Top 10 Fastest Growing International Agencies

Just like last year, markets like London and Amsterdam are well represented. For 2020’s list, newcomers from Leeds, New Delhi, Kuala Lumpur and Johannesburg show that growth comes from everywhere. Here are the top 10 fastest growing international agencies by percent change in revenue. (Number in parentheses represents overall ranking.) (Be sure to check out Adweek's top 100 Fastest Growing agencies and 10 solution providers for the complete list.) Thinkerbell (13) HQ: Melbourne, AustraliaGrowth: 719%Select Clients: Accor Hotels, The Iconic, VegemiteClassification: Full-Service Thinkerbell combines marketing sciences and creativity into a brand proposition it calls “measured magic.” Just 3 years old, the independent agency has already received plenty of awards in Australia, and its client list keeps growing. That growth comes from a consistent earned media approach as well as coverage in the marketing trade press for its work, new business wins, opinion pieces and business moves. Thinkerbell has launched three other agencies: DOA (Decade of Action), a social cause agency; Space, a conference-festival organization; and research agency Hocus Focus. Animal (15) HQ: New DelhiGrowth: 548%Select Clients: AB InBev, Airtel, Uniqlo IndiaClassification: Full-Service Animal courts diversity in its clientele and staff. The indie creative agency works with a diverse portfolio of Indian and global brands and has recently ventured into the U.S. market. Animal has produced a broad body of work, including designing streetwear, packaging, event programming, film production, animation, product design, AR, VR and UI/UX. The company ensures its teams come from diverse backgrounds in terms of discipline and collaborate with each other on projects for clients. No Fixed Address (28) HQ: TorontoGrowth: 265%Select Clients: AstraZeneca, Little Caesars, SickKids FoundationClassification: Full-Service No Fixed Address keeps expanding its address book, with growth outside its Toronto base, including Montreal and New York, where award-winning creative director Greg Hahn has set up Mischief. Digital has been a major revenue driver, helping the agency achieve an annual revenue growth rate of 150% all three years since launching. Circus Marketing (31) HQ: Mexico City Growth: 247%Select Clients: Beyond Meat, California Lottery, QuibiClassification: Multicultural Circus thrives on entrepreneurial energy, creating a multifaceted, multicultural experience for clients. Its modern perspective of Latinx audiences and an expertise launching brands’ social channels in Latin America and Brazil have spurred growth for the agency as global brands strive to create closer connections with their audiences in those regions. Entropia (33) HQ: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaGrowth: 210%Select Clients: BMW, KFC, PepsiClassification: Full-Service Employing the tagline “Made in Future,” Entropia is a digital transformation consultancy meets agency. The Malaysian company has grown to more than 65 clients since 2016, with spikes in net revenue and existing client portfolios. The agency is driven by a cultural system it calls Capri (curious, agile, playful, relentless and inventive). Journey Further (36) HQ: Leeds, U.K.Growth: 195%Select Clients: Evans Cycles, Sky, Villa PlusClassification: Digital Journey Further has grown from one to 62 staffers in three years, increased revenue to nearly $7 million and expanded from Leeds into London and Manchester. The performance marketing agency gives its clients direct access to campaign data and connects them directly to the senior teams running their campaigns. Fifty Digital (38) HQ: LondonGrowth: 177%Select Clients: Puma, Rugby World Cup, Shell MotorsportsClassification: Full-Service Fifty Digital is a fast-growing digital and social media agency in sponsorship and sport. The London agency delivered the social media, content, creative and planning for two of the most engaged sporting events in 2019: the Rugby World Cup 2019 and the World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar—and boasted a 90% year-over-year retention rate. DNA Brand Architects (39) HQ: JohannesburgGrowth: 173%Select Clients: Apple Music, GEMS Medical Aid, Tastic RiceClassification: Public Relations In 2019, DNA Brand Architects became the first Black-owned agency to win Campaign of the Year at the Prism Awards in 22 years. Its many awards have been behind much of its recent new business growth, and it has hired a staff of people who understand its greater African audience deeply. BeenThereDoneThat (40) HQ: LondonGrowth: 169%Select Clients: Burberry, PepsiCo, UnileverClassification: Consultancy-Owned BeenThereDoneThat operates as a high-level business partner to brand leaders. CEO Ed Rogers says its growth “has largely come from repeat business from existing accounts and from new clients exploring new models and smarter ways of working.” The company benefits from the increase in in-house agencies looking to bolster capabilities with more strategic partners. Flock Creative Network (42 tie) HQ: Jakarta, IndonesiaGrowth: 162%Select Clients: AIA, BCA, McDonald’sClassification: Full-Service One of Adweek’s Fastest Growing Agencies in 2019, Jakarta-based FCN keeps moving forward by building, inspiring and nurturing local creative talent. It boasts 15 business units, each with its own leader and P&L, all working together to offer creative solutions to clients at every step of the brand experience.

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