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We are an award winning B2B marketing agency.

Fifth Ring is a modern global B2B marketing agency that builds long and beneficial relationships for and with its clients. Active in a limited number of markets in which we have deep insight, as catalysts of change, we blend the best of art and science to enable our clients to identify and own their chosen market spaces.

Recognised by the industry's leading award bodies.

Fifth Ring's work is recognised by the industry's leading award bodies.

Ranked number 12 in the B2B Marketing Global Agencies Benchmarking Report 2025
Bronze, Global B2B Marketing Agency of the Year at the B2B Marketing Awards 2025.
Gold at The Drum Awards EMEA, two years running, in 2024 and 2025.
Agency of the Year and Best in Show at the Lantern Awards, Houston 2025.
Gold Standard Award from the PRCA.

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Founded in 1991, Fifth Ring has transformed from a local generalist agency into an international B2B specialist working with global players including Expro, Jotun, Bristow and Alleima. Our expertise in energy, maritime, technology, semiconductors and manufacturing delivers creative, impactful marketing that transcends geographies. Our customers are on almost every continent. They work with us, not because we are local, but because we are part of their world.

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As one of BBN's main agencies, we have direct access to some of the world's best thinkers and doers — a global B2B marketing partnership of over 1,000 practitioners across 66 offices in 32 countries.

This international collaboration helps us in so many ways: learning opportunities, sense checking across markets and continents, collaborative business pitches and a whole range of tools and methodologies to make our work better, easier, more effective and joined up across the world.

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The clients we work with.

The world is more volatile, uncertain and complex than at any point in our history. The clients we work best with aren't asking "what's our ten-year plan?" They're asking "how do we build resilience, and how do we message it?" They're moving through compound change: geopolitical tension and trade disruption, AI reshaping work and markets, and rising sustainability and regulatory pressure. Their industries shape the world economy, and their ambitions match.

If that sounds like you, the opportunities are endless. We're deliberately selective, because the better we understand you, the better the work. Our space isn't for everyone. For those it fits, it's where you go to own yours.

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Our five core values.

Dare to be different

Dare to be different

Creativity is our difference. We find what's interesting. We discard the dull. We challenge the norms for ourselves and out clients.

Believe in your ideas.
Explore what's possible.

Master our subject

Master our subject

Our specialisms and expertise allow us to be more intuitive. We improve our knowledge each and every day. Because we know there's always more to learn.

Learn without limits.
Build our expertise.

Aspire to greatness

Aspire to greatness

We're not limited by size, scale or geography. We trust in our ability and each other. We deliver work that we can take pride in. Because we're great at it.

Aim high.
Find the best way.

Act with integrity

Act with integrity

We are focused and professional. We always aim to do what's best. We aren't afraid to own our mistakes because we learn from them.

Say what you do.
Do what you say.

Inspire each other

Inspire each other

We know that two heads are better than one. By supporting, challenging and sharing ideas we deliver better and strong results.

Work together.
Win as one.

What’s in a name?

Our logo shows five overlapping rings, a visual reference to ‘A Book of Five Rings’. This book forms the collected wisdom of a 17th century Japanese master swordsman named Miyamoto Musashi. It details his philosophies on mastering the ways of the sword, providing lessons that still resonate in a modern business context. Musashi’s belief in the importance of learning is reflected in our own offer of strategy-based communications. This book inspired the company name, the way we work and our accompanying visual identity.

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What services does Fifth Ring offer?

Fifth Ring's services run through Own the Space, its commercial marketing framework connecting brand positioning through demand generation to predictable revenue. This full brand-to-demand programme is delivered alongside PR, content and thought leadership, ABM, data and martech, web and digital, and social. See what we do for the full range.

What is Own the Space?

Own the Space is Fifth Ring's commercial marketing framework: the model for how B2B companies find their market space, claim it, and build the commercial infrastructure to hold it. It runs across three integrated offerings — Artful Brand Positioning, Growth Driven Marketing and Predictive Revenue — taking clients from brand through demand to measurable revenue.

Which industries does Fifth Ring specialise in?

Fifth Ring specialises in energy, maritime, semiconductors, chemicals, technology and manufacturing. Sectors it has deliberately focused on for over 33 years as we have continued to further refine our chosen market space.

Who has Fifth Ring worked with?

Fifth Ring holds long-standing with clients including Expro, a 10+ year relationship, alongside Alleima, Jotun, Bristow and Score. See our case studies for the results.

What awards has Fifth Ring won?

In 2025 alone, Fifth Ring collected 20 award wins and finalist placements including Bronze for Global B2B Marketing Agency of the Year at the B2B Marketing Awards 2025, Gold at The Drum Awards EMEA in 2024 and 2025, and Agency of the Year and Best in Show at the Lantern Awards, Houston 2025.

Where are Fifth Ring's offices?

Fifth Ring has three offices: Aberdeen, which is the headquarters, Houston and Singapore.

How do I get in touch with Fifth Ring?

You can contact Fifth Ring through our offices in Aberdeen, Houston or Singapore, or get in touch here.

Is Fifth Ring hiring?

Fifth Ring is Great Place to Work certified in the UK and Singapore, and named one of the UK's Best Workplaces in Advertising, Media and Marketing in 2025. More than one in five of the team have been with Fifth Ring for over a decade, and over half of senior roles are filled by people who started junior. See current opportunities on our careers page.