an agency developed for your success

Established in 1987, Hunterlodge is a full service advertising agency dedicated to innovation and excellence. We research, plan and develop advertising campaigns across the full spectrum of media from press to radio, and outdoor to digital.

Managing Director, Robert Hunter, started the company from his lounge, having just turned 22. He has grown the company into a top 25 agency as rated by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) with a reputation amongst clients as an agency that listens.

Based out of our head office in Rickmansworth, we employ over 40 staff across a number of departments that work together to provide effective advertising solutions both on and offline.

Our onsite departments include:
• Research & evaluation – insight gathering, audience intelligence and market analysis
• Media – strategic planning, media buying and negotiation
• Strategy – business, marketing, advertising and brand
• Creative – consultancy, design and production
• Digital – full digital capabilities including planning, buying and build
• Account management
• Finance

We are proud to be the only advertising agency to hold five consecutive Golds from the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), Investors in People Gold, ISO9001 for quality as well as being a Google Certified Partner. This acts as a guarantee for our clients that we conform to the highest industry standards and you will work with talented, passionate and professional people that are at the forefront of industry.

Our commitment and dedication to quality, learning and development is continuously applied to our work. We believe that everything we have done previously, all we have learnt and all the training we have attended has led us to this moment.

We have been ‘developed for your success’.

Our vision is to create a stimulating and inspiring agency environment and continue to be recognised for being one of the most highly trained, effective and quality conscious team in advertising who have been developed for our clients’ success.

Our culture is defined by our core values of proactivity, excellence and integrity, with superb response to problems and a passion for creativity. As well as our comprehensive experience in advertising and marketing, we believe that it is our dedication to training and development that allows us to create the most effective solutions for our clients. Creativity is an intrinsic part of our culture and our team is devoted to innovation and excellence. We encourage clients to get involved, share and discover new insight and develop the ‘big idea’ with us. Whether it’s taking part in our professional development programme or a brainstorm session, everything is about getting closer to your customer to produce fantastic results.

We listen to our clients and approach every brief with the mentality that everything we have done previously, all we have learnt and all the training we have attended has lead us to this moment. Collaboratively, we’ve worked on some of the world’s top brands and see all our achievements as a warm up for working with you now and in the future.

For us, it’s not just about what you use, it’s how you use it that matters. As an integrated advertising agency, we research, plan and develop campaigns across the full spectrum of media – from traditional to online, ambient to social networking.

However, it’s not just the media you use that makes a great campaign, it starts much earlier than that in the planning cycle. It’s about setting clear and realistic objectives, talking to your target audience, finding our their brand landscape and how they interact with media. The closer we can get to your customer, the better results we can guarantee.

We love getting involved, learning new things and helping solve our clients’ advertising and communication issues. We are confident we can crack even the toughest briefs when we work together with like-minded clients.

We specialise in:

Advertising
Marketing
Media Planning and Buying
Strategy – business, market and brand
Creative – consultancy, design and production,
Digital – content and online advertising including social, PPC, SEO

2013
Platinum, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
Gold, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)

2012
Winner, Admedia Creative Awards 2012 Q4
Certified Partner, Google AdWords
ISO 9001 (reaccredited)
Gold, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
Winner, Gold Heist Award for Best Strategic / Corporate Campaign

2011
ISO 14001
ISO 9001
Gold, Investors In People (IIP)
Gold, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
Regional Finalist (Top 5), The Big Bus Challenge 2011 (CBS Outdoor)

2010
Gold, Investors In People (IIP)
Gold, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
Shortlisted, CIPR Excellence Award for Best Integrated Campaign
Shortlisted, Heist Award for Best Innovation and Creative Thinking
Shortlisted, Heist Award for Best Integrated Campaign

2009
Winner, FSB Hertfordshire Small Business Awards for ‘Investors in Training’
Gold, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA)
Winner, Silver Heist Award for Best Part Time Prospectus

2008
Winner, Silver Award for Haymarket Publishing Best Community Event
Winner, Silver Award for Haymarket Publishing Best Celebration Event
Winner, Silver Heist Award for Best Use of Traditional Media
Winner, FE First Award for 14 – 19 Campaign

2007
Winner, NHS Health Innovation Award for Patient Information