Microsoft Mobile creates devices and experiences that empower people to look at the world with new eyes, to reach out and take risks, to push themselves, express themselves, share more and grow. And in particular the man who personifies Northern Soul, Craig Hepburn.

We’re proud as punch to have digital recruitment specialist Propel ready to put on their dancing shoes and get in the groove of Northern digital excellence. For more than 14 years they've been tuning in to the rhythm of the digital industry, putting great digital teams together and helping businesses grow by finding the best talent in the market. And Northern Soul legend Melina Jacovou heads up their team

Does your business dance to the right tune?

Crowe Clark Whitehill is a leading national audit, tax and advisory firm. We offer a partner-led service focusing on providing high quality, proactive support. Our aim is to build long-term relationships with our clients that last Long after tonight is over (Jimmy Radcliffe). This culture is reflected in our high partner-to-staff ratio which is greater than any other firm of our size.

We are a national firm with international reach. With eight offices around the country and the UK member of Crowe Horwath International, we offer a seamless, global service with expert local delivery no matter where your journey takes you.

We offer pragmatic, insightful advice to keep you on The right track (Billy Butler)

Our tax team can advise on the wide range of tax reliefs available to creative businesses. Time will pass you by (Tobi Legend) so you need to consider all available reliefs before it’s too late (Larry Williams and Johnny “Guitar” Watson).

You need a trusted advisor to stand alongside you on your business journey. If you are looking for yours (Garnet Mimms) or are unsatisfied (Lou Johnson) with your current adviser, better use your head (Little Anthony and the Imperials) and give us a call.

Keep the Faith.

EngageSciences is the leading platform for marketers who wish to activate consumers across social networks, digital channels and mobile devices. Global brands, including Microsoft, Nestle, BBC, Yahoo!, Vodafone, AOL and Clarks, use the marketing engagement platform to discover, curate and publish persuasive user-generated content, whilst driving brand engagement with an array of interactive campaigns that capture rich audience data and drive socially-referred commerce.

With three Scottish founders I can confirm that the boys and girls at The Drum simply ooze Northern Soul. Even their name is a perfect fit with this year’s stodge podge theme. They produce a fantastic magazine, and hand out many of the countries leading awards at The DADI awards, The Social Buzz Awards, Cream London, the Roses Design Awards, etc. And our 7pm stodge podge Cod & Chip custom is sponsored by the Chip Shop Awards.

Elmwood is the world’s most effective brand design consultancy. A bold statement, but true. We’ve won more Design Effectiveness Awards than anyone else in the history of the scheme, recognition of our work’s commercial success. Elmwood began as a small, local agency in 1977, and whilst we now have studios in Leeds, London, New York, Singapore, Hong Kong and Melbourne, we’re still very much independent.

We’ve been accredited a 'Silver' standard by Investors in People and made the Sunday Times' 'Best 100 Companies to Work For' in 2008 and 2011. We work right across the board from insight and strategy, to creative and design, and can tick off a long list of sectors including retail, government, sport, media, FMCG, B2B and more. Our joint ventures also mean we can offer specialist services in sustainability consulting, industrial design and environmental design.

CTI Digital is one of the UK’s leading full service digital agencies with a growing team of over fifty talented and creative individuals. We have a wealth of experience providing award winning, innovative, enterprise level web based solutions for a diverse range of clients, from public sector organisations such as the Greater London Authority, to online retailers such as The Protein Works.

We specialise in open source web technologies such as Drupal and Magento, for content management systems, ecommerce sites, bespoke applications and integrated solutions, aiming to match the best technology to the needs of individual businesses. Our dedicated marketing team also provides a wide range of services to drive traffic, engage with customers across all touchpoints and ultimately, increase conversions.