We’re an independent, full-service marketing agency based on the South Coast, with 25 fantastic years under our belt. Our talented team of industry experts delight our clients daily, combining intelligent strategy with beautiful creativity to deliver impressive campaigns that get results. Our people-led approach defines us as an incredibly friendly and approachable agency, attracting like-minded businesses who value authenticity and expertise in equal measure. Scroll down to read about why we’re different.
Jess Bain
Director
Jess Bain
Director
With almost 20 years’ experience transforming brands, businesses and charities, Jess’s strengths lie in her strategic understanding of audiences and commercial dexterity across all marketing platforms. She’s the force behind an incredibly happy and competent team, and thrives off of exceeding our clients’ expectations and results.
Nick Bain
Director
Nick Bain
Director
Balancing creative talent with acute attention to detail, Nick brings big concept thinking and meticulous accuracy to every project. With impressive digital and technical knowledge, he works seamlessly across all our clients, bringing invaluable expertise that elevates our work from great to exceptional.
Carly Vrettos
Group Account Director
Claire Ibbott
Account Director
Holly Young
Account Manager
Holly Young
Account Manager
Having worked brand-side for huge international companies, Holly brings a unique perspective to her clients’ projects, not to mention an innate empathy. With a glass-half-full approach, she gets the best out of both her clients and the team, resulting in brilliant work and great results.
Tiffany Hibberd
Account Manager
Tiffany Hibberd
Account Manager
If making coffee was a superpower, Tiff would be a superhero. But her barista skills are no match for her client services expertise, which sees her nurture brilliant client relationships built on trust and respect. She absolutely thrives under pressure, so even when the heat is on, Tiff is cool, calm and collected, exceeding our clients’ expectations with ease.
Josh Rodwell
Digital Project Manager
Sarah Macpherson
Creative Director
Sarah Macpherson
Creative Director
With nearly 20 years’ digital design experience, Sarah loves nothing more than to turn the spark of an idea into something beautiful. But it’s not all about looks ‒ this lady understands audiences and knows what gets results. And the best bit? She’s a serious collaborator, and an integral part of our creative process.
Scott Chapman
Lead Designer
Scott Chapman
Lead Designer
If the studio were a family, Scott would be the dad. This veteran designer takes quality control to new heights, with meticulous attention to detail and a laser-sharp focus on maintaining consistently high standards for our clients. It means every job we produce is lovingly looked after, from concept through to completion.
Adrianna Parsons
Lead Creative
Adrianna Parsons
Lead Creative
This lovely lady brings over 20 years’ branding experience to the studio, not to mention an infectious laugh that we’ve already fallen in love with. She’s got a soft spot for building brands from the ground up, side-stepping the obvious to produce gorgeous creative that turns heads.
Anthony Zardis
Lead Developer
Anthony Zardis
Lead Developer
It’s safe to say that code is Ant’s second language. This website wizkid brings design and functionality into a warm embrace, producing good-looking, high-performing websites that take user experience to the next level. With intricate knowledge of programming technologies and languages, Ant thrives on overcoming challenges and coming up with solutions that achieve the client’s needs.
Louis Stallard-Phillips
WordPress Developer
Louis Stallard-Phillips
WordPress Developer
Meet Louis, who works in tandem with our Lead Developer, Ant, bringing many years’ experience in his field. He has a very useful penchant for solving problems ‒ something any developer will know is a must-have. It’s just one of the reasons why we love him!
Alex D’Arcy-Smith
Digital Producer
Alex D’Arcy-Smith
Digital Producer
Alex, AKA ‘The Builder’, has been producing emails and web pages for Halo for three years now. His appetite for being the best he can be has seen him develop his skills drastically, delivering expert builds for our clients on a daily basis.
Georgie Street-Cash
Digital Marketing Manager
Fi Holloway
Senior Copywriter
Fi Holloway
Senior Copywriter
Having spent nearly 15 years as a freelance brand copywriter, we managed to convince Fi to join the Halo tribe. As a tone of voice specialist, she helps our clients discover their unique brand personality, writing audience-centric copy that wins trust and loyalty. Oh, and she’s a punctuation pedant!
