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23.
August
2016.
NEWS RELEASE: Perthshire Marketing Firm Shortlisted in Courier Business Awards

Perthshire marketing firm Volpa shortlisted in The Courier business awards

Perth-based integrated communications agency Volpa has been shortlisted in The Courier Business Awards as Small Business of the Year.

Volpa joins four other finalists in the category and more than 50 of East Central Scotland’s cream of the business crop.

The news follows a string of success and accolades for Volpa, set up in 2002 by Perth serial entrepreneur and marketer Tricia Fox. It was recently ranked as one of the top 50 small independent marketing agencies in the U.K. in a census by the Recommended Agency Register (RAR) and The Drum magazine. Volpa came in at number 44, a jump of 66 places in a year. And in a win for agencies north of the border, Volpa was the top Scottish agency in its category.

Volpa was also recently shortlisted for two Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide Awards, for Outstanding Small Public Relations Consultancy and Integrated Campaign for its work on The Enchanted Forest sound and light show that takes place each October near Pitlochry. Volpa has also made the shortlist for Marketing Strategy of the Year in The Drum Scottish Event Awards for The Enchanted Forest.

Volpa, which promises its clients cunningly good publicity, is celebrating a year of growth both with clients and staff. It provides public relations, marketing, digital and design services to clients that include The Famous Grouse Experience, Scone Palace, Inveralmond Brewery, St. Andrews Aquarium, Culture Perth and Kinross, the Crieff Hydro group of hotels, Horsecross Arts, Stirling Venues and Scottish Squash.

Now with a team of 12, Volpa has tripled its staff in 18 months. This year alone the firm has taken on five new members of staff including Yomego’s Steve Richards, who was appointed to enhance its digital offering. The award-winning agency also celebrated its 8th year of being listed in the national Recommended Agency Register (RAR) of marketing suppliers with an impressive 14 services receiving recommendation from clients.

The ceremony for The Courier Business Awards, sponsored by Henderson Loggie, takes place on October 29. In the newspaper’s 200th anniversary year, it is promising the biggest and best event yet, to take place in Dundee.

Tricia Fox, Founder and Managing director of Volpa, said:

“This latest shortlisting from The Courier is testament to our growth this year, both in terms of staff and clientele. This has been Volpa’s busiest year yet and we look forward to another exceptional year delivering our unique marketing and communications service to growing roster of clients.”