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Dan Rooney
Managing Director
ABOUT
Independent. Full-service. Since 2012.
Built to combine big-agency expertise with independence, creativity and transparency. A place where ideas and impact meet, where relationships matter, and doing great work is as important as enjoying the process.
OUR STORY
Back in 2012, we set out to build something different.
That vision became Media Alive - and today we’re simply known as ma. An independent, full-service agency helping brands stand out, scale globally, and become impossible to ignore.
We combine creative thinking and media intelligence under one roof. The same team takes your brief from strategy all the way through to execution.
The result: campaigns that get seen, conversations that travel, and brands that grow.
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Years building, independent
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Brands across 30+ industry verticals
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Offices - London, New York & Dubai
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Continents we deliver across
How it all fits together.
Marketing can look complicated from the outside. Underneath, it is a simple chain, and every link depends on the one before it.
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Brand
Who you are and what you stand for. Everything starts here.
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Attention
You cannot sell to someone who has not noticed you. First you have to be seen.
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Trust
Attention earns a moment. Trust earns the decision. Built slowly, lost fast.
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Consideration
Now you are on the shortlist. The brand becomes one people actually think about.
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Action
The purchase, the sign-up, the enquiry. The moment everything was building towards.
The pieces that make it work
Consumers
Real people with limited time and attention. Marketing starts by understanding them.
Competition
Every brand is fighting for the same attention. Standing out is the job.
Media
The places a message can appear. Choosing them well is what we do best.
Creativity
The idea that makes people stop, feel something, and remember.
Strategy
The plan that connects the brand to the right people in the right places.
Measurement
Proving what worked, honestly, so the next campaign is better.
Our approach.
How we work shapes every campaign, partnership and recommendation we make - all of it built to get brands noticed and drive results.
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Creative Media Thinking
Media and creative, working as one.
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Visibility with Purpose
Attention that matters.
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Cultural Connection
Right place, right time, real relevance.
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Global Reach, Boutique Agility
Big-picture thinking, hands-on delivery.
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Commercial Creativity
Work that looks good and works hard.
Meet the team.
Experience that spans sectors, channels and disciplines. One team, one relationship and the people you meet are the people who deliver.
Where we work.
Offices designed to inspire - close to our clients, close to our media partners, and full of character.
01 / London
United Kingdom
Sopers HouseSopers Road
Cuffley, Hertfordshire EN6 4RY
02 / New York
United States
104 West 40th StreetNew York, NY 10018
03 / Dubai
United Arab Emirates
R-311-315, Jumeirah Living Marina Gate 3Mezzanine Floor
Dubai Marina
Dubai
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