Nicola Pratt
Finance Manager
Nicola Pratt
Finance Manager
Meet our longest-standing team member, Nicola. She’s been with us for a staggering 17 years, and is therefore the font of all Halo knowledge. She keeps our finances in check and our payroll rolling, making her everybody’s favourite person at the end of the month!
Beth Havard-Hussain
Office Coordinator
Beth Havard-Hussain
Office Coordinator
What would we do without Beth?! This superhuman keeps the office running like a well-oiled machine, whether that’s organising the next work event, keeping our tech fresh or topping up the fruit bowl. Spinning a thousand plates comes to mind!
Jacob Baker
PPC Manager
Jacob Baker
PPC Manager
Jacob’s motto is ‘Second place is the first loser’, which explains why he went from a complete beginner at chess to being in the top 0.1% of players in the world. He’s also a bit of a genius at data analysis and spreadsheets, which makes him a pretty incredible PPC Manager!
Felix Bailey
Junior Copywriter
Felix Bailey
Junior Copywriter
What do you get when you cross a tennis player with a copywriter? Felix! This word wizard is as nifty on the court as he is at his mac, weaving words into attention-grabbing copy with championship skills. Working with our Senior Copywriter, Fi, Felix is a rising superstar in the copywriting world, and we feel very proud to watch him grow!
Steph Dalley
Graphic Designer
Steph Dalley
Graphic Designer
With a background in illustration, Steph brings an unusual energy to her work, combining playful flourishes with more traditional graphic design. Plus, she loves animation as much as we do, so it’s a match made in heaven!
Kris Bates
Account Executive
Kris Bates
Account Executive
We love Kris’ passion for football just as much as we love his passion for marketing. He may get nervy at the AFC Bournemouth games, but in the office he’s as cool as they come, effortlessly handling multiple projects and surpassing our clients’ expectations every single time.
David Hunt
Digital Project Manager
David Hunt
Digital Project Manager
When it comes to successful project management, David’s our main man. His strategic, audience-centric approach cuts through the usual challenges like knife through butter, delivering projects and adding unexpected value for our clients. His passion for project management is matched only by his passion for circuit racing ‒ he owns a 37-year-old Japanese track car (yes, we want a ride in it, too).
Emma Witchard
Account Director
Emma Witchard
Account Director
Meet Emma, our fantastic Account Director who brings decades of experience to our Client Services team. Her superpower has to be nurturing brilliant relationships based on mutual respect and trust, not to mention her insane organisation skills!
Oscar Thorne
Account Manager
Oscar Thorne
Account Manager
Meet Oscar, our brilliant Account Manager, whose cool-as-a-cucumber approach adds a lovely sprinkling of calm to everything he does. We love him for his attention to detail and brilliant briefs, which always get the absolute most out of everyone involved, from the client right through to the creative team.
Megan Power
Account Manager
Megan Power
Account Manager
We love Megan for her perpetual positivity, which sews a thread of gold through everything she does. With tonnes of agency experience, her capacity for forging happy client relationships knows no bounds, not to mention her thirst for developing herself both personally and professionally. When she’s not doing wonders at work, she’ll be trying something new ‒ your guess is as good as ours!
Rosa Greenock
Account Executive
Rosa Greenock
Account Executive
Say hello to Rosa, our awesome Account Executive. She’s a natural hard worker who loves developing her skills and smashing deadlines out the park. Outside of work she’s a yoga goddess with a passion for street photography and summertime paddleboarding. With the beach just a stone’s throw from the office, she’ll be making the absolute most of her lunch breaks!
The great thing about our team is that everyone brings something unique to the mix, but they all have one thing in common ‒ an ambitious desire to make positive change. It’s a mindset that can’t be taught, and is why we value attitude just as much as experience. So, if you want to get your teeth into an agency that celebrates initiative and individuality, get in touch!
