AMBITIOUS Celebrates Impressive First Quarter Growth

A Bristol based PR agency has celebrated its impressive first quarter growth, full of new hires and huge business wins.

AMBITIOUS is now on track to meet its £1.65 million revenue target in 2023 and has seen the team expand to 25 members. The team have also solidified its position as one of the largest independent PR agencies in Bristol and the South West.

The agency’s expansion in the first quarter of the financial year came from new retained clients, these include Parkdean Resorts, Redirect, E2E, Helix, Swiss and SEL. And the further growth cam from the teams existing client base expanding their remit.

A number of new hires and promotions have been made at AMBITIOUS this year

Sarah Woodhouse, Director, AMBITIOUS, said: “Demand has come from new and current clients seeking our expertise in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) communication – supporting companies with benchmarking their current efforts and developing a strategy to communicate their plans.

“Work in the field of ‘employer branding’ has also increased as many sectors experience a skills shortage and the intensity of securing the brightest and best talent becomes a core business objective.

“We’ve also seen uptake for our work in content strategy, creation and marketing – supporting companies to integrate their marketing, new business and PR efforts.”

AMBITIOUS has made four key hires to support growth with the appointment of PR Consultants, Ernestine Allen and Zoe Bagnall and Eleanor Robinson stepping into the role of PR Executive within the ESG team. The agency’s operational team also added Ivy James as Bookkeeper.

People matter most is at the centre of our business strategy, always has been
Lis Anderson

Several internal promotions were made also this month with Greg Halse promoted to Associate Director, Will Reid to PR Consultant and Liam Britnell promoted to People and Culture Lead to support the development of the agency’s employer branding service.

Simon Boddy has moved up into the role of Marketing Operations Manager to support the agency’s investment in martech and the embedding of tech solutions into agency and client work.

Lis Anderson, Founder & Director, AMBITIOUS, said: “People matter most is at the centre of our business strategy, always has been. Our team is our greatest asset and we work hard to provide the best opportunities to progress careers so that everyone feels valued, so we’re delighted to support these latest promotions.

“Every member of the team contributes to the success of the business, no matter what their role and we’re looking forward to what our new hires will bring to the agency on our next stage of growth.”

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