Altrincham-based agency C21 was crowned Best Small Agency in 2021.
Back in 1998, the agency was founded by Christina Clarke, trading out of a small office on Atlantic Street with just five employees.
Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, the agency has seen growth with 15 staff based at The Court House on Grafton Street and became employee-owned in June 2021.
“Entering the PN awards is a great opportunity to showcase the great work we’re doing and an opportunity to show our appreciation to our team for all the hard work they put into delivering such high quality creative,” says Angelo Giaquinto, creative director at C21.
“We pride ourselves on delivering the best work we can for our clients and when that piece of work turns into an award winning piece of work, at one of the region’s most prestigious events, it gives the team an immense sense of pride. There are lots of great creative agencies in the region so to be up there with them is a real sense of achievement.”
Winning at the Prolific North Marketing Awards has had its commercial benefits too.
“Our success at the PN awards has been great PR and has led us to winning new work as people have approached us from seeing the coverage. It gives the agency credibility which in turn makes it easier to recruit new members of the team.”