A digital marketing agency
with the Brains to help you grow
The Brains is London’s leading digital marketing agency for ambitious, fast-growth companies. Held back by a lack of leads or frustrated by a low conversion rate? We’re here to help.
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Our award-winning approach to digital marketing
Our clients
Digital marketing services
Online advertising
Lead generation marketing
Website design and development
SEO marketing
PPC
Social media advertising
Marketing automation
Content marketing
Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO)
Sectors we specialise in
Partnerships & Affiliations
Client Testimonials
Request a free digital marketing consultation
Fancy some free advice on how to generate more leads or increase revenue? The Brains offers complimentary initial consultations, to help you decide whether we’re the right digital marketing agency for you.
What makes The Brains London’s best digital marketing agency for fast growth companies?
- We’re results-driven and laser focused on your ROI
- Up to 50% cost savings compared to traditional media and agency set ups
- Highly skilled in house experts with expertise ranging from content strategy to data-science
- Full service digital marketing agency with flexibility – no long contracts!
Our Brainy approach to digital marketing
The Brains is not your average digital marketing agency. We’re performance marketers at heart, firmly focused on the data and dedicated to delivering exceptional results. With innovation at our core and a proven approach that delivers exceptional ROI, we help you amplify your online presence, convert more clients/customers and leave your competitors lightyears behind.
The brightest Brains in the business, dedicated to your success
With 10+ years of industry experience and hundreds of successful campaigns under their belts, our in-house senior leadership team devote their full attention to helping you succeed. Working with them are the brightest, most dedicated digital marketers in the business – all laser focused on conversions, revenue and lead generation. Our Brains come from many different backgrounds and have an enviably wide range of digital marketing skills. We’re a diverse bunch of data scientists, content strategists, lead generation gurus and conversion experts, all obsessed with helping you achieve your online ambitions.
Flexible, full service packages
Choosing an agency can be difficult, especially when you’re unfamiliar with the ins and outs of digital marketing. The Brains believes in full transparency, total accountability and collaborative relationship building. We partner with you in a flexible manner that makes us feel more like an extension of your internal marketing team than an external marketing agency partner. There are no long or complicated contracts – our clients are firmly in the driver’s seat.
Pioneering approach, proven results
We’re movers and shakers here at The Brains, and frequently say no to the status quo. We’ve developed our own unique approach to performance marketing that is proven to deliver up to 5x better ROI, and are fully versed in the latest, greatest digital marketing methods and softwares. Partnering with us gives you the upperhand of innovation, and the reassurance of proven results.
Empowering you with insights
One of the ways that digital marketing agencies traditionally tie you into long term contracts is by hoarding all the knowledge they gain while running your campaigns, and not passing this back to you. We don’t believe you should ever be held ransom by an agency due to a lack of insights, which is why we offer training, onboarding and empowerment workshops for your internal teams, should you wish to take over running your campaigns from us at any stage. We frequently kick off campaigns and run them for an initial quarter before handing them over to clients, but we always stay available and on hand for any advice or support that may be needed going forward.
Case studies – our clients’ digital marketing success stories
200,000+ app downloads
60% lower CPA in less than 6 months
4.3x return on investment
45% improvement in conversion rate
60% lower CPA in less than 6 months
45% increase in leads within 3 monthsThe Brains behind our operation
Once upon a time, our co-founders Larry and Jonathan met at a Venture Capital event in London. Two countries, three offices and 150 clients later, here we are.
Larry Kotch
Founder & Automation Guru
Larry has helped over 400 companies with their Digital Strategy. He recently ranked #3 in B2B Marketing’s Global 30 under 30 and is a regular speaker on London’s marketing circuit. Larry is an automation evangelist and is on a mission to empower all great businesses with the tools to generate amazing leads.
Jonathan Lemer
Founder & Lead Legend
Jonathan is obsessed with running #NoBS marketing campaigns that deliver on commercial objects for clients and has helped tech start-ups & FTSE 100 behemoths do just that. Prior to co-founding The Brains Jonathan worked with the likes of PepsiCo, Kraft Foods and the NHS to validate and launch new ventures.
Our senior leadership team
Seb Shaw
Finance Brain
Seb leads our Finance Department. He has over 10 years corporate experience, working as a senior manager in Global Finance and Change Strategy Teams. In his spare time Seb likes to dabble in quantum physics and his two best friends are excel and python.
Mike Moodie
Performance Marketing Brain
After graduating top of his year in journalism, Mike decided his calling lay in Marketing. As Brain number 4, Mike has built our PPC team from the ground-up and has overseen triple digit growth in his department. Away from the analytics, Mike loves a good surf session and/or mountain hike.
Yuliya Kostadinova
Creative Brain
Yuliya has an extensive background in visual arts and design and a passion for web development and front-end programming. She leads the Design and Development team and helps our clients communicate their brand through careful and researched design.
Eric Marx
Bus Dev Brain
Eric has helped some of the most revolutionary businesses in the UK and Stateside win early customers. He's a regular feature at London's finest gourmet establishments and his beer pong skills are the stuff of marketing-land legend.
Veronika Moneva
Automation Brain
Veronika translates our clients' unique selling points into emails that drive serious open rates. She's also studying towards a PhD in Big Data. She's here because she wants to seize the future.
Suneet Shivaprasad
Strategic Brain
Serial entrepreneur Suneet has helped to found over thirty businesses in eight years. He is a seasoned growth expert and lectures on marketing strategy and innovation at Warwick Business School and University College London.
