Straight answers
Extra Medium is a marketing agency in Manchester for companies that want senior marketing without the London agency theater. We cover strategy, digital, SEO, paid media, social, creators, content and creative under one roof, and we say what we will do, what it costs in effort, and what it is for.
Manchester does not need London’s permission. MediaCityUK put the BBC and ITV in Salford, the music heritage is known on every continent, two of the most famous football clubs on earth fill the city’s weekends, and a huge student population keeps the place young and impatient. Companies here sell to the whole country and half the world from a Northern base, and they expect their marketing to do the same. What they do not need is a London agency treating the city as a regional afterthought with a regional team to match.
Everything a growing company needs, in one accountable team: strategy first, then brand and creative, web design, digital marketing, SEO, paid search and paid social, social media, influencer and creator marketing, content, and email — with fractional CMO leadership when the missing piece is a senior person to run it. The full list is on our services page. One roof means one throat to choke, in the best sense: when something underperforms, the people in the room own it instead of pointing at another vendor.
Manchester businesses are famously direct, so here is the pitch without the wrapping. Senior people do the work. The strategy is written down before money is spent. Reporting runs against revenue, not activity. The price is in writing before work begins, and if we are not the right fit we will tell you in the first exchange. That is the whole offer, and it travels well because it is the same offer we make everywhere — this city just insists on hearing it plainly.
Key takeaways
Some are excellent, and if your market is London, hire one. If your business is here, a London agency usually means London overheads, a junior team on your account, and your city explained back to you from a slide. Manchester has a deep marketing scene of its own. Work with people who rate it.
From pre-launch startups to Fortune 100 companies. The common thread is a leadership team that wants senior marketing thinking without building a full department first, and straight answers about what marketing can and cannot deliver.
In writing. Send the problem through our contact page and you will get a specific reply: whether we can help, what we would do first, and what it would cost. No call is required.
Let’s talk
Don’t know exactly what you need? Good. That’s our job. Tell us where the business is headed and we’ll tell you honestly whether we can help — and if we can’t, who might.
Usually replies within one business day.
