About.

The Modern Agency is a boutique branding, design and marketing agency based in Central London. 

We devise strategies and execute creative concepts that open new markets, challenge industry norms, and build brands that people love. 

The creative agency for the modern age.

We work with clients across sectors including Culture & Heritage, Property & Facilities, Professional Services and more.

If you are looking to develop new communications, build your brand or scale to the next level, we’ll work closely with you to develop and execute a strategy that suits your requirements and budget.

Getting your message seen, heard and understood.

By understanding your market and your unique position, we’ll devise new ways to solve problems and deliver quality results.

From our specialist consultation to our packaged services, we find the right fit for your business or organisation.

Talk to us about how we can transform your brand and develop your market.

Contact us

Meet the team.

Dean Ford Creative Director

Creative Director

Natalie Copy Writer

Natalie Stone

Senior Copywriter

Alex Web Developer

Alex Soldatikhin

Lead Digital Developer

Jon Strategy

Jon Bains

Associate Strategy and AI Consultant

Lauren Groves Modern Agency

Lauren Groves

Social Media Manager

Thamoda Haputhanthri

Junior Marketing Executive

Our clients.

We believe in creating strong partnerships with our clients, enabling them to achieve presence, distinction and clarity in their communications.

Culture and Heritage.

Battle Of The Atlantic Memorial
Blenheim Palace
Castle Howard
Ian Macleod Distillers
John Barford Consultancy
Libero
National Portrait Gallery
Sadler’s Wells
Shaw & Sons
Stephen Spencer + Associates

Property and Facilities.

CBRE
Equus Property
Esse
Futures Supplies
Habitat First Group
Land & Lakes
Principle Cleaning
Serna
V1 Architectural Visualisation
47 Dean Street

Professional and Business.

Business Junction
Hyve Group
Janus Defense
Marial Associates
Niki Avraam
Noviam Inc.
Polaris Media
Richer Means
Sarah Clay Social
Wida Group

Social Responsibility.

Arts Emergency
Freddie Farmer Foundation
LEVA-EU
Salvation Army
World Bank Group

Luxury and Consumer.

Greedy Vegan
Maddox Quirke
Mutton Row Vineyard
Word London

Dean Ford Creative Director

Dean Ford

Creative Director

Dean Ford is a strategic, creative-thinking and results-oriented Creative Director with a proven track record of leading and managing design teams, achieving targets with challenging briefs and creating design and marketing concepts that engage and inspire its audience.

He has worked with many prestigious names including Blenheim Palace, CBRE, The National Portrait Gallery, The World Bank and JCDecaux, and as Creative Director at The Modern Agency, brings his extensive experience across a variety of business sectors.

Natalie Copy Writer

Natalie Stone

Copywriter

Natalie is our lead copywriter, specialising in writing for the web, using her keyword and SEO experience to write blogs, newsletters and website copy across all sectors. Telling stories through targeted, relevant and consistent copy, she is equally committed to start-ups as to international brands.

Alex Web Developer

Alex Soldatikhin

Digital Developer

Alex is a technically-minded, self-motivated digital design and development professional with more than 20 years of experience in website development, digital marketing, and digital project management. Alex believes deep performance analysis is a ‘must-have’ for every marketing professional to make successful strategic decisions.

Jon Strategy

Jon Bains

Associate Strategy 

and AI Consultant 

Over 25 years pushing across digital frontiers, recognised as visionary and leader with a proven track record in delivering successful and award winning digital experiences and strategy. Jon has further been recognised in the BIMA Hot 100 more than once and has judged the majority of digital marketing awards through the years. 

Serial entrepreneur and founder of day-one digital agencies and collaborative agency communities. Over the years he has worked with brands ranging from B2C brands like Levi’s, Stella Artois, Nintendo, Five and more to B2B brands like TES, Tryzens, AXA Wealth, CIPD, K3, Digital Doughnut and more.

His fundamental belief is around the benefits of collaboration and partnerships and as such offers Advisory / Non-Exec Director help to complementary businesses focusing on their governance, organisational structures, and commercial and brand strategies moving forward.

Lauren Digital Marketer

Lauren Groves

Social Media Manager

Lauren has worked with businesses and organisations of all sizes for the last decade. Clients have included museums, consultants, retail stores and visitor attractions, plus high net-worth individuals in both the UK and USA. With an eclectic range of B2B and B2C experience, Lauren accelerates your brand journey, providing online authenticity with measurable ROI, and facilitating and supporting a range of projects.

Thamoda Haputhanthri

Junior Marketing Executive

Thamoda has recently joined our team to support various marketing projects including social media management, content creation, business development and market research.