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A year ago a fledgling idea was born... to host our own awards ceremony. It was a big undertaking; we’d never done anything like this before and a lot could potentially go wrong – what if no one turned up?! Yet nine months later, after a deluge of entries and one hell of a waiting list for the party, we were ready.
So why did we do it? Simple. Over the last few years, as a specialist agency hosting provider, we’ve seen a massive amount of superb digital work from those in the South of England. We felt that agencies based outside of London weren’t getting the recognition they deserved. So we took it upon ourselves to give those agencies a chance to show you don't have to be based in the big smoke to be at the sharp end of digital talent!
This year, we’re gunning to make the Wirehive 100 awards more spectacular and exciting than ever before. As well as the league table itself and title of Southern Agency of the Year, there’s a total of eleven trophies up for grabs. We’ve done some tweaking and have added four new categories to include disciplines from across the digital spectrum. Find out more here
Neil has been a leading figure in digital marketing since 2002. After achieving the status of the leading digital marketing agency for the online betting industry, Neil diversified into other industries and re-branded the agency to the current Silverbean. Neil has continued to achieve great success for a portfolio of Blue Chip clients such as Danone, Bosch and Regus and Silverbean has grown an impressive 400% since 2006.
Eddie Bent is the founder of E-Strategy, an award-winning digital marketing/SEO agency, with clients such as Legoland and English Riviera. E-Strategy achieve an average 70% increase in sales for their clients. Since 2001 Eddie and his team have planned, implemented and delivered search marketing campaigns for over 600 businesses, with a 100% record of acquiring prominent search engine visibility for their clients.
Katy, MD of social media agency, immediate future, helps brands like Sony, Indesit, Diageo, Staples, BBC, HSBC and JD Williams adopt, integrate, and deploy social media. With over eight years' social media experience and 25 years in marketing, she is a recognised authority in social communications, speaking at events around the world and training for the IDM, CiPR and CIM.
Liam Corrigan is Creative Director at London’s most dynamic social video agency - RedPill, who specialise in social strategy, video production, seeding and ROI measurement. Liam is at the forefront of the online content revolution and responsible for a number of famous online campaigns and PR stunts. Some brand highlights include Paddy Power, Heineken and Unilever. Connect with Liam here.
Helen Keegan has specialised in mobile for more than 10 years. Today, Helen is a consultant in mobile marketing, advertising and media, working on a wide variety of projects including developing mobile strategies, analysing trends, creating products and services, developer relations and implementing initiatives for a wide variety of clients including NewsCorp, Teletext, Egmont, A-Pressen, Walmart, BBC and Vodafone to name but a few.
Peter is co-founder of The Wow Company, an award-winning accountancy practice that specialises in working with digital agencies. Peter has worked with Deloitte Fast 50 winners, serial entrepreneurs and business owners that have sold out for millions. However, most of his time is spent with regular digital agency owners, helping them move onto the next level. Peter is passionate about helping agencies grow and loves sharing insights from his top performing clients, so others can achieve similar success.
Syd Lawrence is a maker and founder of We Make Awesome Sh, developer advocate at Twilio, core contributor to Tomahawk and often builds silly things for the web that make people smile.
He's basically a massive geek with too much time on his hands, thanks to his resistance to sleep.
