our work

OUR campaigns

Whether you are looking to increase footfall to your event, drive traffic to your website or reach a specific audience with your messages, as media channel and online pay-per-click experts, Forward & Thinking expertly plan your campaign.

Take a look at our latest work.

BARNSLEY COLLEGE

everton fc

UNIVERSITY OF HULL

PC SPECIALIST

KCOM

BRADFORD COLLEGE

designer sofa

leicester college

BISHOP BURTON college

We work in over twelve industries, giving us a huge opportunity to work with different audiences and challenges. We understand the need for clients to work with an agency that has a proven record within specific sectors.

OUR specialist SECTORS

Forward & Thinking are an experienced team of education marketing and media experts, working with over 50 higher and further education clients across the UK. We understand the education landscape and pressures colleges and universities face, particularly around funding, allocation of resources and recruitment targets. Forward & Thinking works hard to ease these burdens by offering more than the standalone campaign development and delivery. 

 Forward & Thinking adds value to campaigns by deploying our sector knowledge accrued by long-term client and supplier relationships, involvement with the College Marketing Network and Higher Education conference, together with our ongoing Gen Z and influencers research to benefit clients.

EDUCATION institutes

  • “The team is proactive, knowledgeable, creative and responsive – invaluable support. The account management support has gone above and beyond the service level that is expected from a digital and media agency.”

    BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE

  • “We’ve worked with F&T for a number of years, and are always very impressed with the service. The whole team is very supportive and we receive professional service every time. Our AM Jo, is an absolute pleasure. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend F&T to others.”

    BARNSLEY COLLEGE

  • “Forward & Thinking have impressed us with a substantial tender proposal. Their data-led campaigns and expert team deliver impressive results. Their client service is outstanding. We’re excited to be working with them again.”

    ACTIVATE LEARNING

Agility and responsiveness within campaign management is a critical offering to effectively work with the NHS and Councils to provide flexible campaigns, adjusting messaging and creative to reflect changing public needs and perceptions.

We bring together our knowledge to deliver strategic campaign executions that deliver successful results, whether that be to boost community engagement, deliver public messages or support local growth.

PUBLIC SECTOR: COUNCILS AND NHS                             

  • "Forward And Thinking are a great company to work with, you're clearly really passionate about what you do, you're proactive, and you were a pleasure to work with."

    WAKEFIELD COUNCIL

  • “Forward & Thinking help promote the Borough as a great place to live and visit. Not only through local and regional advertising but also through video creation and editing. The team are friendly, professional and always goes the extra mile to ensure a fantastic end product. "

    SOUTH TYNESIDE COUNCIL

  • "We approached Forward & Thinking to manage two public awareness campaigns for us. From the initial meeting we felt they clearly understood the brief and what we wanted to achieve from the campaigns. Each process went smoothly, from planning to evaluation."

    NHS LINCOLNSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSION GROUP

We strive to drive engagement with global audiences for the sports sector. Whether it is to drive tickets sales, retail purchases or public announcements we pull on our ability to media plan within the UK and internationally. We deliver unforgettable sporting campaigns that target audiences cannot miss.

sports

"As a Club we wanted to engage our supporters with high impact, unique and creative campaigns around our heritage, which formed the initial paid media. The reveal of a new crest is an important and delicate step for any club so launching it in the right way was crucial."

HULL CITY

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