Collective Media - Who We Are

Who We Are

Collective Media is a global, full stack and integrated media agency - blending brand thinking, performance media, and cultural strategy to build brands that people actually notice.

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We help ambitious brands break the pattern.

Our Perspective

Marketing has become predictable.

The same campaign formats. The same creative structures. The same platform playbooks. Brands across the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific are following the same patterns - and audiences have stopped paying attention.

Collective Media was built to challenge that.

We believe modern brand growth comes from the intersection of creative thinking, intelligent media deployment, and cultural awareness. Not just more content. Not just more ad spend. Smarter, sharper, more deliberate marketing - built for the UK market and beyond.

What We Believe

The principles that guide everything we do.

Attention is the real currency of modern marketing.

Earned attention outlasts paid reach. We build brands that people across the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific genuinely want to engage with - not just scroll past.

Creative and media should never be separated.

When brand strategy, creative direction, and media distribution are aligned under one roof, the commercial results speak for themselves.

Growth requires both brand and performance thinking.

Short-term performance without brand equity is a treadmill. We build integrated strategies that deliver immediate results and long-term value.

Transparency builds stronger partnerships.

Clear reporting, honest conversations, and no vanity metrics. Our clients in London, Bali, and beyond deserve to know exactly what's working - and what isn't.

How We Work

The Collective Model.

The traditional agency structure is slow, expensive, and fragmented. We operate differently - assembling specialist expertise around each client challenge, from London to Asia-Pacific.

Brand Thinking

Defining clear brand positioning, messaging architecture, and creative identity that sets your brand apart.

Media Intelligence

Paid and organic media strategies across Search, Social, and Programmatic - maximising reach, efficiency, and measurable growth.

Creative Execution

Campaigns and creative assets that make brands genuinely memorable across digital, social, and offline channels.

Growth Strategy

Scalable marketing systems designed to support long-term business expansion across the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Our Process

From brief to breakthrough.

01

Discover

Understand the brand, target audience, and growth challenge in full.

02

Define

Develop brand positioning, messaging, and campaign strategy.

03

Build

Create the creative assets and media frameworks required.

04

Deploy

Launch across the most relevant platforms for your audience.

05

Optimise

Continuously refine performance and creative execution.

The People

Meet the people behind the Collective.

The founders behind Collective Media - two operators who've worked at the sharp end of brand, media, and growth, and built something different as a result.

Harvey Simpson-Crew - Founder and CEO, Collective Media

Harvey Simpson-Crew

Founder and CEO

Sam Evans - Founder and COO, Collective Media

Sam Evans

Founder and COO

Sector Experience

Industries we know deeply.

Our team has operated inside some of the world's most demanding categories - from global luxury houses to financial services challengers. That depth of sector knowledge shapes everything we build.

Luxury and Lifestyle
Sector

Luxury and Lifestyle

LVMH · Vivienne Westwood · Mandarin Oriental

FMCG and Consumer
Sector

FMCG and Consumer

Kellogg's · Lindt · Bel · Concha y Toro

Hospitality and Travel
Sector

Hospitality and Travel

Mandarin Oriental · Asia-Pacific

Financial Services and Legal
Sector

Financial Services and Legal

SP Global · Korum New Law

Technology
Sector

Technology

Busec Nova

Startup and Scale-up
Sector

Startup and Scale-up

Growth Stage · UK · Asia-Pacific

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Ready to build something that works?

Whether you're launching, scaling, or repositioning — we'd love to hear about your brand and where you want to take it.

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FAQ

Common questions about who we are.

Collective Media was founded by Harvey Simpson-Crew (CEO) and Sam Evans (COO). Both founders have worked at the sharp end of brand, media, and growth for some of the world's most demanding organisations - from global luxury houses and FMCG giants to financial services firms and destination retail brands across the UK, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.

Collective Media operates as a full stack agency - connecting brand strategy, creative direction, and performance media into one integrated offering under one accountable team. Most agencies specialise in one discipline. We cover the whole picture, which means faster execution, more coherent strategy, and measurable results across every layer of your brand and marketing.

The Collective Model is our operating approach. Rather than a traditional agency hierarchy, we assemble specialist expertise around each client challenge - bringing together the right combination of brand thinkers, media strategists, creative directors, and growth consultants for each brief. This means senior talent on every project, not just account managers.

Collective Media is headquartered in London, UK with a creative studio in Bali, Indonesia. We work with clients across the UK, Europe, Southeast Asia, South Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Our sector experience spans luxury and lifestyle, FMCG and consumer goods, hospitality and travel, financial services and legal, technology, and startup and scale-up businesses. We have worked inside some of the world's most demanding brands across these categories and that depth of experience shapes how we approach every brief.