Honest

Based in Cambridge, this agency works with a mix of institutions, heritage brands and start-ups across the region, extending its reach into Norwich, Peterborough, Milton Keynes, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Bedford. Its client list spans academic and membership organisations such as Cambridge Ahead, established local businesses like Plumbs' Dairy, and newer ventures such as SIMcredible, a mobile telecoms start-up, reflecting a practice built around organisations undergoing change, whether that means updating communications, refreshing a brand image, or building something from scratch. The team is small, and the agency was founded by Nick Mellor, a creative director with a long background in advertising and branding, alongside an account director and other specialists. Services cover advertising, brand strategy and identity, web design and development, campaign management, digital marketing, video production and commercials, and social media. Project work described includes brand refreshes tied to strategic repositioning (as with Plumbs' Dairy), new website builds intended to support a brand's mission and engage varied stakeholder audiences (as with Cambridge Ahead), and combined branding, SEO and social/digital marketing campaigns (as with SIMcredible). Other listed services include public relations, content marketing and UX/UI design. The agency frames its process around questions of business diversification, communication relevance and current visual identity, using these as starting points for client discussions before scoping advertising, branding or website projects. Work is organised case by case, with each project typically drawing on a combination of the above disciplines depending on the client's stage of growth or transformation.