What Vertical Leap does

Vertical Leap is a UK-based digital search marketing agency operating under THIS IS GAIN Ltd., a private limited company headquartered in London with offices in Portsmouth. The firm provides SEO, PPC, web design and build, content marketing, and social media services, and within the broader parent entity offers an integrated full-funnel capability spanning Performance, Conversion, Creative Studios, Customer Science, and Experience. Its technical foundation includes the proprietary Customer LENS first-party data platform for customer transformation and lifetime value optimization, an in-house Content Engine Room for content production, and execution across paid media channels including Meta, Google, Microsoft, TikTok, Snap, Amazon, and Programmatic. The platform integrates attribution analytics and structured experimentation across digital ecosystems.

The company serves enterprise and mid-market clients through a sector-specialist go-to-market motion with direct sales outreach and inbound inquiries via website contact forms. Named clients span KFC, P&O Cruises, Mitchells & Butlers, loveholidays, Hillier, AC Milan, SimplyCook, Direct Line, BlackRock, and Loop Earplugs, across verticals including Finance, Travel & Holiday, Retail & Consumer Goods, Government & Public Sector, Fashion, Health & Wellbeing, Automotive, Food & Drink, Culture & Society, Tech & Telco, and Non-profit. Verified outcomes cited include 7.45x revenue growth for Loop Earplugs and 240% organic growth for loveholidays.

Revenue is generated through managed services retainers and project-based engagements priced via custom proposals rather than public rate cards. The firm employs 51-100 staff, was founded around 2001-2003, and the company's Customer Science division claims 21+ years of specialization. No funding rounds, parent company ownership, acquisition activity, or disclosed financials are present in the data, indicating an independent, privately held operating model.

Name

Vertical Leap

Legal name

THIS IS GAIN Ltd.

Website

https://vertical-leap.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Vertical Leap is a UK-based digital search marketing agency providing SEO, PPC, web design, content marketing, and social media services. It operates under THIS IS GAIN Ltd., serving enterprise and mid-market clients across 13+ verticals from offices in London and Portsmouth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Managed Services: Full-service marketing engagements combining strategy, creative, media buying, and analytics. Revenue generated through ongoing retainer contracts with enterprise and mid-market clients across multiple sectors.
2. Project-based Services: Discrete engagements for specific initiatives such as website migrations, brand strategy projects, UX training, and campaign activations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Vertical Leap is a digital search marketing agency delivering SEO, PPC, link building, content marketing, web design and build, and social media services to business clients. The agency operates performance-focused search marketing campaigns across organic and paid channels to drive measurable traffic, engagement and conversion outcomes for brands. It is positioned under the umbrella of THIS IS GAIN Ltd.

Product overview

Vertical Leap (operating under THIS IS GAIN Ltd.) is a digital marketing agency offering a multi-service platform structured around six core capability areas: Performance (paid digital media, search/SEO, link building, content optimisation, analytics), Conversion (CRO and experimentation), Creative Studios (brand strategy, creative production, social/influencer), Customer Science (data-driven customer transformation), Experience (UX research, design, consultancy), and UX Training. The Performance services form the primary offering at the vertical-leap.uk domain, providing full-funnel digital marketing including paid media across major platforms, organic search growth, link building, performance creative, and attribution analytics. These services are delivered to clients across sectors including Finance, Travel, Retail, Government, Automotive, Health, Fashion, Food & Drink, and Consumer Goods.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Search & Organic Growth

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.45x revenue growth for Loop Earplugs through strategic digital marketing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments13 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@thisisgain
• Facebookfacebook.com/VerticalLeapSearch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vertical-leap
• Instagraminstagram.com/thisisgain
• TikToktiktok.com/@thisisgain
• Xx.com/verticalleap

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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