bigdog Agency has bought Jellyfish Creative, bringing the company's turnover to £14million. Founded by Ian Hunter 21 years ago, Jellyfish is a strategic brand consultancy with a strong track record in professional services and the sport and consumer fashion markets.

A number of employees from Northampton-based Jellyfish will move to bigdog's Leicester office.

bigdog CEO James Clifton said: 'As part of the missiontm communications group, and following balloon dog's merger with Big in March, we have ambitious plans to increase both our size and our share of the market. This was always going to involve acquisitions as well as organic growth and we're delighted to welcome Ian and his team. Jellyfish will bring a new dimension to the Agency, while being very compatible with our existing culture and our dedication to delivering ideas you can't ignore. "

Ian Hunter will take on the role of head of account management across bigdog's Leicester and Birmingham offices. He commented: "I'm really excited by the opportunity that lies ahead. Having just celebrated our 21st birthday, it couldn't come at a better time. bigdog brings size and substance to our offering, allowing us to expand our services in terms of new disciplines and additional talent."

bigdog is part of The Mission Marketing Group plc (the missiontm) , the marketing communications and advertising group including April Six, Bray Leino, Mongoose, Proof, RLA, Robson Brown, Solaris, Speed, Splash, Story and ThinkBDW.

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