About NBK

Built by operators who scaled the biggest names in social.

NBK isn't an agency that learned social from the outside. We ran it from the inside, at the publishers that defined the feed, and we built NBK to bring that operating discipline to brands.

Where we came from
UNILAD
LADbible Group
SPORF
Social Chain
Supercar Blondie
SB Media
Julius Dein
JD Studios

Why NBK exists

We spent fifteen years inside the machines that built modern social, growing channels to tens of millions, shipping at a volume most teams never see.

What we learned is simple: the brands that win on social aren't the ones with the cleverest idea on any given day. They're the ones whose system reliably produces good work, week after week.

Most brands don't have that system. They have effort, ideas and a team that's firefighting. NBK exists to install the operating model underneath, so the talent finally has room to do its best work.

What we believe

  • 01Most social problems are operating problems, not creative ones.
  • 02Consistency beats brilliance. A system that produces good work weekly wins.
  • 03Seniority should be in the room, not just on the pitch.
  • 04Fewer, sharper posts beat more, noisier ones.
Who runs NBK

Operators, not account managers.

Two decades of building social for global publishers, now focused on the systems behind consistent growth.

Matt Cunnelly

Matt Cunnelly

Founder & CEO · Dubai

15+ years building social for global publishers, from UNILAD (LADbible Group) to Supercar Blondie (SB Media). Focused on the systems behind consistent, large-scale growth, and the commercial partnerships that fund it.

Josh Stoddard

Josh Stoddard

Co-Founder & CSO · Manchester

A decade inside the UK's biggest social publishers: UNILAD (LADbible), SPORF (Social Chain) and JD Studios. Leads strategy, creative direction and platform performance across every NBK engagement.

The wider studio
SS
Senior Social Strategist
Manchester
VL
Video & Motion Lead
Dubai
CL
Community Lead
Manchester
PA
Performance Analyst
Dubai
CD
Creative Director
Manchester
CP
Client Partner
Dubai
How we operate

Everything runs on the NBK Dashboard.

Our own platform connects the whole operation: one pipeline from idea to published, analytics in one place, and an AI content team doing the repetitive work. It's what lets a senior, focused team operate like a much bigger one.

01Sourcing 02Scripting 03Video editing 04Publishing
The track record
600M+ Views every month
300yrs Of watch time, monthly
46K+ Posts shipped
Where we operate

Two studios. One operating standard.

Operating HQ

Dubai

Strategy, client partnership and delivery across EMEA & APAC. The commercial and operating centre of NBK.

GST · UTC+4
Creative & performance

Manchester

Production, creative direction and platform performance, in the heart of the UK's social-publishing scene.

GMT · UTC+0
Dubai × Manchester

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