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The Lead Agency named one of Europe’s fastest growing companies in FT1000

The Lead Agency has been named as one of Europe’s fastest growing companies by the Financial Times.

The FT1000 in association with Statista is one of the business world’s most of respected league tables, ranking companies from 31 European countries based on the highest compound annual growth rate between 2013 and 2016.

We are a new entry in the table, ranking an impressive 363rd overall and as the 56th highest placed UK company of the 158 that made the list.

Immense pride

Topping the FT1000 2018 table is UK-based food delivery service Deliveroo, which has achieved a staggering 107,117% growth rate over the last three years – more than 10 times that of second placed Thermondo from Germany. At the other end of the table, the barrier for entry was tougher than in 2017 with the lowest-ranked average growth being 16.1% higher than last year.

Anton Hanley, who founded the company in 2002, said: “We’re immensely proud of this achievement and would like to thank everyone who has played their part, including staff, clients and partners.

“The last few years have seen us make strong progress as a business – not only in terms of revenue growth but through our recruitment, innovative use of digital technology, vertical expansion, client base and partnerships. However, we’re fully committed to building on this success and excited about what’s in store over the next few years.”

Our FT100 success follows last month’s fifth-placed ranking in the Northern Tech 100, a league table of the fastest-growing tech businesses in the north of the UK.

The Lead Agency named one of the north’s five fastest growing companies

We are over the moon to have been named as the north’s fifth fastest growing tech company as part of the Northern Tech 100.

Tech North’s ranking of the north’s fastest growing tech companies, sponsored by GP Bullhound, was announced last night (Thursday) in Edinburgh alongside the Northern Tech Awards.

The list consists of companies from a wide range of tech-based industries from cities such as Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, Newcastle and Glasgow as well as towns throughout the north of the UK.

Companies are ranked by their turnover growth over the last three years, so we’re thrilled to be named in the top five.

You can read more about the Northern Tech Awards and Northern Tech 100 via BusinessCloud.

PMA nomination follows campaign success for BMW

We have been nominated for a prestigious accolade at the Performance Marketing Awards 2018 (PMAs).

Our work for BMW and its media partner MEC Global has been shortlisted for Best Lead Generation Campaign – a hotly-contested category that recognises the most innovative and impactful activity in customer acquisition.

The nominations were revealed this afternoon in association with event sponsor Impact Radius and can be viewed in full via the PMA website.

We’ll have to wait until 24 April to discover whether our campaign has earned the top prize when the performance marketing industry gathers at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel for the ceremony.

Microsoft’s global agency director, Adrian Cutler, called judging this year’s entries an “incredible experience”.

“Cutting edge thinking really came through on the entries, they were not afraid to push the boundaries of what is possible with creative flair, a key focus on challenging the norm shone out,” said Cutler.

Digital marketing awards nomination for BMW campaign

Our campaign on behalf of BMW has been nominated at the Northern Digital Awards.

We’ve been nominated for Best Digital Marketing Campaign – B2C after achieving record results and ROI. The campaign connected BMW’s sales team with in-market consumers throughout the UK.

Ryan Davies of MEC Global, BMW’s media agency partner, said: “The Lead Agency’s approach has consistently delivered strong conversion rates and ROI. The latest activity’s return exceeded campaign expectations and enabled us to convert hundreds of new BMW customers. The company’s continued support has made the process of meeting targets more achievable.”

The Northern Digital Awards is a joint initiative created by Don’t Panic Events and Prolific North. It aims to celebrate the best in digital marketing across the north.

This year’s awards have attracted entries from a broad range of companies, including Missguided, Shop Direct, Kellogg’s and Cisco.

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TLA CEO nominated for top entrepreneur award

We are excited to announce that our CEO Anton Hanley has been nominated for the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

The awards exist to acknowledge the hard work and inspiring stories of British entrepreneurs and businesses in Great Britain. It features multiple categories that are split across five cities representing different parts of the country.

Anton has been shortlisted in the Scale-up Entrepreneur of the Year category for Manchester (North West) which focuses on entrepreneurs that have led significant growth for their company.

Anton Hanley - The Lead Agency‘Strength and diversity’

Creator of the Awards, Francesca James, said: “We have been inundated with some incredible entries this year, and all shortlisted applicants should be extremely proud of themselves! This year has seen a record number of entrants and we’ve been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity of applications.”

“We cannot wait to celebrate entrepreneurship across Great Britain with them, and put a spotlight on the incredible talent within the British entrepreneur ecosystem.”

Now in its fifth year, the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards has celebrated some amazing entrepreneurs over the years, many of whom are now household names. Past winners include David Buttress of Just Eat, Julie Deane of The Cambridge Satchel Company, James Watt of BrewDog and Alexander Solomou of TheLADBible Group.

‘Entrepreneurial spirit’

Gordon Merrylees, Head of Entrepreneurship at NatWest said: “I want to thank all of the entrepreneurs who entered this year and congratulate those who have been shortlisted, I look forward to seeing them at the regional finals.”

“It is clear that entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well and NatWest is thrilled to be able to support these awards to celebrate success with the businesses that are the lifeblood of the UK Economy as they start, scale and succeed.”