Media Addict
    Outcome-Based Media · UK & International

    National media, bought direct, and priced on your results.

    Independent UK media agency. We plan, buy, create and track campaigns across TV, press, radio, inserts, OOH and digital, bought direct from the national media owners. Project, retainer or priced on the outcome.

    Media that moves people. And markets.

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    No lock-in · No obligation · Campaigns from £5,000

    62,839 leads · 92%+ lead-to-signed · My Claim Group·
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    Our campaigns have featured in

    ITV
    The Times
    talkSPORT
    Daily Mail
    The Sun
    Channel 4
    WSJ
    Daily Mirror

    Services

    What channels does a UK performance media agency cover?

    One agency. Every channel. Bought direct from the media owners and planned to your number, not ours.

    TV

    National & regional broadcast

    Press

    National & regional press

    Radio

    National & local stations

    Podcast

    Host-read & programmatic audio

    Inserts

    Newspaper & magazine inserts

    OOH

    Billboards, transit & DOOH

    Digital

    Display, native & programmatic

    Social

    Paid social campaigns

    Lead Gen

    CPL & CPA: pay per result

    Creative

    In-house production, all formats

    Bespoke Media Partnerships

    Direct deals with national media owners. Flexible commercial structures, from brand partnerships to performance-based arrangements, built around your objectives. No two deals are the same.

    01

    Negotiate

    We source and negotiate direct deals with national media owners on your behalf.

    02

    Structure

    Commercial terms are built around your objectives: brand, performance, or both.

    03

    Launch

    Campaigns go live across the channels that matter, tracked against agreed outcomes.

    Whether brand-building or direct response, each deal is individually negotiated and structured around what success looks like for you.

    Sector expertise
    Claims & LitigationLegal ServicesFinancial ServicesInvestmentAlternative InvestmentsInsuranceAutomotiveConsumer GoodsRetailDebt & CreditHome Services
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    Campaigns from £5,000 · No lock-in · No obligation

    Our Work

    What does a Media Addict campaign look like in practice?

    62,839 leads. £10.16M in client AUM. 60M+ impressions. Click any card to see the full case study.

    Why Us

    Why do regulated UK brands choose Media Addict over a traditional agency?

    Most agencies sell time. We price on results, backed by the strategy, creative and rigour to deliver them.

    Aligned incentives

    Commercial models built around your goals, not our margins.

    Outcome-first

    Every campaign starts with your commercial target, not a media plan.

    Senior team

    The people in the pitch are the people doing the work.

    Extensive media network

    Direct relationships. No middlemen, better rates, faster activation.

    Full transparency

    Real-time dashboards and attribution data. No black boxes.

    Fast to launch

    From brief to live in 2–4 weeks. SLA-guaranteed response times.

    Regulated by design

    FCA compliant

    Hundreds of regulated campaigns cleared across finance and insurance.

    ASA ready

    Pre-clearance workflows built into production, not bolted on.

    Full audit trail

    Media schedules, rate confirmations, and reports. All documented.

    Data secure

    ISO 27001 aligned. GDPR-compliant data processing agreements.

    Regulated expertise

    FCA, ASA, OFCOM. Compliant by design, not as an afterthought.

    What they say

    "I have always enjoyed dealing with Jane and the team. Media Addict always puts their clients first and always has a clear understanding of what success looks like and how we can all work together to deliver it."

    Terry Heath

    Director of Response

    News UK

    What This Means For You

    How does outcome-based media buying affect your P&L?

    Not abstract brand metrics. Tangible commercial results: the kind that matter to you and the people you report to.

    No retainer required

    You don't have to lock into monthly fees before a single result arrives. We can price the whole engagement on the outcome. Project, retainer or pay-on-results, whichever fits your economics.

    Faster time to revenue

    Campaigns go live in weeks, not quarters. You start seeing qualified pipeline before most agencies finish onboarding.

    Every pound accountable

    Real-time attribution and transparent reporting. No black-box media buying, so you can see where every pound went.

    Compounding efficiency

    We optimise weekly, so the plan sharpens the longer it runs.

    Brands we've partnered with

    Assured Futures
    Gumball 3000
    My Claim Group
    CEL Solicitors
    Howden
    Coleman Wealth
    Sun Motors
    DSG Group
    Whisky Partners
    GoodLife Sorted
    MoneyPlus Advice
    Harcus Parker
    Decant Group
    Motorsales.AI
    Intune CBD Soda
    Justizia Law
    Katch Investment Group
    Magnitude Finance
    Aurora Turnaround
    uSave
    Consumer Genius
    Car Finance Claim 365
    Forces Cars Direct
    iDTech
    Rest Assured Plans
    Diesel Claims Help

    The Difference

    How is Media Addict different from a traditional media agency?

    Side-by-side. The old way versus the way we operate. No spin, just the structural differences that drive results.

    Before

    Monthly PDF reports with vanity metrics

    After

    Real-time dashboards with spend-to-outcome attribution

    Before

    6-month retainer before any results

    After

    Live campaigns within 4 weeks, structured around your goals

    Before

    Generic creative across all segments

    After

    Variant-tested creative optimised weekly by audience

    Before

    Broad targeting, high waste, low accountability

    After

    Custom audience models, suppression lists, zero waste

    Before

    Account managers who disappear after the pitch

    After

    Named senior strategists with 4-hour SLA

    This is how we operate. Every campaign. Every client.

    Built by us

    Why does Media Addict build the landing pages too?

    We buy the media and build the landing pages it points to. Custom landing pages, funnels and microsites designed to maximise every click.

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    System

    What's included in Media Addict's performance media stack?

    Everything you need to acquire customers at scale. One system, not five vendors.

    Audience Intelligence

    Custom segments, lookalike audiences, suppression lists, and real-time intent signals integrated with your CRM.

    Media Buying

    Negotiated rates, bonus inventory access, premium placements, and exclusive partnership packages.

    Creative Studio

    Concepts, storyboards, full production, multi-format adaptation, and rapid variant testing.

    Measurement

    Weekly reporting, custom KPI frameworks, incrementality testing, and board-ready presentations.

    Optimisation Engine

    Budget reallocation, creative rotation, channel rebalancing, and weekly performance reviews.

    Optional

    Prefer to think it through first?

    If you want to structure your thinking first, our brief builder walks you through 10 steps to map out the right channels, commercial model and media mix for your objective. Optional, but useful.

    Leadership

    Two senior leaders. Every campaign.

    Thirty-three years of UK media experience between two people. Both run live accounts daily. There is no account management layer underneath them.

    Jane McBeth, Founder of Media Addict

    Jane McBeth

    Founder

    Owned and ran her first business, a London pub, at 18. Twenty years inside UK national media followed, climbing into senior agency roles, before founding Media Addict in 2017. Personally runs every brief from first call through to live campaign.

    Jack Cottrell, Managing Director of Media Addict

    Jack Cottrell

    Managing Director

    Campaign Magazine · 30 Under 30

    Managing Director. Thirteen years in UK media, both sides of the fence: agency-side first, then media-owner side running a seven-figure commercial P&L. New into Media Addict, with a mandate to scale.

    FAQ

    What advertisers ask before briefing Media Addict.

    The questions your CFO asks before signing the IO, in the order we get them.

    Get in Touch

    How do you start a campaign with Media Addict?

    Brief, budget or just a question. We'll tell you exactly what we'd do for your brand. Campaigns from £5,000. No lock-in, no obligation.

    48-hour turnaround
    Senior strategist assigned
    Bespoke media plan included
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    Lands in our diary · No obligation

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    hello@mediaaddict.co.uk

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