April Six, the leading global technology marketing Agency, has been crowned B2B Marketing Communications Agency of the Year, at the B2B Marketing Awards.

The award recognises April Six's extraordinary growth and the quality of its work. Market-leading, ROI-focussed and creative campaigns have helped the Agency grow by 30% year- on-year which has created a £10m business, with profits of nearly £2m. Its San Francisco office, founded in 2013, already has nearly 20 members of staff and works with Clients like Sage, Pure Storage and VMware. Proof Communication, the CIPR award-winning London PR Agency, was also acquired last year by the Agency. This cemented April Six's position as the leading Agency for International B2B technology marketing. Following the launch of its Singapore office in November 2015, it is now firmly established on the world stage.

The B2B Marketing Awards are held annually and designed to recognise excellence in this critical field for UK industry. The largest independent awards of its kind in the UK, B2B Marketing attracts hundreds of entries each year. During the process the judges quickly recognised April Six's ambition, ability and acumen, showcased by its long term Client relationships, high level of staff retention and profit delivered every year of its 15 year existence.

'We've been working towards this since April 6th 2000,' said CEO Fiona Shepherd. 'This hugely prestigious award is recognition of the commitment, passion and talent we have in our team. The support and loyalty of our incredible Clients has also been fundamental in achieving this amazing accolade. I'm extremely proud of what we have achieved and I'm incredibly excited about where we go next. Our global expansion over the past few years, including the US and Singapore, means 2016 is going to be an amazing year for April Six as we continue our journey to becoming the most successful B2B technology Agency in the world.'

James Farmer, Founder and Publisher of B2B Marketing added: 'This is a tremendous result for April Six. They have had a standout year and fully deserve the award as Agency of the Year.'

April Six is part of The Mission Marketing Group plc (the missiontm), the marketing communications and advertising Group including Bray Leino, bigdog, Mongoose, Proof, RLA, Robson Brown, Solaris, Speed, Splash, Story and ThinkBDW.

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