What Creative Studios does

Creative Studios is a family-owned, Poole/Wareham-based (Dorset, UK) graphic design and marketing agency operating since 1976/1977 with a current team of approximately 20 staff, including founders Cliff and Graham Towler, co-directors Neil Allen and Rob Towler, and other family members. The firm delivers a bundled, full-service creative offering comprising design (branding, brochures, advertising, signage), media planning (regional and national press, radio, outdoor, digital), digital services (websites, SEO, email marketing, online brochures), public relations, photography, print procurement and management, and motivational speaking seminars.

The agency's service delivery rests on in-house design and production capabilities, historically anchored by an in-house repro film separation system established in 1996, combined with outsourced print supplier relationships managed on the client's behalf. Services are sold on a project-based professional-services model with standard 30-day payment terms; no software products, SaaS, or platform are offered. Customer acquisition is driven by direct sales, long-standing client relationships, referrals, and the firm's 45+ year reputation, with marketing supported by a professional website and team Instagram/Etsy portfolios.

The client base is heavily concentrated in the UK travel and tourism vertical — including major cruise lines (SeaDream, Celestyal, Seabourn, Cunard), travel agencies (Bath Travel/Palmair, Prestige Holidays), tourism boards and councils (West Dorset, South Somerset, London Tourist Board), and the National Trust — alongside general private-sector corporate work. Multi-decade client relationships (30+ years with Bath Travel, 40+ years with National Trust) and 2018 international expansion into cruise-line marketing indicate durable, relationship-driven revenue. The firm is privately held, unlisted, and has not raised external funding.

Name

Creative Studios

Legal name

Creative Studios

Website

https://creative-studios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creative Studios is a family-owned Dorset, UK graphic design and marketing agency (founded 1976, ~20 staff) delivering integrated design, print procurement, digital, PR, photography, and media services to travel, tourism, cruise, and public-sector clients across the UK and select international cruise lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graphic Design and Marketing Services

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (541430), Commercial Photography (541922)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF), Video/Film Creative Agencies (Concept-to-Creative) (MPAAAAAG)

Keywords

• Graphic design services
• Print procurement
• Digital marketing
• Media planning
• Public relations

Headquarters

HQ city

Wareham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Creative Services (Design, Print, Digital, PR): Full-service graphic design and advertising agency providing design, print procurement, digital services (websites, email marketing, SEO), media planning, PR, photography, and motivational speaking. Revenue generated through project-based fees for creative services, print procurement, and ongoing client relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Creative Studios is a Dorset-based graphic design and marketing agency providing an integrated suite of creative services: branding and graphic design, media planning (regional and national press, radio, outdoor, digital advertising), digital services (website design, SEO, email marketing), public relations (copywriting, video, photography, social media), print procurement and management, studio and location photography, and motivational speaking seminars. Services are delivered as project-based engagements primarily to private-sector clients in travel and tourism (notably cruise lines) and to UK public-sector organisations.

Product overview

Creative Studios is a graphic and marketing agency offering a unified suite of integrated services for design, print, and digital advertising. The core offering comprises Design Services (branding, graphic design, print materials), Media Planning Services (traditional and digital advertising), Digital Services (websites, email marketing, SEO), Public Relations, Printing Services (procurement and management), Photography Services, and Motivational Speaking seminars. These services are delivered as a bundled agency offering rather than discrete software products, providing end-to-end marketing and advertising solutions from concept through production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Design Services Graphic design services covering branding, corporate identity, flyers, leaflets, brochures, magazine production, corporate stationery, posters, point of sale, advertising campaigns, web design, email marketing, social media, exhibition stands, packaging, signage, and outdoor interpretation boards.
• Media Planning Services Full media service covering regional and national press advertising, radio, bus, billboard, and online digital advertising with detailed media scheduling.
• Digital Services Website design, marketing videos, online page-turning brochures, animated presentations, email marketing campaigns, online press campaigns, and SEO services.
• Public Relations Professional PR services including video production, copywriting, photography, media crisis training, social media management, and communications strategy.
• Printing Services Print procurement and management matching clients with suitable suppliers for litho, web offset, digital, or screen printing; includes repro preparation, pre-flight checking, proofing, and printer liaison.
• Motivational Speaking Fun and interactive seminars covering work-life balance, workplace motivation, inspirational leadership, and team building for businesses.
• Photography Services Studio photography for product catalogues, location photo shoots, PR events, and creation of brand image libraries.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Made in Creative UKminorOthersCreative Studios is a member of Made in Creative UK, a membership organisation for creative businesses.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• John Brown Media: Specialist content and media agency focused on the cruise, travel and hospitality sector, producing magazines, brochures and digital content. Closely aligned to Creative Studios' cruise line and tourism brochure work.
• Thinkhouse: London-based creative and PR agency with a strong travel, lifestyle and tourism client roster, offering PR, social, influencer and content services. Comparable integrated agency model serving enterprise travel-sector clients.
• Big Cat Group: Boutique UK creative agency offering branding, design, digital and marketing services to a similar mid-market enterprise client base. Closely comparable size and integrated service mix.
• Mather & Co: UK creative agency specializing in visitor experiences, tourism interpretation, museums and destination marketing—an almost direct fit to Creative Studios' tourism board and National Trust work.
• Bray Leino: Bristol- and London-based full-service creative and digital agency of broadly similar size offering design, digital marketing, content and integrated campaigns to UK enterprise clients. Highly comparable service mix and mid-market positioning.
• Space Creative: Mid-sized UK full-service creative agency providing branding, design, digital and marketing communications to enterprise and public sector clients, similar in size and scope to Creative Studios.

Emerging players

• W Communications: Specialist travel, hospitality and lifestyle PR and creative communications agency. Adjacent niche overlap with Creative Studios' tourism and cruise client base, particularly on the PR and content side.
• Latitude: UK creative and PR agency with dedicated travel, tourism and lifestyle practice. Comparable to Creative Studios' tourism positioning though typically skews more PR-led and London-facing.
• Carter Wong Design: London-based boutique branding and graphic design studio with broad enterprise client roster. Comparable on the design/branding craft side, though less focused on end-to-end campaign execution and tourism.

Broad incumbents

• DRPG: Established UK integrated communications agency offering creative, digital, film, PR and event production. Comparable integrated offering, but larger scale and broader sector exposure than Creative Studios.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creative-studios

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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