An advertising agency that makes ads people remember and act on
Updated October 2026.
Prohibition is a Leeds advertising agency. We create and run campaigns across paid social, search, TV, out of home and video, and we join them up with PR so every pound works harder. Our Goldsmiths Christmas brand film reached 1.7 million YouTube views and drove more than £1M in sales from paid media, with a multichannel return of £7.94 for every pound.
What does an advertising agency do?
An advertising agency plans, creates and places paid campaigns that reach the right people and get them to act. We do all three in-house: strategy and media planning, creative and production, then buying, optimising and reporting.
Client List of Brands That Trust Us For Advertising
Which advertising channels do we use?
- Paid social on Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok
- Search advertising on Google and Microsoft
- TV advertising
- Out of home advertising
- YouTube and online video
How does advertising help PR?
PR earns trust and coverage; advertising guarantees the right people see it. When both tell the same story, each makes the other more effective. Interflora’s Behind the Blooms films told real customer stories and ran as paid social, reaching more than 3.5 million people at a penny a click.
How do we plan an advertising campaign?
We start with the business goal: awareness, footfall, leads or sales. Then we pick the audience, the message and the channels, and agree how we will measure success before any money is spent.
We test creative early, move budget to what works and report in plain English. For The Property Sourcing Company, paid social produced 94 leads in month one, five times cheaper than Google Ads.
Advertising for ecommerce
Conversion ads, retargeting and social commerce turn interest into sales. For MolarClean we set up TikTok Shop and conversion ads that returned ad spend from month one.
Brand films that sell
Goldsmiths’ “Your Christmas story starts here” film earned 1.7 million YouTube views and more than £1M in sales from paid media.
Our advertising services
Creative and production
Concepts, copy, design, photography and video, all in-house.
Paid social
Targeted campaigns on Meta, LinkedIn and TikTok. See paid advertising.
Search advertising
Google and Microsoft Ads that catch buyers at the moment they search.
Out of home
Billboards, transport and retail sites. C4 Energy’s creative ran on the London Underground and in WHSmith London Victoria.
TV advertising
Concept, production and planning for TV and broadcast video on demand.
Location sourcing
We find the sites, events and screens where your audience will actually see your message.
Recruitment advertising
EQUANS’ employee video ads drove 156,000 careers clicks at 13p each.
B2B lead generation
Fentimans’ trends report became LinkedIn content and trade PR, producing 1,079 sales leads.
Reporting
Clear monthly reports on reach, cost per result, leads and sales.
Media planning
We choose the mix of channels that reaches your audience at the lowest cost per result, and plan spend across the year around your key moments.
Competitor research
Our Prohibition Insight audit shows what competitors are running and where the gaps are.
What creative do we make for advertising?
Graphic design
- Social media ads
- Out of home artwork
- Digital display
- Event promotion
- Packaging and point of sale
Video
- Corporate video
- Animation
- Brand films
- Short-form social video
Everything is made by our in-house designers, editors and producers, so changes are quick and the brand stays consistent.
Build a brand people recognise
Consistent colours, type and tone across every ad make each one more memorable and cheaper to run over time.
Authentic advertising builds trust
Real customers and real employees beat stock actors. Interflora’s real customer films and EQUANS’ employee-led videos both outperformed polished alternatives.
Advertising and reputation
Ads amplify whatever people already think of you. We check reviews, coverage and sentiment first, so spend is not wasted.
Drive sales, not just awareness
We track every campaign to the result that matters, using pixels, UTM links and GA4, and optimise towards it weekly.
Paid reach for earned stories
When a PR story lands, paid social puts it in front of buyers who missed the coverage.
Launch new products
From teasers to launch-day ads, we plan the sequence that builds demand. See our product launch PR.
Video advertising
Video is the strongest ad format on most platforms. We script, film and cut versions for each one.
How much does advertising cost?
It depends on your media budget, the channels, how much creative and production you need, the number of markets and the length of the campaign. We give you a written proposal after a first call.
One team for advertising, PR and creative
No juggling agencies or freelancers. Strategy, creative, media and PR sit in one team, with one plan and one report.
One message across every channel
We write the core message first, then adapt it for each format, so TV, social and search all tell the same story.
Protecting the brand
Every campaign is checked for risk before launch, backed by our crisis management team.
Luxury advertising
Luxury buyers respond to story and craft. Our luxury work includes Goldsmiths’ Christmas film.
Consulting and training
We help in-house teams plan and buy media better, through workshops and ongoing support.
What industries do we work in?
Food and drink, retail, luxury, property, B2B, higher education, charity and energy, for brands including Interflora, Goldsmiths, EQUANS, Fentimans and C4 Energy.
Why choose Prohibition as your advertising agency?
Campaigns that prove their return
We report cost per result and sales, not just impressions. Goldsmiths’ Christmas campaign returned £7.94 for every pound across all channels.
A multi-award-winning agency
Prohibition is a multi-award-winning agency in Leeds and former PRCA Dare Medium Consultancy of the Year.
In-house specialists
Advertising, PR, social, design and video specialists under one roof at our creative agency.
Talk to Prohibition about advertising
Tell us your goal and budget range and we will come back with a plan. Prefer to talk? Call us on 0113 430 4160.
