FULL service agency Golley Slater Leeds has expanded its advertising team.
The advertising department has gone from a team of 9 in 2008 to 18 in 2009, with the most recent new recruits to the team being, New Business Manager, Emma Sutcliffe (31), Account Executive, Rona Askew (24) and Junior Graphic Designer, Dean Harding (22).
With over 12 years sales expertise, gained principally in customer-focused, sales-orientated roles; Emma Sutcliffe has added a new dynamic to the family and will be responsible for growing business opportunities and securing new clients.
Rona Askew joins after running her own events company in Newcastle which she co-founded after graduating with a Geography degree from Durham University. Bringing her experiences from this sector, Rona will prove invaluable in her new role, working on the prestigious British Army and Proctor & Gamble accounts.
Meanwhile, Dean Harding’s design talent will prove an asset to the creative team. His previous experience includes assisting with the marketing designs for Manchester United and BMW at an e-marketing agency.
Tim Orrell, Managing Director of the agency’s advertising team joined Golley Slater a year ago and has since been the brains behind driving the agency forward in a period of gloom, where the vast majority of other rival agencies have made redundancies and suffered a profit loss.
As part of Tim’s plans to further grow Golley Slater Leeds and maintain and attract the best staff and clients, he has recently expanded and refurbished the office environment with a growing theme, where grass runs throughout the work space and the team’s mission objectives feature in bold colours on the reception wall.
He has also overseen the design and launch of the agency’s new web blog: www.golleyisgrowing.com which has been created to demonstrate to prospective clients and recruits just exactly how and why the team at Golley Slater Leeds is growing and the benefits of joining and working with such a talented team.
Tim said: “Advertising and Marketing matter more in the current climate as now is the time for companies to really get out there and shout about what they do well, and rather than let the recession get to us like most agencies have, we’ve worked extremely hard to help our clients be creative and get noticed and this has really enabled us to grow and increase our annual profit.”
He added: “These are exciting times for us as we have invested in a growing, talented team that can really help organisations make an impact and get noticed, which will ultimately help them to increase their market share and retain and attract customers.”
“I’m delighted to have recruited Emma, Rona and Dean as they really are three top, talented individuals and they have already proved to be assets to the business in the short space of time that they have been working here, so I have every confidence that they will help us to enjoy further growth.”
For more information or to enquire about how Golley Slater Leeds can help your firm achieve its goals Tim Orrell on 01943 484 848.
September 23rd, 2009
