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### Marketing expertise for the **automotive ecosystem.**

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**Set**

### **Full capability.** Shaped for the sector.

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**Grow**

### We're up to speed so **you stay ahead.**

[about us](/about)

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**what we do**

## **From positioning,** to the platforms you sell on.

Strategy, creative, digital, development and experiences. All under one roof and shaped by over twenty years in the industry.

[Explore our capabilities](/capabilities)

### Our services

[Strategy](/capabilities/automotive-strategy-services)

[Creative](/capabilities/automotive-creative-services)

[Digital](/capabilities/automotive-digital-marketing-services)

[Development](/capabilities/automotive-development-services)

[Experiences](/capabilities/automotive-event-services)

### Where we work

#### Engineering & technology

- Design, engineering & technology: Design studios & CMF · contract engineering · connected-vehicle, ADAS & software · sensors & semiconductors · CAD, CAE & simulation
- Testing, safety & emissions: Test houses & proving grounds · crash-safety labs · emissions & powertrain · EMC & durability
- Teardown, benchmarking & intelligence: Teardown & benchmarking · cost intelligence · market data & analytics
- Regulation, compliance & legal: Homologation & type approval · standards consultancies · automotive legal & IP
- Motorsport: Race teams & series · motorsport engineering · specialist components

#### Manufacturing & supply chain

- Vehicle & motorcycle OEMs: Cars · motorcycles · commercial · off-highway
- Tier 1 systems suppliers: Braking · powertrain · interiors · electronics
- Tier 2 component & sub-assembly makers: Fasteners · seals · mouldings
- Raw & processed materials: Steel · aluminium · composites · chemicals
- Inbound & production logistics: Supply-chain & production logistics providers

#### Retail & finance

- Dealers & retail networks: Franchised groups · independents & used-car · online platforms · DMS providers
- Finance & leasing: Captive finance arms · independent lenders · leasing & fleet funding · GAP & F&I
- Sales performance & incentives: Incentive & reward programmes · channel performance · training & mystery shopping
- Product & sales training: Technical training providers · LMS & e-learning for networks
- Merchandise & licensing: OEM accessory & merchandise divisions · licensed apparel · lifestyle brands
- Media, PR & influencers: Publishers · PR agencies · creators & influencers

#### Aftermarket & ownership

- Aftersales, parts & servicing: OEM aftersales · parts distributors & factors · warranty · service & repair networks · lubricants
- Bodyshop, repair & refinish: Accident repair groups · paint & coatings · equipment & consumables
- Customisation & accessories: Tuning & customisation · accessory makers · personalisation
- Insurance & GAP: Motor insurers & brokers · GAP & warranty · telematics & insurtech
- Valeting & cleaning: Detailing chains · car-care products

#### Energy, EV & circular

- Fuel, charging & energy: Fuel & forecourt operators · EV charging networks & hardware · energy providers
- Energy-led EV bundles: EV, solar, battery & tariff packages sold from the energy side
- Remanufacturing & battery second-life: Unit, electronics & mechatronics reman · battery repurposing · energy storage
- Recycling & materials recovery: Authorised treatment facilities · materials recovery · battery recycling

#### Beyond automotive

Automotive is where we go deepest, not the only place we work. The rigour it takes to sell complex propositions to expert buyers travels well - and we bring it to clients of every shape and size, from Oxford startups to global groups.

- Science, research & instrumentation: Research councils & institutes · space & particle physics · lab instruments & analytical equipment
- Healthcare, pharma & life sciences: NHS trusts & primary care · pharmaceuticals & vaccines · medical devices & mobility equipment
- Technology, software & cyber security: IT security · networking & infrastructure · SaaS & AI startups · domain & internet services
- Public sector, education & professional bodies: Local authority services · universities, colleges & publishers · membership institutes
- Property, finance & professional services: Financial advisers & asset finance · property developers & estate agents · consultancies
- Leisure, hospitality & consumer brands: Festivals & live events · wellbeing & marine clubs · food, drink & homeware

- 20 years in automotive
- 8 years average relationship
- 9.8 client rating

[B Corp certified --- Since 2025](/b-corp)

**Who we work with**

- [Harley-Davidson](/case-studies/harley-davidson-agency-partnership-story) (id:96c68b35-2a2f-430c-a4df-cefa7948773e)  
    One catalogue in 2008. Now a dealer platform for ordering global stock, an email programme returning 831% ROI in year one and an annual show for 700 dealers
- [Unipart](/case-studies/unipart-agency-partnership-story) (id:f98ed49e-9de1-42d4-91b9-3874d1271004)  
    Over eighteen years with Unipart, from campaign work to a corporate website built in 90 days and 2,800 videos for Grapevine, their internal series.
- [Caresoft Global](/case-studies/caresoft-global-agency-partnership-story) (id:0a94ff5d-ced1-48b2-a963-9b79995d66d2)  
    Caresoft came to us in 2023 wanting a marketing partner who already knew the sector. Three years on, we run their website and the campaigns that fill their diary.
- [Essentra Components](/case-studies/essentra-components-agency-partnership-story) (id:e349f5cd-b94d-4ef7-b0af-3d9d37a26162)  
    A 1,000-page catalogue in 19 languages is where the trust was built. Sixteen years on, Essentra treat us as a strategic partner rather than a creative supplier.

[All our work](/case-studies)

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Publisher: h2o creative (https://h2o-creative.com)
Description: h2o creative is a UK marketing agency built around the automotive ecosystem, offering strategy, creative, digital, development and events backed by 20 years in the sector.

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