We bring it all together. Smart Soho is a creative agency specialising in marketing strategy, branding, design and film for the property industry.

Clever eye-catching creativity backed up by a dedicated team of experts who deliver time and time again for our clients.

Solid principles, intelligent thinking, and sound common sense. Meaningful and memorable results-driven campaigns – that’s smart property marketing.

We bring it all together. Smart Soho is a creative agency specialising in marketing strategy, branding, design and film for the property industry. Clever eye-catching creativity backed up by a dedicated team of experts who deliver time and time again for our clients. Solid principles, intelligent thinking, and sound common sense. Meaningful and memorable results-driven campaigns – that’s smart property marketing.

Smart Clients

Branding buildings and places has become our speciality. As well as working with all the major landowners in London, we have a long history of keeping a diverse portfolio full of big blue-chip clients helps keep our creatives fresh and on their toes. Making sure we provide meaningful and memorable marketing campaigns for our clients.

Branding buildings and places has become our speciality. As well as working with all the major landowners in London, we have a long history of keeping a diverse portfolio full of big blue-chip clients helps keep our creatives fresh and on their toes. Making sure we provide meaningful and memorable marketing campaigns for our clients.
The Crown Estate - Logo
Shaftesbury Logo
Helical Logo
Argent Logo
Grosvenor Logo
Picton Logo
The Mercers Co Logo
Soho Estates Logo
Dorrington Logo
Brunswick Property Partners Logo

Award Winning

In 2022 we won our second PMA award for the ‘Best use of Film’. Our film on craftsmanship was for The Crown Estate. See more films

In 2022 we won our second PMA award for the ‘Best use of Film’. Our film on craftsmanship was for The Crown Estate. See more films

In 2019 we scooped up Best Marketing Campaign – Offices at the PMA Awards for our Q1, Art of Building campaign for Argent. See full campaign

In 2019 we scooped up Best Marketing Campaign – Offices at the PMA Awards for our Q1, Art of Building campaign for Argent. See full campaign

Smart Culture

People buy people and that statement is no truer than in the real estate world. The building, the agents, the landowners, the developers, the creatives (that’s us!) – it’s all about teamwork. The very best way to achieve great results is through working together to achieve the project goal – plus quick-witted creativity, great ideas, sound methodology and effective processes of course.

People buy people and that statement is no truer than in the real estate world. The building, the agents, the landowners, the developers, the creatives (that’s us!) – it’s all about teamwork. The very best way to achieve great results is through working together to achieve the project goal – plus quick-witted creativity, great ideas, sound methodology and effective processes of course.
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Smart Services

Our job is to bring the bricks and mortar to life for the people who will use them. We tell great stories, shaping the narrative through many different mediums – web, film, brochures, animation, social campaigns, hoardings. We are focused on intelligent place and space marketing for the long term.

Our job is to bring the bricks and mortar to life for the people who will use them. We tell great stories, shaping the narrative through many different mediums – web, film, brochures, animation, social campaigns, hoardings. We are focused on intelligent place and space marketing for the long term.
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Smart Principals

Formed in 2012 by co-founders Martin Laking, and Stuart McHarrie, Smart Soho strives to be the creative pacesetters in the property marketing sector. Backed up by a team of experienced designers and client-focused account handlers, the smart money is on our award-winning campaigns, intelligent processes, and an in-depth understanding of your project goals.

Formed in 2012 by co-founders Will Burnett, Martin Laking, and Stuart McHarrie, Smart Soho strives to be the creative pacesetters in the property marketing sector. Backed up by a team of experienced designers and client-focused account handlers, the smart money is on our award-winning campaigns, intelligent processes, and an in-depth understanding of your project goals.

Account Director & Co-founder

Co-founder of Smart Soho, Martin has vast experience and knowledge in handling advertising and marketing campaigns in all sectors. A senior member of the account management team, he helps build solid relationships with Smart Soho clients and oversees a young and energetic team. Martin has worked on campaigns for clients such as Blackstone and Dorrington, while also being a key player in a ukulele band called The Fleas. They are a band who will liven up any party, but he does recommend you only book a 30 minute set.

Smart Soho Co-founder - Martin Laking

Creative Director & Co-founder

Co-founder of Smart Soho, Stuart graduated from Central St Martins. Utilising His skills in design, illustration, and visualisation have seen him work on campaigns for numerous blue-chip brands, including The Crown Estate, Grosvenor and Chanel. An accomplished director of corporate films, Stuart is also in overall charge of Smart Soho’s creative department. With a love of all aspects of art, Stuart can often be found brush in hand in his studio overlooking the Thames.

Smart Soho Co-founder - Stuart McHarrie

Design Director & Co-founder

Co-founder of Smart Soho, along with Stuart & Martin, Will is a graduate of Camberwell School of Art and Design. Taking the creative lead on above and below the line campaigns for Argent, Shaftesbury, and Helical, he also heads up the Smart Soho design team. Will oversees all design aspects for digital, branding, and print on a day-to-day basis. In his spare time when not acting as a cab service for his kids, he likes to think he can still mix it up on the tennis court. At least, he still talks a good game.

Smart Soho Co-founder - Will Burnett

Account Director & Co-founder

Co-founder of Smart Soho, Martin has vast experience and knowledge handling advertising and marketing campaigns in all sectors. A senior member of the account management team, he helps build solid relationships with Smart Soho clients and oversees a young and energetic team. Martin has worked on campaigns for clients such as Blackstone and Dorrington, while also being a key player in a ukulele band called The Fleas. They are a band who will liven up any party, but he does recommend you only book a 30 minute set.

Smart Soho Co-founder - Martin Laking

Creative Director & Co-founder

Co-founder of Smart Soho, Stuart graduated from Central St Martins. Utilising His skills in design, illustration, and visualisation have seen him work on campaigns for numerous blue-chip brands, including The Crown Estate, Grosvenor and Chanel. An accomplished director of corporate films, Stuart is also in overall charge of Smart Soho’s creative department. With a love of all aspects of art, Stuart can often be found brush in hand in his studio overlooking the Thames.

Smart Soho Co-founder - Stuart McHarrie

View our work

Plug into a new world of working

Fifty Electric Boulevard

Live the lab life

The Refinery

Get your business Farringdon bound

The Bindery

Look up Carnaby

Carnaby Offices

A smilier work life

Akoya Work Neighbourhoods

Making a Mayfair masterpiece

Eighty Grosvenor Street

EC to get excited about

16 Eastcheap

The Art of Building

Q1, King’s Cross

A new office blueprint

90 Bartholomew Cl.

Where your business will flourish

Stanford Building

New Business

Get in contact with Martin Laking to chat about smarter property marketing.

martin@smartsoho.co.uk
Telephone: 020 3026 2711

Portfolio

Download our extended portfolio to see the other great projects we have been working on recently.

Smart Films

Our in-house film team can produce anything from a basic flythrough to a full concept film with a narrative.