St Marks Studios

What St Marks Studios does

St Marks Studios is a London-based B2B brand experience agency and creative production studio founded in 2017, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Publicis Groupe under the legal entity St Marks Studios Ltd. (registered in England and Wales, company number 10926269). The agency serves enterprise consumer-brand clients with five interconnected service lines: Creative Out of Home (COOH) media installations, Experiential activations, Special Builds (custom installations, animatronics and inflatables), PR-driven Stunts, and multi-format Content production. Its client base spans more than twenty named enterprise accounts including Samsung, Spotify, Aldi, McVitie's, Greggs, Apple TV+, Paramount+, Vauxhall and Paddy Power, with marquee campaigns including the Samsung 'Fold Street' TfL takeover, Spotify Wrapped 2025 across four UK cities, and the Waterloo installation for Paramount+'s Dutton Ranch.

The business model is professional services / project-based, with engagements scoped and quoted individually rather than sold on recurring subscriptions. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-driven per campaign. Go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct relationships with brand marketing teams, referrals through Publicis Groupe's global network, and an embedded sister-agency relationship with Taylor Herring (PR and brand fame) that is leveraged on joint pitches. The stated headcount of 1-10 employees is materially understated relative to the volume and geographic spread of work delivered (UK, France, Italy), suggesting heavy use of freelance and contracted production crew typical of this agency model. The company has no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capability disclosed, and no patents or trademarks on record; its defensibility rests on its portfolio, creative talent and the distribution leverage provided by Publicis Groupe.

Name

St Marks Studios

Legal name

St Marks Studios Ltd.

Website

https://stmarksstudios.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brand Experience Services

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810), Graphic Design Services (541430), Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising (541850)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Production (Video, Design, Copy, Studio) (BPAFAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Event Signage, Props & Custom Installations (HSACAOAG), Post-Production Facilities & Suites (Edit/Color/Sound Stages) (MPADAGAI)

Keywords

• Experiential marketing agency
• Creative out of home
• Brand activation services
• Special builds production
• Pr stunt campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Brand Experience and Creative Production Services: Revenue is generated through providing creative production services to consumer brands, including experiential marketing activations, special builds installations, creative out-of-home campaigns, PR stunts, content production, and events. Services are billed as project-based engagements rather than recurring subscriptions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

St Marks Studios is a brand experience agency that conceives, fabricates, and delivers physical marketing campaigns for consumer brands. Its core offerings are five interconnected service lines: Creative Out of Home (COOH) installations, Experiential activations, Special Builds (including animatronics and large-scale physical constructions), PR Stunts designed for earned media, and Content production (films, social content, live streams). Services are billed as project-based engagements.

Product overview

St Marks Studios is a brand experience agency and creative production studio offering a portfolio of interconnected services. The core offerings include Creative Out of Home (COOH) for arresting media installations, Experiential for immersive brand activations, Special Builds for custom installations and animatronics, Stunts for PR-driven earned media campaigns, and Content production for multi-platform video and social content. These services work together to deliver integrated campaigns that drive brand fame through physical builds, live activations, and digital content. The agency operates as part of Publicis Groupe and specializes in consumer brands across sectors including retail, technology, entertainment, food and beverage, and financial services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Creative Out of Home (COOH)

Quantifiable outcome

• Greggs Gregory & Gregory campaign achieved 3 million views and 137% sales uplift in featured products
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Taylor HerringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaylor Herring is a sister agency within the same holding structure that specializes in PR and brand fame. St Marks Studios leverages Taylor Herring's expertise in driving editorial media coverage and PR for joint client campaigns.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MKG: US-headquartered experiential creative agency producing events, installations, and brand activations for enterprise clients. Comparable as a mid-sized specialist with similar service mix and consumer-brand orientation.
• Sparks: Global brand experience and experiential marketing agency delivering special builds, events, and content for enterprise clients. Closely comparable in offering scope (experiential, special builds, content) and enterprise client orientation.
• Jack Morton Worldwide: Global brand experience agency under IPG, delivering experiential marketing, special builds, and events for enterprise brands. Closely comparable to St Marks Studios in offering mix (experiential, special builds, content) and enterprise client base across technology, F&B, and entertainment.
• George P. Johnson Experience Marketing: Global experiential marketing agency producing brand experiences, special builds, and events for enterprise clients. Directly comparable in service offering and enterprise customer base, though operating at considerably larger scale.
• Imagination: London-headquartered brand experience agency with a global footprint, specialising in immersive activations, special builds, and creative out-of-home campaigns for major consumer brands. Directly comparable in sector mix, service offering, and target client profile.
• Taylor Herring: UK-based PR and brand-fame agency in the same Publicis ecosystem as St Marks Studios, frequently collaborating on joint campaigns. Directly comparable as a sister agency with overlapping consumer-brand clients and complementary capabilities in earned media.
• Amplify: UK-based brand experience and creative agency offering experiential, content, and special-build services to enterprise clients. Closely comparable as a London-rooted creative studio working across consumer verticals with a similar service portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Momentum Worldwide: IPG-owned global experiential marketing agency operating at significantly larger scale than St Marks, with overlapping capabilities in brand experience, activations, and content. Comparable as a larger incumbent offering the same service mix.
• VCCP: London-headquartered integrated advertising agency with growing experiential and activation capabilities serving major UK and global consumer brands. Comparable as a UK-based full-service agency with overlapping creative production and experiential offerings.

Emerging players

• The Producers: UK-based boutique creative production studio focused on branded content, film, and live event production for consumer brands. Comparable in boutique scale and content/special-build capabilities, though with a narrower service scope than St Marks Studios.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stmarksstudios

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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