Continued international growth for Aberdeen marketing agency

International B2B marketing agency Fifth Ring is predicting further growth after a strong 2022, which saw 18 new members of staff join the organisation.

The Aberdeen-headquartered company, which also has offices in Houston and Singapore, is predicting year-onyear revenue will be up £1.5million for the current financial year compared to 2021/2022 figures.

Fifth Ring CEO Ian Ord said: “It has been a remarkable 12 months, which is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the talented people in all of our teams around the globe. While we are headquartered in Aberdeen, our client base is truly international, and we enjoy strong relationships with organisations in countries across the Middle East, Asia and the Americas, as well as those closer to home such as Norway, Sweden, France, Germany and of course the UK.

“We have welcomed new clients across multiple industries as we help them build their brands and their business, and the expansion into new areas is something we are all proud of.”

Employing 50 people, the company was ranked as the highest performing Scottish Agency by the B2B Marketing UK Agencies Benchmarking Report in 2022, and has been shortlisted for several industry awards in the last 12 months.

Due to its continued growth, the company, which offers a variety of services including brand development, web design, creative, inbound marketing, lead generation and public and media relations, moved to bigger premises in Singapore late last year.

And that sense of change is something that is not new to the company.

“Our business is about change,” said Ian. “We change buying behaviours, brand perception, performance and ultimately our clients’ bottom line. It’s change for good at every level.

“With continued growth in all three offices, this is certainly an exciting time for us. And with the continual development of new products and investment in our people, I am certain we will go from strength to strength in 2023.”

Princeton offer takes Angela from North-east to New Jersey

Robert Gordon’s College pupil, Angela McAuslanKelly (17), has been offered an academic scholarship at Princeton University, New Jersey. Moving to the Ivy League university in August 2023 she will major in History, with a minor in German.

Highlighting her interest in studying in the United States, the dream became a possibility after Angela spoke with Miss Howie,Teacher of PE. Angela shared: “At the start of March 2022 I had a chat with Miss Howie about the possibility of studying in the US and combining this with my athletics training. Before that, I had never even considered the possibility.”

“I’m really looking forward to being able to study history more in depth and picking really specific courses I know I will love like Russian and Eastern European history. As well as training together with a team of athletes at a remarkable standard, who are also lovely.

“I want to experience as many things as possible and take advantage of new opportunities. I am also looking forward to a change of location and getting to experience how different life will be in a new continent. I love a good adventure!”

Congratulating Angela, Mrs Smith, Head of Senior School commented: “We are very proud of Angela and delighted all her hard work has paid off. This is such a fantastic opportunity for her; we look forward to keeping in touch and hearing all about her adventures.”