Putting Thornbury on the media map.
The small market town of Thornbury, based just north of Bristol, may not spring to mind as an obvious location for a growing and successful media planning and buying agency. However, on checking the facts, you would be surprised at the performance of Thomas Media Consultants.
Take CBS as an example, CBS Outdoor are responsible for the majority of bus advertising in the UK as well as several rail operators and all of the London Underground. In 2004 for example, ranking the top '10 Spending Regional Agencies', Thomas Media was ranked 5th with three Manchester agencies and one from Leeds above us. In 2005, we were ranked 4th.
So how can a media agency based in South Gloucestershire compete with agencies in some of the major conurbations in the country?
Location is obviously not the only requirement that you need. You must be able to offer a combination of several key ingredients to produce a service that can compete with anyone anywhere in the country.