2006
(07/11/2006) Edinburgh's bigmouthmedia scoops UK 'Business Oscar'
New media marketing agency bigmouthmedia proved itself a tartan tiger company tonight by topping a 10-strong field of finalists to win the AXA Small to Medium Size Business of the Year category at the UK's National Business Awards at glittering award ceremony at Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
Dubbed the 'Business Oscars' by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown, the awards celebrate the best of competitive success and business management.
For bigmouthmedia, a website search engine marketing agency, the AXA Small and Medium Size Business of the Year Award is another step on the road to success that began in Edinburgh in 1997. Owned by founding directors Steve Leach (chief executive officer and Heather Luscombe (marketing and communications director), the company has expanded with offices in London and New York and now has a 60-strong team.
bigmouthmedia currently has the capacity to run Internet search marketing campaigns in 20 languages. Among its strengths are online brand protection and catalogue site optimisation. bigmouthmedia's impressive client list includes many household names such MTV, Sony PlayStation, Hilton Hotel Corporation, Starbucks, British Airways, Early Learning Centre, Tesco, NSPCC, Comic Relief and FT.com.
Commenting on how bigmouthmedia stood out from other entries, Olivier Marieé, the AXA Judge said:
"bigmouthmedia is an outstanding business performer, consistently reliable and demonstrating strong growth. Among a field of excellent and high-achieving small and medium size businesses, bigmouthmedia marked itself out as a winner by its ability to handle different markets and cultures, securing sales in a competitive multi-national environment."
bigmouthmedia was also the winner of the same category in the Scottish National Business Awards last September, where it scored a double triumph by scooping a second award for 'growth strategy of the year'. As part of their UK prize, bigmouthmedia will take up a £10,000 place on a three-day AXA Masterclass at a chateau in France . Here bigmouthmedia will have its management and business skills finely tuned by some of AXA's leading business experts. AXA's sponsorship of the National Business Awards supports its belief that training and development are central to business success.
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About bigmouthmedia
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