Despite its name, size isn’t everything for Tall.
The Leeds agency occupies an extremely plush new office alongside the River Aire on the site of the former Tetley’s brewery.
This part of the city centre feels creative and indeed a number of other agencies are within a short walk.
Tall is one of those under-the-radar agencies that quietly punches above its weight.
Originally launched by Guy Utley as a vehicle for his freelancing exploits – Utley had previously owned an agency called The Digital Consortium before deciding to go solo in 2011 – it steadily grew to 10 staff and in 2016 joined forces with Behrooz Saeed, who had experienced similar growth with his own Huddersfield-based agency, 79.
As well as a meeting of complementary skill sets – Utley the creative, Saeed the operations man – the merger was also a meeting of values.
“Guy’s the yin to my yang,” said Saeed. “I’m very process-driven and very organised and Guy is the polar opposite of that. He’s the left part of the brain. He’s super creative and comes up with some amazing ideas. Our skill sets really complement each other.”
