Edison Media marks a year of growth

Edison Media marks a year of growth, new clients and national workplace recognition 

This past year has been especially important for us. 

Our team has grown, we moved into a bigger office in Manchester, improved our internal structure, and kept delivering major campaigns in retail, sport, education, tourism, public health, housing, and e-commerce. 

In our early years, our strength was staying close to everything: our clients, our work, the details, and each other. This helped us move quickly when a project needed something extra. 

Working this way helped us grow, build trust with clients, and compete with much larger agencies. As our projects and client base grew and our team expanded, we realised we needed stronger support systems. 

This year, our focus wasn’t just on growing. We wanted to build a better version of our agency. 

We listened to our team, looked at how we support people, and made changes to our daily operations. We set up clearer department leads, defined roles, stronger reporting lines, and more regular one-to-ones. Our new, larger office is designed for collaboration, client meetings, content production, and focused work. 

Moving gave our team more space and set us up for the next stage of growth. The new office has meeting rooms, a boardroom, a lounge, and a content creation room. This lets us do more production work in-house while keeping the open atmosphere our team values.  

So far in 2026, our team has grown from 15 to 24 people, with 9 new full-time hires and 5 internal promotions. Andy became Head of Media Planning, Emma became Digital Account Manager, Declan became Partnership Director, Cameron became E-commerce Lead and Alex became Head of Organic. 

These changes gave people more ownership of their work. They also gave the whole team better ways to get support, make decisions, and grow. 

Development has played a big role in this. Emma became a Digital Account Manager after taking on more digital accounts and training on Google, Meta, and other paid media tools. Bridget’s journey shows our approach to development too. She started with us as a work experience student while studying Advertising and Brand Communications at Manchester Metropolitan University. That led to a part-time job, and after she graduated with a first, she joined us full-time. 

Our client base grew along with our team. We kept 20 clients, welcomed 19 new ones, and only lost one when their contract ended. New clients include Moda, SikSilk, JD Sports' own brand, Bath College, Buckinghamshire College Group, boohooMAN, Manchester City FC, and L’Oréal. 

These new clients show how we’ve expanded without losing focus. Moda was our first big step into housing. SikSilk boosted our e-commerce apparel work. JD Sports' own brand, boohooMAN, Manchester City FC, and L’Oréal helped us grow in retail, sport, fashion, and beauty. Bath College and Buckinghamshire College Group continued our growth in education. 

Our people's results matter just as much. Staff retention hit 100% this year, up from 93.33% last year. Our Great Place to Work score was 97%. We were ranked 9th in the UK and 13th in the UK’s Best Workplaces for Development 2026. This means a lot, but the real value is what they tell us about the business we are building. People have stayed with us during a period of growth because they can see more support, more structure and a clearer route forward. 

This year wasn’t just about getting bigger. We kept the speed, closeness, and care our clients value, while building better support for our team. 

We’re still independent, still close to our work, and still close to our clients. 

But now, we’re a stronger, clearer, and more mature agency than we were a year ago.