What We Want
“Want Studios is a new independent creative studio, founded after heading up marketing and creative for the most exciting UK hospitality and nightlife brands. Most recently, I was the Marketing Director for Ramona & The Firehouse and before that, Albert’s Schloss & Rudy’s Pizza at Mission Mars. I have 20 years of experience building brands and starting movements in food, drink and entertainment,” – Andy Windsor
Concepts.
Leno Ex Machina.
Beauty by Machine
Taking over Manchester’s biggest factory needed a powerhouse of a brand and story that encompasses the sheer scale of the project.
Ramona.
Pizza from Detroit. MADE IN MCR.
This is how to build consumer hype through content, fun and storytelling. The result: 35k followers before the doors opened.
The Firehouse.
Slow Fires. Wild Spirits.
A beautiful restaurant opened to wide acclaim, but our challenge was to transform into a late night destination to create a stand out proposition on all fronts. It all started with a Runway.
Campaigns + Collaborations
Le Grand Tour
ALBERT’S SCHLOSS X RAPHA X
What to do with the UK’s most successful bar in summer with no outdoor space? The Grand Tour brought cyclists, beers, spritz and customers in their droves. The result? +40% in summer sales.
The Blues Kitchen.
Launch.
The first Blues outside of London. We worked with the team to create excitement and bring this incredible brand to MCR. We got stuck into it and made friends for life.
The Winter Village.
RAMONA x PATRON.
It’s December, it’s freezing and you’re an outside venue. Winter Village found a cosy and Christmassy appeal that people wanted. The result was record profit and turning the coldest months of the year into a revenue peak.
THE WANT GANG
THE
ANDYS
A.K.A MARKETING + OPERATIONS
Andy Windsor
CEO
2020–2024
RAMONA, THE FIREHOUSE, DIECAST
Marketing Director
2015–2020
ALBERT’S SCHLOSS, RUDY’S
Marketing Director
Andy Marshall
MD
2020–2024
RAMONA, THE FIREHOUSE, DIECAST
Ops + People Director
2018–2020
BLUES KITCHEN
People Director
2015–2018
ALBERT’S SCHLOSS
General Manager
49 bars, restaurants, nightclub concept + new openings between them. The team started management roles at Inventive Leisure in 2008. Andy W (digital) and Andy M (GM at Revolution Deansgate Locks). 16 years later they now specialise in new concepts and marketing + operations consultancy. Want Studios is Manchester’s leading creative design + marketing studios, supporting businesses to deliver results through creative execution of new concepts, stratospheric launches, engaging teams and delivering success.
THE
CREATIVES
Liam McCue
DESIGN DIRECTOR
Liam creates beautiful brands with humour and personality, supporting the propositions that the team create. Design is what sets WANT apart and Liam has been bringing brands to life for 20 years. First working with Andy W at Revolution, they have so much fun that it comes across in every brand they have created together.
Conal Radford
CONTENT + VIDEO LEAD
We found Conal on a dancefloor! A skilled videographer and content creator who has created his own food brands. Self-taught and driven, Conal makes music videos with global acts and every piece of content we put out there. Critical to how we tell the story and build excitement, Conal has the eye and the work ethic we love and need.
WHAT YOU WANT
We work with you to find out what you really want for your business. We work as a friendly, and helpful extension of your marketing department. We are a team of activation, concept, design, content, communication and creative idea specialists. We support you to create ideas, share your story, build an audience, drive sales and create queues of loyal customers.
Get in touch and let’s start talking.