency Yorkshire

PCSpecialist

PCSpecialist: From shoot to screen.

Standout result: Linear TV Performance: 1,024 ad spots delivered, generating over 68.9 million impressions.

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Digital Advertising Agency, Digital Advertising, Forward & Thinking

Everton

Everton Football Club’s marketing team were tasked with creating a high-impact campaign around the globe to mark the high-profile arrival of James Rodriguez.

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HANSON ELECTRICAL

Hanson Electrical Autumn kitchens campaign. Created, produced and successfully delivered on ITVX, Chanel4 and SkyTV.

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OUR SECTORS

Diverse industries. Unique challenges. We embrace it all. Our experience spans multiple sectors, giving us the insight to create campaigns that hit the mark every time.

EDUCATION INSTITUTES

Higher education. Further education. We know the landscape inside out. Forward & Thinking has partnered with over 50 colleges and universities across the UK, helping them reach students.

We do more than just plan campaigns. We bring valuable insights gained through years of collaboration with education institutions. Our involvement with the College Marketing Network and Higher Education Conference keeps us on top of trends in the sector. Add in our Gen Z research and influencer expertise, and you get strategies that connect with the next generation.

We’ve worked with F&T for a number of years, and are always very impressed with the service. The whole team is very supportive and we receive professional service every time. Our AM Jo, is an absolute pleasure. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend F&T to others.

Barnsley College

Forward & Thinking have impressed us with a substantial tender proposal. Their data-led campaigns and expert team deliver impressive results. Their client service is outstanding. We’re excited to be working with them again

Active Learning

PUBLIC SECTOR: COUNCILS AND NHS

Public sector campaigns require precision and flexibility. We work closely with councils and the NHS to create campaigns that adapt to public needs and perceptions as they evolve.

Whether it’s boosting community engagement, delivering critical public messages, or supporting local initiatives, we know how to get the message across. Our experience means we respond quickly, refining content to stay relevant and effective.

Forward & Thinking are a great company to work with, you're clearly really passionate about what you do, you're proactive, and you were a pleasure to work with.

WAKEFIELD COUNCIL

Forward & Thinking help promote the Borough as a great place to live and visit. Not only through local and regional advertising but also through video creation and editing. The team are friendly, professional and always goes the extra mile to ensure a fantastic end product.

SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

We approached Forward & Thinking to manage two public awareness campaigns for us. From the initial meeting we felt they clearly understood the brief and what we wanted to achieve from the campaigns. Each process went smoothly, from planning to evaluation.

NHS LINCOLNSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSION GROUP

SPORTS AND DESTINATION CAMPAIGNS

Want to ignite passion and drive action in the sports world? We excel at increasing ticket sales, boosting retail purchases, and amplifying public announcements. Our media planning skills shine both in the UK and abroad, creating unmissable sports campaigns that fans are sure to love. Driving footfall is what we do best.

As a club we wanted to engage our supporters with high impact, unique and creative campaigns around our heritage, which formed the initial paid media. The reveal of a new crest is an important and delicate step for any club so launching it in the right way was crucial.

HULL CITY

‘We’re delighted to be working with Forward & Thinking to deliver a sophisticated and targeted flight plan for our upcoming campaign. Their tender submission was the pick of a busy field, and we can’t wait to see what the results of the campaign will be. They are a great team to work with and help make actions easy to plan, manage and execute’.

NY Moors National Park

Forward & Thinking have helped us throughout our Supported Housing Campaign to greatly improve traffic to our website and make our schemes visible. Through a targeted campaign, we have managed to increase applications to the specific schemes and have increased awareness of them within the localised community.

Together Homes

"Having worked with various OOH companies over the years, I can safely say Forward And Thinking are now always my top choice!

Andrew in particular has always been nothing short of a pleasure to work with, professional, accommodating and knowledgeable.

Thank you for all you do to ensure successful & engaging Crimestoppers campaigns!"

Crimestoppers

"Here at Shipley College we have to find ways to punch above our weight, and having a fantastic media agency in our corner really helps!
We work with Forward & Thinking on both OOH and Digital campaigns, and really value the always-available service they provide, from planning right through to post-campaign evaluation. Great to have them on our team!"

Shipley College

"We’ve been working with ForwardandThinking for a number of years now and the service they provide is outstanding. Darren and the team are really responsive in terms of queries, adapting, and monitoring of campaigns. They work with us to provide the best strategic output and drive to conversions with sometimes quite tight budgets. They have gone the extra mile too in terms of supplying a level of detail with the data reported to enable us to be more proactive in our approach, which supports our ability to demonstrate ROI and key metrics at board level for each campaign.
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Wirrel Met

"Thanks to Forward & Thinking for continued support to the Council on key campaigns and advertising. The company help promote the Borough as a great place to live and visit. Not only through local and regional advertising but also through video creation and editing. The team are friendly, professional and always goes the extra mile to ensure a fantastic end product.

The company recently produced a range of videos to help support South Tyneside residents during Covid. The videos were produced very quickly to help address vaccine and restriction concerns. Thanks to the quality and the voices of local people, the videos were extremely well received. Cannot thank the team enough for their fantastic work."

South Tyneside Council

Collaborating with Forward & Thinking for our summer campaign was a delight! The client portal (Hub) offered swift access to artwork specs, deadlines, and campaign communications. Their efficient system ensured we stayed organised and focused, resulting in a successful campaign. Highly recommended for their effective tools and professional support!

North York Moors Railway