
Southpaw
A strategic creative agency for challenger brands that want to outsmart the crowd.
Case studies


Estrella Galicia: Championing this authentic Spanish beer in a category of noisy pretenders.

GHD / Breast Cancer Now: Empathy beats sympathy.

Launching e.l.f. in the UK with purpose, noise and cut-through.

Sanctuary Spa: Reframing self-care from a ‘guilty pleasure’ to a ‘pleasurable necessity.’

The Glendronach: From understated to extraordinary.
About Southpaw
We’ll fight your corner! A strategic creative agency for challenger brands that want to outsmart the crowd. Fiercely Integrated. Our name comes from boxing. It means left hander or ‘unorthodox’.
Southpaws are a rare breed and often turn up as the underdog, so we bring a challenger mindset to your brand from the outset. But, we don't just believe in fighting hard, to truly outperform the competition you need to fight smart. And for that you need: INSIGHT, FORESIGHT and CREATIVE FIREPOWER.
INSIGHT: Our bespoke neuro/behavioural strategy tool creates detailed consumer insights at pace, allowing us to generate a unique emotional ‘Neuromap’ of your target audience.
FORESIGHT: We use your audience’s ‘Neuromap’ to analyse, predict and influence their behaviour, pin-pointing a true consumer centric response that helps you outmanoeuvre rather than outspend the competition.
CREATIVE FIREPOWER: Creativity is our strongest weapon, so we never hold back. Anything we present back to a client must first pass four tests: Is it BOLD enough? Does it DISRUPT the category? Is it CHALLENGING the norm? Does it create a positive EMOTION?
SERVICES:
BRAND STRATEGY & CREATIVE ADVERTISING: We use our strategic edge to build brand positioning, visual identities and comms strategies that disrupt categories and grow market share. High impact, emotive campaigns that build lasting impressions on audiences across TV, Cinema, OOH, Press, Digital, Radio & VOD. We also extend these ideas to retail and digital touchpoints with brand toolkits and guidelines.
SOCIAL & DIGITAL PRODUCTION: Strategically led and creatively driven, our social media team motivates communities through Channel & Influencer Strategy, Community Management & Reporting. Content Creation: Digital design, front-end development, video & photographic studio production & motion design.
- Primary discipline
- Creative & Advertising
- Services (10)
- Brand
- Content
- Creative & Advertising
- Design
- Digital & Experience
- Experiential & Events
- Full-service
- Production
- Social
- Strategy
- Sectors (10)
- Alcoholic drinks
- Cosmetics and beauty
- Healthcare
- Arts and culture
- Automotive
- Babycare
- Charities
- Clothing and footwear
- Confectionery
- Consumer electronics
Team

Claire Lambell
Managing Director
Claire leads the charge in shaping and steering the agency’s future for sustained success. She plays a pivotal role in helping Southpaw’s brands outsmart the…

Dan Harold
Operations Director
Dan is the Operations Director at Southpaw, where he is responsible for ensuring operational excellence and commercial integrity. With a focus on creating the…

Glenn Smith
Creative Director
A charismatic creative leader with 25 years of experience running creative departments and driving brand growth across the UK, EMEA, and global markets.…

Niki Jones
Head of Strategy
An experienced leader and marketing strategist with over 20 years of experience working with UK and global brands across FMCG, alcohol, leisure, fashion,…
Scott Wackett
Studio Manager
Ben Kemp
Designer
Hannah Parkin
Creative Producer
Insights

Why marketers need to rethink their approach to midlife women
Midlife women control 95% of household spending, yet 94% feel invisible in advertising. Discover how brands can better connect with this powerful but underserved audience.
Trends

How Southpaw grew from scrappy start-up to strategic powerhouse
From feisty Tunbridge Wells start-up to strategy-led creative force, Southpaw shows how independent agencies can evolve while keeping their edge – helping challenger brands like e.l.f. and Estrella Galicia achieve dramatic growth through insight-driven creativity.
Deep dives
