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North East Communications Company Celebrates 5th Birthday

This month, North-East based communications company, M.A.D Communications, celebrates its fifth birthday, marking a significant milestone for the female-led business.

As it enters its fifth year, the company is going from strength to strength - taking on a new member of staff, introducing new services, and moving to a new, larger office space within Design Works, Gateshead, all within the past 12 months.

Founded by Amy Armstrong and Marie Donnelly in June 2013, the PR and marketing company has defied the odds, given that 25% of new businesses don’t make it past year one and first time entrepreneurs only have a 18% chance of success.

Marie Donnelly, Director, said: “Starting life as nothing more than a lecture room idea, over the past five years we’ve grown into an exciting young communications company working with a huge variety of brands, businesses, and clients across the North East, the UK, and the globe.

“We’ve worked hard to develop our brand and customer base, and beat the many obstacles that face new businesses. The past five years really have been an incredible experience for us and we’re looking forward to continuing to expand our reach in the UK and beyond.”

Having started their journey in an incubator space at Sunderland University’s Enterprise Place, M.A.D Communications has quickly evolved into a thriving business working alongside a wide variety of clients on a local, national, and international basis.

Earlier this year, the company made another progressive step in its journey by taking on its first full time member of staff – a milestone that is a considerable achievement given that many start up businesses fail to meet the four year mark.

Amy Armstrong, Director, said: “Taking on our first member of staff not only signals a period of change and growth for us, but it has also allowed us to continue to thrive and expand our offering to include a professional design service.

“Bringing new skills and ideas to the team, Beth has really helped to push the business forward. She’s fitted into the team perfectly. We’re all really excited to see what the next five years will bring!”

The forward thinking PR company provides a wide range of communication capabilities, including copywriting, press, social media management, design and copy for a wide range of marketing materials – helping brands of all different shapes and sizes to stand out from the crowd.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Beth .