Award-winning PR and marketing agency Shooting Star is celebrating the end of a record-breaking year by signing up no fewer than six new clients in just over a month.

The agency has secured contracts with clients including Red Hair & Beauty, YMCA Lincolnshire (its 2015 Charity of the Year), OBAM Stairlifts, Mon Ami Nurseries and the Lincolnshire Action Trust since the middle of November.

Shooting Star now employs a team of eight and won a gold and silver award at the CIPR Pride Awards (Yorkshire & Lincolnshire) in Leeds last month.

“The run-up to Christmas is normally a quiet time for agencies like ours as businesses put plans on hold until the New Year. But in 2015 we’ve really bucked that trend and broken all our own records,” said Director Jez Ashberry.

“We’ve put a lot of time and energy this year into winning new business, and thanks in large part to our Marketing Manager Sharon Foster and support from the rest of the team we’ve secured 10 new retainer client wins over the year.

“This means we’re busier than ever, but we have a growing team and we’re still taking on new clients!”

Director Kate Strawson added: “It’s been a busy end to the year and we’re now looking forward to expanding the business further in 2016 in line with our ambitious growth strategy.

“We’ve never been a company to stand still and we have some exciting plans to announce in the New Year which will enable us to gain more clients in other regions of the UK. We’ll also be celebrating our 10^th anniversary so the future really is looking bright!”

Other clients currently on Shooting Star’s roster include Bishop Grosseteste University, accountants Duncan & Toplis, The Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership Fennies nursery group, glass manufacturer Beatson Clark and fresh chilled food producer Freshtime.

This year the agency rebranded from Shooting Star PR to reflect the fact that it now offers marketing and digital services as well as PR.

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Notes to Editors:
• Shooting Star was founded in 2006 by Kate Strawson and Jez Ashberry and became incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2007.
• The agency is based in Lincoln and works for public and private sector clients across a wide range of divisions including education, childcare, hospitality and tourism, property, construction, retail and manufacturing.
• It offers a full range of PR, marketing, digital media and editorial services and is a Quality Assured supplier on the East Midlands Service Provider Register www.embrokerage.com
• Shooting Star won a gold award in the STEM Campaign category and a silver award in the Community Relations campaign category at the 2015 CIPR Pride Awards (Yorkshire & Lincolnshire) in November.

For media information contact:
Jez Ashberry
Shooting Star
01522 528540
07780 735071
jez@weareshootingstar.co.uk
@jezashberry
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