A leading branding and digital marketing agency with over 25 years of experience helping hospitality and leisure businesses grow.
Chalk & Ward is an independent full-service marketing agency specialising in branding and digital marketing, headquartered in Exeter.
Founded in 1998, they have served as long-term, trusted partners to brands across hospitality, food/drink, and tourism for over 25 years.
The agency emphasises 100% transparency, zero bull, and a client-success-first philosophy built on challenging ideas with commercial insight.
Recent leadership transitioned to MD Alister Tickle in 2024 after Robert Chalk’s 26 years.
Chalk & Ward delivers joined-up marketing from strategy through to execution, bringing creative thinking and commercial clarity together in one agency.
Their work spans brand strategy and rebrands, digital marketing and performance campaigns, website design and build, social media, PR, advertising, media planning and buying, . Alongside this, they offer hands-on management consultancy, helping businesses challenge assumptions, plan for the future, and build resilience in competitive hospitality and leisure markets.
By removing silos and keeping everything under one roof, Chalk & Ward provides clear, impartial support shaped around each client’s growth goals, with transparency, rigour and no hype.
Notable clients include Lympstone Manor, Beverley Holidays, Croyde Bay Holiday Resort, Darrington Crystal, Exeter Cathedral, Devon Air Ambulance, Mole Valley Farmers, Met Office, and the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (RAAM).
Chalk + Ward are a valued part of the Holidaymaker community. Their straightforward, no-nonsense approach to marketing aligns with what operators tell us: they want practical support that simplifies growth, not more noise.
They share deep sector knowledge openly, answering questions and contributing insights that enrich community conversations on branding and digital trends.
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We’re pleased to welcome James Murphy to XP Hospitality at Beverley Holidays.
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