Brand film
DRESS Cosmeetics brand film
Brand film for a Milanese skincare house entering UK retail. The kind of piece that opens doors with UK buyers.
Esxence · Milan · 3–6 June 2026
You met us at Esxence.
If you are a fragrance brand looking to land in the UK, on shelves, in stores, in front of the right buyers, this page is for you. Watch a couple of pieces, then book a 30-minute call.
Why we are here
A UK partner for fragrance brands that want to be on shelves, not just online.
KTDS is a Manchester-based digital agency working direct with founders across paid, social, videography, and (the part Kirk leads personally) lead generation into UK retail. We do not pitch decks for fun. We open doors.
Kirk Thomason has been operating in the UK fragrance and beauty market for 25+ years. He walks into Boots, Superdrug, John Lewis, Debenhams, Liverpool and Manchester flagship stores with the people who decide what goes on the shelf. If your brand is right for the UK, he can get you a meeting.
What we are here at Esxence to do: meet brands like yours, understand what you make, and tell you honestly whether the UK is the right next move, and what the campaign would have to look like to land it well.
Recent work
A snapshot of what we ship.
Brand films, social cuts, product shoots. Three recent pieces from the brands we are taking into UK retail.
Product film
Luwin brand film
Premium product shoot. Lighting, motion, sound. The hero asset that anchors the launch.
Social reel
GENT Skincare social reel
Native short-form. Hook in two seconds, captioned, sound-designed. Built for Reels, TikTok, Shorts.
What we do
Four services. One commercial outcome.
Lead generation is the headline. The other three exist so that when you walk into a buyer meeting, your brand is camera-ready and your channels are pulling their weight.
UK retail lead generation
Boots, Superdrug, John Lewis, Debenhams, Liverpool. Direct buyer relationships that put your brand on shelves and inside flagship stores.
Headline offerBrand video & product films
Hero footage that anchors a UK launch. Built for the homepage, retail pitch decks, and ad creative.
Paid ads, Meta & Google
Performance campaigns that pace spend against revenue, not vanity. Built around your launch calendar.
Social & LinkedIn management
Editorial-grade social presence. Influencer activations inside the launch window. Founder LinkedIn that builds buyer trust.
In partnership with
Valerie Rossi (name TBC)
Industry consultant · 30+ years in fragrance & beauty · 380+ active clients
PLACEHOLDER · Kirk to write Valerie's bio. Two short paragraphs on her background, the kind of relationships she opens, and why brands she introduces to KTDS land more often than cold approaches do.
PLACEHOLDER · A second paragraph about how the partnership works: what Valerie does, what KTDS does, why working with both is faster than either one alone.
Discovery call
30 minutes. No deck. Honest answer.
Pick a slot below. The booking flow asks for the basics (brand, country, services, budget) so the call is useful for both of us. Kirk is back in Manchester from 7 June and can talk by Zoom or in person.
Prefer to email? kirk@ktds.co.uk. We reply within a working day.
Not ready yet?
Have a look at the full studio.
The Esxence reel is one slice. The rest of what we do (case studies, video, social, paid) lives on the main site. Take a wander.