CONNECT MEDIA GROUP LIMITED

What CONNECT MEDIA GROUP LIMITED does

Connect Media Group Limited (CMG) is an independent UK media agency founded in 2021 and headquartered in Lancing, West Sussex, operating as a private limited company under registration number 13734635. The company sells an integrated advertising and digital marketing proposition to UK small and medium-sized businesses, consolidating omnichannel media buying (TV & Broadcast, Print & Publishing, Digital & Programmatic, Radio & Audio, Out-of-Home, Cinema) with creative, web, SEO/AEO, social, and content services under a single client relationship, eliminating the need to coordinate multiple specialist agencies.

Its core technology asset is the browser-based Client Hub, a private workspace where clients book services, collaborate with production teams in real time, approve creative proofs, track invoices, and monitor brand digital footprint through AI Visibility dashboards. The supporting CMG Brand Scanner is a free audit tool that analyses Google Business Profile data, keywords, traffic, rank, and brand sentiment and routes scan leads directly to a dedicated Account Manager. Underlying AI capabilities are layered on third-party foundation models: Gemini is integrated into a proprietary ERP for workflow automation and data analysis, while ChatGPT and Stable Diffusion are used for content creation and image generation across client work. The company also offers AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) services targeting brand discoverability across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.

The business model combines three revenue streams: transaction-fee media buying across channels, project or retainer professional-services fees for digital marketing, and an emerging subscription/recurring line for programmatic retargeting and AI Visibility Optimisation. Publicly disclosed pricing ranges from a £1,400 print campaign and £2,500 one-off AEO audit to a £5,000 CRO landing-page build and £1,500–£3,000 monthly recurring products. Go-to-market is sales-led through dedicated Account Managers who coordinate specialists across creative, SEO, media buying, and web development, supplemented by outbound outreach to brands with identified media opportunities and inbound conversion through the Brand Scanner tool. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no named parent, and operates with a private ownership structure.

Name

CONNECT MEDIA GROUP LIMITED

Legal name

Connect Media Group Limited

Website

https://connectmediagroup.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Connect Media Group Limited is an independent UK media agency founded in 2021 that consolidates omnichannel media buying (TV, radio, print, digital, OOH, cinema) with creative, web, SEO/AEO, social, and content services for small and medium-sized businesses through its proprietary Client Hub platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Advertising and Digital Marketing Agency Services

NAICS

Media Buying Agencies (54183), Media Buying Agencies (541830), Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Media Planning & Buying (MPAAABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Video/CTV/OTT Media Buying (MPAAABAE)

Keywords

• Media buying agency
• Digital marketing services
• Multichannel advertising
• Programmatic media planning
• Creative and web services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lancing

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Media Buying and Placement Services: Fees for buying and placing advertising across TV, radio, print, digital, programmatic, out-of-home, and cinema channels. Charges based on media rates plus service fees.
2. Digital Marketing Services: Fees for SEO, AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation), creative design, web development, social media, and content services. Billed as project fees or retainer arrangements.
3. Programmatic Retargeting Campaigns: Ongoing display and video retargeting campaigns billed on a per-month basis (e.g., £3,000 pcm for 3-month programmatic campaign).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Connect Media Group is an independent UK media agency that plans, buys, and places advertising across TV, radio, print, digital/programmatic, out-of-home, and cinema channels, and provides digital marketing services including SEO, AEO, creative design, web development, social media, and content. Clients access all services and manage production via the proprietary browser-based Client Hub platform, supported by a dedicated Account Manager model.

Product overview

Connect Media Group is an independent UK media agency offering a unified advertising and digital marketing platform. The core offering centres on the CMG Client Hub, a browser-based platform enabling clients to book campaigns, collaborate with production teams, approve creative, and track performance across all channels. Supporting this platform are specialist services spanning Performance Marketing, SEO/AEO, Creative & Design, Web & Technology, Social Media, and Content & Copy. The CMG Brand Scanner provides a free brand audit tool. Media buying spans TV, radio, print, digital/programmatic, out-of-home, and cinema channels, all planned and managed under one roof from a single brief.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Client Hub Browser-based proprietary workspace where clients manage campaigns, chat with production teams in real time, book advertising services, approve creative proofs, track invoices, and monitor brand digital footprint via AI Visibility dashboards.
• CMG Brand Scanner Free diagnostic tool that analyses a website's digital footprint across AI platforms, advertising opportunities, Google Business Profile presence, keyword rankings, traffic data, and brand sentiment.
• Performance Marketing Paid advertising campaign service across digital and traditional channels, including campaign booking, execution, and management.
• SEO, AEO & Search Search engine optimisation and answer engine optimisation services to improve visibility across Google and AI search platforms including ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude.
• Creative & Design Visual creative service including campaign artwork, design systems, photography direction, animation, and motion graphics for multi-channel advertising.
• Web & Technology Website development, CRO landing page builds, and technical web services to support advertising campaigns.
• Social Media Social media marketing services including content creation, platform strategy, community management, and social listening.
• Content & Copy Editorial, copywriting, and content creation services including advertorial copy, email campaigns, and content strategy aligned with brand guidelines.
• Media Buying Advertising placement across TV & Broadcast, Print & Publishing, Digital & Programmatic, Radio & Audio, Out-of-Home, and Cinema channels, managed from a single brief.

Quantifiable outcome

• Advertising across 168+ verified Google reviews with positive sentiment

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability9 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Kite Factory: Independent UK media agency offering planning and buying across TV, digital, OOH, press and radio. Closely aligned with CMG's "one brief, all channels" omnichannel proposition, particularly the traditional media-buying side of the offering.
• Tug: UK-based digital marketing agency offering paid search, programmatic, SEO, social and creative services. Comparable in being an independent UK agency covering the same digital marketing disciplines CMG bundles under Client Hub.
• Croud: UK-headquartered digital media agency built on a tech-enabled, in-house-plus-network model covering paid search, programmatic, SEO, content and analytics. Comparable to CMG's blend of proprietary platform (Client Hub) plus multi-channel media services.
• Hallam: UK independent multi-award digital marketing agency offering paid media, SEO, content and web services to mid-market clients. Similar one-roof digital-first positioning to CMG with comparable SMB/mid-market client focus.
• Bulldog Digital Media: UK digital agency focused on SMEs and growing businesses, offering SEO, PPC, content and web design. Comparable in its SMB-segment focus and integrated digital service offering, though lighter on traditional media buying.
• Wavemaker: Global media agency within WPP offering media planning and buying across TV, digital, OOH, print and audio. Directly comparable service mix to CMG's omnichannel media buying, but operating at holding-company scale.
• Brainlabs: Independent UK-based digital media agency offering paid media, programmatic, SEO and creative services to mid-market and enterprise clients. Directly comparable to CMG's omnichannel paid-media-plus-digital offering, but at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Zenith: Global media agency under Publicis Groupe delivering media planning, buying and analytics across all major channels. Competes with CMG on the full media-buying value chain but at vastly greater scale and with deeper media-owner relationships.
• Dentsu: Global advertising and media holding company with media planning/buying (Dentsu Media) plus creative and CX services. Adjacent incumbent whose media-buying scale and AI investments compete directly with CMG's omnichannel offering.
• PHD Media: Global media planning and buying network within Omnicom, covering broadcast, digital, print and OOH. Overlaps with CMG's core media-buying proposition but as part of a global holding-company portfolio serving larger advertisers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/connect-media-group-limited

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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