Gateshead digital marketing agency secures £15k investment for future expansion

A North East digital marketing agency has announced that it is expanding and creating new jobs as it secures a £15k investment.

Advertise1, based in Gateshead, has received the five-figure funding from the North East Small Loan Fund, which is supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

As well as creating new jobs with the investment, the company is developing new internal systems and products to help manage its increasing workflow.

Jon Waite, founder and managing director, commented: “The business has grown organically over the last few years and it became clear this year that we’d reached the point where we needed additional resources if it was going to start to realise more of its potential.

“Bringing in more pairs of hands means we’re able to go for more and bigger contracts, while I’m able to spend more of my time on finding new business opportunities and developing the services that we offer.

“Our success so far has been built on maintaining close relationships with clients who understand the value of our work to their businesses and we’ll continue to focus on delivering the same levels of service as we grow.

“Getting support and advice from NEL and FIRST has helped us shape our business development plans and working with the NEL investment team was a very straightforward process.”

Abigail Cook, investment associate at NEL Fund Managers, added: “Advertise1 has made good progress this year in what has obviously been a difficult climate for many and they’re now well set to take a big step forward in 2021.

“We’ve worked closely with FIRST over many months to help share the message about the positive impact that the investment capital we have available can have on ambitious regional businesses and it’s great to see this partnership delivering tangible investment results.”