AMBITIOUS, the Bristol based B2B and corporate communications specialists, have reported 33% annual revenue growth, further strengthening its position as one of the largest independent PR agencies in the South West. 

The agency, which is on track to make £2.2 million revenue in 2024, is poised for future growth with several strategic hires and an internal promotion.

Laura Lear has been appointed as Deputy Managing Director to support the next phase of agency development, and lead on corporate PR and strategic comms. Laura, whose career has seen her work with industry giants Edelman, McCann and most recently tech specialist, Hotwire, brings over 20 years’ experience to the AMBITIOUS management team.

Also joining the 25 strong team is Amy Ferrier, in a newly created position as Production Manager to further build and strengthen the agency’s content studio. Luke Allsop joins as a tech specialist PR Consultant, deepening the agency’s tech PR expertise.

Associate Director Dani Andres has been promoted to the role of Campaigns & Community Director, which will see her focus on continuing the agency’s purpose driven work.

Celebrating an impressive 93% client retention rate, AMBITIOUS has recently added PeopleCert, Greece’s first unicorn business to its client portfolio, as well as care providers, The Good Care Group and cloud marketplace, Pax8.

The agency has also won a string of awards in the first six months of the year, bringing home Bristol’s best employer award at the Bristol Life awards 2024, and was featured in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. 

AMBITIOUS’ business culture has been ‘Highly Commended’ by PR Week, the world’s leading PR & comms publication – in its Best Places to Work list. AMBITIOUS is now in its 4th year boasting a 100% staff retention rate.

On the agency’s success, AMBITIOUS Co- owner & Director Sarah Woodhouse said: “We’ve seen healthy growth during a time of economic uncertainty, bucking trends in our market. We attribute this to the loyalty of our team and clients and our diversification into content and strategic communications to offer holistic and integrated communications services.”

Founded in 2012, AMBITIOUS recently ranked at 61 in the UK in PR Week’s top 150 B2B agencies. Its core sectors include tech, healthcare & social care, education & skills, professional and financial services and in the public sector.