The Escape Breaks Out Onto Winning Streak

March 30, 2010 - PRLog -- Basingstoke-based design, marketing and web agency, The Escape Ltd., has landed a number of significant new business wins in rapid succession prompting its Managing Director, Rob Jones, to hail the successes as key indicators of the current strength of the full-service advertising business.
 
Key accounts that have now been added to The Escape’s client portfolio include Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association and Balfour Beatty as well as additional contracts for established client Hampshire County Council along with other accounts yet to be announced.
 
Rob said, “The last twelve months have been an exceptionally good time for us in a number of ways. As well as seeing record turnover for this period, we’ve also been able to explore some really exciting opportunities including planned expansion into overseas markets.”
 
Reflecting on the recently acquired business, Rob is mindful of the sustained effort that’s sometimes required saying, “In the case of Hampshire County Council, it’s taken us a while but our persistence has paid off with the award of a one-year contract to produce the ‘Hampshire Now’ magazine and its sister publications. Naturally, we’re delighted with this account and we’re really looking forward to furthering our relationship with HCC.”
 
The Escape believes it now has an excellent opportunity to reinforce its reputation as a leading provider of on- and off-line media solutions to the social housing sector. One of its strongest vertical markets, the company is relishing the prospect of delivering effective design and marketing initiatives to Islington & Shoreditch Housing Association by calling on many years of experience gained from working in this area.

In common with many companies, The Escape has had to deal with less-than-favourable economic conditions of late and has also seen some re-structuring of the business internally. However, Rob is quick to acknowledge the role that his creative and technical teams have played during this period saying, “Our philosophy has been simple. We’ve stuck to our core strengths and remained focused on what we do best which has helped us enormously.”
 
With a touch of caution the business is mindful of how quickly things can change, and particularly with regard to the on-line space. IT Director at The Escape, Jason Kneen, commented, “We’re well aware of the rate at which the world is being transformed around us which is why we’re making great strides in embracing emerging technologies that we can then develop and deploy for our clients. This, in turn keeps both ourselves and, more importantly, our clients ‘ahead of the curve’. And to be honest, the way things are going right now I really wouldn’t expect us to be anywhere else.”

For more information, contact The Escape Ltd. http://www.the-escape.co.uk

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The Escape are a fully integrated design, web and marketing agency based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK.

Founded in 1998, the company has grown organically and through acquisition. The present day sees the business with 14 members of staff and a turnover of c. £1.2 million.

The Escape is committed to immersing itself in its clients' respective industries to provide pragmatic, creative solutions with extra 'depth' backed up by strategic methodologies to provide tangible business benefit.