Zoom back to the early 90s and you’ll stumble across the beginnings of Halo. Owned by Michael Stewart, the agency started strong with clients such as Feather & Black, Multiyork, and, most notably, Organix baby food ‒ the incredibly successful brainchild of Lizzie Vann.
Staying true to its family-owned roots, Michael Stewart Design was bought by husband and wife, Andrew and Kate Sheerin, in 2004. Changing the agency’s name to Halo, Andrew and Kate took on Michael’s clients, including Organix, which they transformed with the brand’s original character illustrations.
Having been with the agency since its conception, Organix was bought out in 2008 by Hero, proving to be one of Halo’s biggest client success stories. It’s no surprise that Lizzie Vann and Michael Stewart continued to work with Halo for their new ventures, Pineapple Fish and Bearsville. Halo also produced packaging for some of the region’s biggest brands, including Dorset Cereals, House of Dorchester, Percy’s, Ringwood Brewery, Hope & Greenwood and Urban Guild.
When Jess and Nick Bain took over the agency in 2022, a new era was born. With their sights set on creating an agency like no other, the husband and wife duo quickly established a value-led culture built on authenticity, integrity and trust. Now, with a strong team of talented like-minded experts, they build powerful, long-lasting relationships with their clients, some of whom have been with the agency since its conception. In September 2023, they won Best Place to Work at the Ringwood Business Awards ‒ the first of many more to come!
Zoom back to the early 90s and you’ll stumble across the beginnings of Halo. Owned by Michael Stewart, the agency started strong with clients such as Feather & Black, Multiyork, and, most notably, Organix baby food ‒ the incredibly successful brainchild of Lizzie Vann.
Staying true to its family-owned roots, Michael Stewart Design was bought by husband and wife, Andrew and Kate Sheerin, in 2004. Changing the agency’s name to Halo, Andrew and Kate took on Michael’s clients, including Organix, which they transformed with the brand’s original character illustrations.
Having been with the agency since its conception, Organix was bought out in 2008 by Hero, proving to be one of Halo’s biggest client success stories. It’s no surprise that Lizzie Vann and Michael Stewart continued to work with Halo for their new ventures, Pineapple Fish and Bearsville. Halo also produced packaging for some of the region’s biggest brands, including Dorset Cereals, House of Dorchester, Percy’s, Ringwood Brewery, Hope & Greenwood and Urban Guild.
When Jess and Nick Bain took over the agency in 2022, a new era was born. With their sights set on creating an agency like no other, the husband and wife duo quickly established a value-led culture built on authenticity, integrity and trust. Now, with a strong team of talented like-minded experts, they build powerful, long-lasting relationships with their clients, some of whom have been with the agency since its conception. In September 2023, they won Best Place to Work at the Ringwood Business Awards ‒ the first of many more to come!
WHAT WE DO
As a full-service marketing agency, we do it all. But that doesn’t mean you have to use it all. By getting to know you and understanding your objectives, we can create a tightly tailored marketing plan that’s wholly focused on the results you need. Whether it’s a shiny new website, big rebrand or product launch, we’ll pour everything we have into exceeding your expectations and fulfilling your marketing goals.
This is where we immerse ourselves in the who, what and why of your organisation. By spending time understanding your marketing goals, we’re able to create a strategy that’s intimately aligned to your objectives, audience and timescales, giving us a rock solid platform from which to create, deliver and exceed.
We love this part. Armed with an intelligent strategy, we start to explore all the creative possibilities. Drawing upon our multi-skilled team of designers, writers and digital experts, we come up with imaginative and sometimes surprising concepts, bringing them to life with beautiful design and captivating storytelling. Once we’ve agreed on the direction, it’s all hands on deck until we produce work we can all be proud of.
With a deep insight into the audience you want to reach and the results you want to achieve, we roll out our work strategically and methodically. This means we cherry pick the most relevant and effective marketing touchpoints, executing the rollout with consistency, energy and impact.
We’re obsessed with achieving real, tangible results, so we track your campaign’s progress closely, refining and tweaking its execution to achieve the best possible outcome. By paying close attention to performance, we’re able to meet and exceed your expectations, which, for us, is a job well done.
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