Charly Chow
Content Brain
Charly heads up our content strategy team. She's been in the business for over 11 years, has an MA in Creative & Professional Writing from Brunel University, and was previously Head of Content at Vision Direct. She often speaks at industry events, including Brighton SEO and DMWF.
Nevena Ganeva
Social Brain
Nevena graduated in E-concept Development in Denmark, before founding an investor-funded IoT company. She's worked on social marketing for leading brands including Burger King, Starbucks and Decathalon, and has over 7 years of digital marketing experience.
Domenic Staelberg
Operations Brain
Dom ensures every client receives an exceptional level of service. He has previously held CMO positions and built a start-up accelerator in the Future Mobility Technology sector. Dom also has an Instagram following of 120k+, where he showcases his passion for supercars and photography.
The Brains FAQs
What kind of marketing agency is The Brains?
The Brains is a full service digital marketing agency that provides all types of online advertising services for ambitious, fast-growth companies. We tailor-make packages to suit your needs, and are flexible in our approach. Whether you just want us to run your PPC campaigns, manage your social media, or you’d like us to combine services into a bespoke package, we’re happy to partner with you.
Which digital marketing services do you offer?
As a full service digital marketing agency, The Brains provides any and every service you could need to succeed online, including:
- Lead generation marketing – LinkedIn, Facebook and/or email-based lead generation
- Website design and development – creating beautiful, bespoke, SEO optimised websites
- Online advertising services – amplifying your online presence to generate sales & leads
- PPC strategy and campaign management – Google Ads, Google Shopping, Amazon, Bing
- SEO marketing – technical, content and digital PR + strategic planning and auditing
- Social media marketing – LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, paid and organic
- Marketing automation services – to optimise, maximise and organise your campaigns
- CRO conversion rate optimisation – enhancing your website to improve conversions
- Content marketing and strategy – creating compelling content to drive conversions and engagement online
Not sure which services you need? No problem – we offer a free initial consultation in which to discuss your digital marketing requirements.
Where is The Brains agency based?
The Brains is a London-based digital marketing agency in the heart of Shoreditch. Within a few minutes’ walk of Liverpool Street station, we’re easy to access and happy to meet you in person (restrictions allowing!) or work remotely on your campaign.
What happens during the free initial marketing consultation?
The Brains offers a free initial digital marketing consultation to all prospective clients. During this 1 hour session we discuss your needs, objectives, requirements and budget, carefully assessing which approach will be right for you and help you to achieve your ambitions. You’ll be sent a questionnaire to complete and given the free, expert advice you need to make an informed decision about whether we’re the right digital agency for you.
- Lead generation marketing – LinkedIn, Facebook and/or email-based lead generation
- Website design and development – creating beautiful, bespoke, SEO optimised websites
- Online advertising services – amplifying your online presence to generate sales & leads
- PPC strategy and campaign management – Google Ads, Google Shopping, Amazon, Bing
- SEO marketing – technical, content and digital PR + strategic planning and auditing
- Social media marketing – LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, paid and organic
- Marketing automation services – to optimise, maximise and organise your campaigns
- CRO conversion rate optimisation – enhancing your website to improve conversions
- Content marketing and strategy – creating compelling content to drive conversions and engagement online
Not sure which services you need? No problem – we offer a free initial consultation in which to discuss your digital marketing requirements.
What makes The Brains different to other digital marketing agencies in London?
The Brains was founded by venture capitalists who had grown frustrated with the lack of available digital marketing services for fast-growth companies. We exist to help you grow faster, and our proven techniques are pioneering, disruptive and incredibly effective.
We take the time to get to the root of your growth problems, identify what’s holding you back from achieving your ambitions, and directly address any issues that could hamper the performance of your campaigns.
Which sectors do you specialise in?
The Brains is a collective of digital marketing experts with vast experience across a wide range of sectors. Because our skill set and expertise is diverse, we are able to provide ROI-beating digital marketing services that span a wide range of sectors, including:
- B2B marketing – SaaS, tech, consultancy, finance & more
- Ecommerce marketing – luxury, jewellery, fitness, finance, lifestyle, food & drink, beauty & more
- Healthcare marketing – fertility, psychotherapy, mental health, clinic marketing & more
- Finance marketing – investments, acquisitions, debt management, consultancy
How do you partner with clients?
We believe in the power of partnership and collaboration. Our team often operate as an extension of our clients’ internal marketing teams, supplementing skill sets, supporting on campaign strategy and taking on the time-intensive work that otherwise eats up too much of your time. We are flexible and happy to work on mutually beneficial terms that complement your approach – some clients prefer an ad hoc set of hours to be used flexibly across areas, while others enjoy workshopping, brainstorming and idea sharing within a set monthly retainer. Whatever your requirements or preferred working style, we’ll be as hands on (or off) as you like.
What is it like to partner with The Brains?
Our clients often tell us they appreciate how flexible, approachable and friendly we are. As a digital agency that prides itself on transparency, we never hide behind vagaries or bamboozle you with long winded reports and unnecessary jargon.
When you partner with us, you will benefit from:
- A flexible, fun and collaborative partnership
- Convenient payment terms and quarterly contracts (no long or complex tie-ins)
- Access to the best and brightest digital marketing brains in the business
- Clear, honest and transparent reporting, every month, without fail
We’d be delighted to speak with you further about a possible partnership and get to know you better – simply request a free marketing consultation and we’ll be in touch!
Digital marketing resources
L.O.T - our groundbreaking lead generation system
Learn about our revolutionary approach to lead generation
The Brains digital marketing blog
Our latest articles on how to generate leads, master digital marketing and generally be awesome.
Digital marketing & lead generation videos
Digital marketing and lead generation training videos from Larry & Jonathan.