Business Details
16 Years
experience
Creative Marketing Agency in Stoke-on-Trent
We are a creative marketing agency that combines bold creative thinking with strategic planning to deliver impactful results for our clients. Our team comprises strategists, designers, animators, writers, and developers who collaborate to provide comprehensive solutions tailored to each client's unique needs. With a focus on the education, community, and cultural sectors, we create campaigns, digital products, and brand identities that drive engagement and measurable outcomes.Our expertise spans strategic marketing, brand development, web design, and motion graphics, supported by a proven track record of success. We pride ourselves on being a one-stop partner for organisations seeking to elevate their profile, connect with audiences, and achieve meaningful growth through innovative, data-driven approaches.
Services
Design
Marketing
Digital
Brand
Animation
Web Development
Campaigns
Prospectus Design
Motion Graphics
Digital Strategy
Details
- Year established: 2010
Highlights and features
- We offer a multidisciplinary team of strategists, designers, and developers for comprehensive solutions
- Our approach combines creativity with data-driven strategy for measurable results
- We specialise in education, community, and cultural sector marketing expertise
- We deliver proven ROI improvements through targeted campaigns and digital transformation
- Our clients benefit from end-to-end service from initial concept to final delivery
What people say
Boosted our business
Strong ROI
Marked impact
Increased applications
Excellent service
Services
Design
We create visually compelling designs that enhance communication and drive engagement. Our team produces campaigns, animations, prospectuses, and marketing materials tailored to your brand identity. By combining aesthetic appeal with strategic messaging, we help organisations build stronger connections with their target audiences across education, community, and cultural sectors.
Marketing
Our marketing strategies combine data-driven insights with creative execution to boost visibility and conversions. We develop targeted campaigns that leverage digital channels, content marketing, and brand storytelling to increase memberships, bookings, and applications. With expertise in education sector marketing, we help clients achieve measurable ROI improvements through precision audience engagement and performance tracking.
Digital
We transform brands into immersive digital experiences through website development, user interface design, and technology integration. Our digital team creates responsive websites, web applications, and online platforms that align with your mission while delivering exceptional user experiences. By combining creativity with technical expertise, we ensure your digital presence effectively engages target audiences and supports business objectives.
Brand
We build powerful, flexible brand identities that resonate with audiences and differentiate organisations in competitive markets. Our brand development process includes strategic positioning, visual identity creation, and brand guidelines that ensure consistency across all touchpoints. We help clients establish strong brand recognition through cohesive messaging and design systems that translate effectively across digital and print media.
Animation
Our animation services bring brands to life through dynamic motion graphics and explainer videos. We create engaging visual content that simplifies complex concepts, enhances storytelling, and increases audience retention. From educational animations to promotional content, our team uses motion design to strengthen brand communication and create memorable experiences across digital platforms and marketing campaigns.
People
Kate Cooper
Managing Director
With over 15 years in creative leadership, Kate drives strategic direction and client relationships. She ensures our work delivers measurable impact while maintaining creative excellence across all projects.
Emma Bagley
Business Development Director
Emma connects our creative expertise with client needs, building long-term partnerships. Her focus on understanding organisational goals ensures we deliver tailored solutions that drive meaningful business outcomes.
Gavin Cooper
Digital Services Director
Gavin leads our digital innovation, transforming complex requirements into intuitive user experiences. His technical expertise ensures our digital solutions combine creativity with cutting-edge functionality across web and mobile platforms.
Sylvina Johnson
Head of Design
Sylvina oversees our visual storytelling, creating award-winning designs that elevate brands. She leads a team of designers who specialise in translating strategic concepts into compelling visual identities and marketing materials.
Lewis Goldstraw
Designer and Animator
Lewis combines design expertise with motion graphics skills to create engaging animated content. His work helps clients communicate complex ideas through visually striking, easy-to-understand visual narratives that enhance brand storytelling.
Questions
What services does Starbots Creative offer?
We provide strategic marketing, brand development, web design, animation, and digital solutions tailored to education, community, and cultural organisations.
Which sectors do you specialise in?
We focus on education, community initiatives, and cultural organisations, creating campaigns that drive engagement and measurable business outcomes.
How do you measure campaign success?
We track metrics like membership growth, booking increases, and application rates, with proven results including 50% direct booking growth for hospitality clients.
Can you handle complete digital transformations?
Yes, we deliver end-to-end digital solutions from strategy to implementation, including website redesigns and integrated marketing platforms.
Do you work with local businesses?
We're based in Stoke-on-Trent and actively support local organisations, while also serving clients nationally across education and community sectors.
Reviews (4)
Shaping Futures
Jan 01, 2022
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Starbots have been an amazing company to work with, they have helped us on so many levels, and they really do know their stuff! We have chosen Starbots, on numerous occasions for various tasks, as they understand us and what our programme is trying to achieve. The team have guided us through a website re-design - which looks amazing! Starbots have steered us in the right direction with branding, with colour palettes that work with our current branding and helped with our future plans plus providing invaluable direction with social media content.
Chris Wise
Feb 23, 2021
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Starbots have been a great help in getting our digital marketing setup and off the ground. In the space of a few months we have gone from having a brand new website with no traffic to now having a steady stream of repeat customers and new traffic every day. We have already hit our early targets and are growing month on month. I have found Alex extremely helpful and his down to earth, relaxed manner suits us nicely. All in all I have been very happy with the service and would have no hesitation in recommending Starbots.
Zoe Chapman
Jan 20, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,Value
I have worked with Starbots on a number of projects and am consistently impressed by their professionalism, dedication and good humour. A pleasure to work with and the results are outstanding.
I have worked with Starbots on a number of projects and am consistently impressed by their professionalism, dedication and good humour. A pleasure to work with and the results are outstanding.
Samantha Greatbatch
Nov 27, 2020
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Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness
We have worked with Starbots on a number of projects and have always been very pleased with the way that they have quickly understood what we were looking for, and provided several options any of which we would have been more than happy with. We never use anyone else now and would thoroughly recommend them.
We have worked with Starbots on a number of projects and have always been very pleased with the way that they have quickly understood what we were looking for, and provided several options any of which we would have been more than happy with. We never use anyone else now and would thoroughly recommend them.
