After a very successful financial year here at Air, we chose to treat our team to a well-deserved lunch and the afternoon off on Friday, which was made even better by the sun shining!
We achieved 357% growth in revenue in our 2nd year of trading, and we are looking to keep this level of momentum going to propel growth even further this year.
During the team lunch we celebrated 3 people who Team Air felt went above and beyond in the last quarter of financial year 2017. Voted by Team Air, we were pleased to celebrate Hannah Shearman, Richard Street and Ashley Heyworth, each receiving £100 in John Lewis/Waitrose gift cards as a thank you for their contributions.
A big thank you to Team Air for your continued commitment, results and drive. We simply couldn’t have done this without you. And a big thank you to all our clients and partners for working with us and trusting us with your brands.
We are delighted to be shortlisted for three categories of the Express and Echo Business Awards.
Featuring in the categories of:
Best New Start-up Business
Business Growth of the Year 26+ employees
Owen Richards, our MD, is up for Entrepreneur of the Year
2017 has been a fantastic year for us, having achieved a 357% growth in revenue compared to the first year of trading and increasing the staff base from 11 team members to now nearly 40. This simply couldn’t be achieved without the hard work of the whole team and the vision of Owen, our Managing Director, leading the business.
Winning an award to recognise this hard work, would mean the world to Team Air – so everyone’s keeping their fingers firmly crossed.
We are looking forward to exhibiting again this year at the South West Business Expo, being held this Thursday (15th March) at Westpoint Exeter.
We really enjoy exhibiting at this expo as it opens up a perfect opportunity to catch up with our local business contacts and customers. We’ll be on stand 131 – and would love to see you!
This expo is the largest one day business show in the South West, attracting over 3,000 visitors. This unique expo is specifically tailored towards start-ups and SMEs looking to start or grow their business. The expo features a world-class speaker line-up, 12 inspirational seminars and interactive masterclasses, a whopping 260+ exhibitors, 3 speed networking session, live Cookery Kitchen and much much more. It has everything you need to gain the vital skills, knowledge and expertise you need to start or expand your business – plus, it’s completely free to register for tickets!
To top it off, Google Digital Garage will also be at the event, where you can receive free digital training from the world’s most influential business. They will be offering 1-2-1 training and showcasing a series of seminars on critical digital topics to help you become more visible online and generate more enquires to your business.
To find out more about the expo, take a look at the event website. If you’d like to arrange a coffee and chat with us whilst we are at the expo please get in touch.
Having left the Exeter Chiefs to join sales and marketing agency Smithkin Baker, Chris Bentley will be heading up support for Air Marketing in the new role of Client Relationship Director.
Chris is well known within the City after being part of the Exeter Chiefs, playing seven seasons and 125 senior games for the club. After retiring from the game, Chris transitioned into corporate life and fronted sales at the club through six seasons of continual growth. Having made the move to his own agency, Chris is looking forward to helping take Air through it’s next stage of growth.
Air Marketing Group is an outsourced business development agency specialising in B2B telemarketing and lead generation. Launching in Exeter in March 2016 we have grown exponentially, from a start-up to a team of 35 people. Behind this success lies our competitive nature and the delivery of outstanding results for clients; but also having firm company values such as our relentless positivity, and attitude to ‘saying yes’ and ‘finding a way’.
After a chance meeting, Owen Richards, (Managing Director of Air) and Chris knew that they wanted to find a way to work together. And so, this role was born. As Client Relationship Director, Chris will be helping Air to grow our market share and continue our rapid expansion. Chris will be helping businesses to implement a successful growth strategy, build their sales pipelines and shape an Air solution to fit their business development needs. As a face for the brand, Chris will most likely be seen at events representing Air locally too.
This partnership represents a huge step for Air Marketing Group and we are excited about the opportunities that this venture could bring.
Quote from Chris.
“I was bowled over by Owen’s passion for Air and the blueprint he has for the business. Over the course of the last few months we’ve had a fair few discussions about how we could help enhance and further build on his fantastic brand. I’m confident we’re there and can’t wait to get cracking!’
Quote from Owen.
“We’re delighted to have Chris join team ‘Air’. Chris is a well-known community face and he shares our drive and passion for all things sales. The ambitious nature of this partnership is one that excites us all.”
