Pictured above: Tina Clough with Neil and Christine Hamilton

Derbyshire based, Poppy-PR, has silenced the critics with a successful first year in business, despite the recession.

The founder of the business, Tina Clough (25) started the company based on Noskwith Street in Ilkeston, a year ago in a bid to keep local economy alive and has since doubled the firms turnover and client numbers.

Providing traditional and online PR solutions, Poppy-PR now executes campaigns for clients including Belvoir Lettings, Nexsis Comms Ltd, Marketing Mole, Ultimate-Mobiles and The Legal Deed Poll Service, which resulted in Tina working alongside Christine Hamilton last year.

The business began primarily from referrals with many clients following Tina when she left agencies in and around Nottingham and today Poppy-PR prides itself on providing a range of services all tailored towards creating communications campaigns with clout.

Tina, who has a firm grounding in both journalism and PR, said "I am absolutely delighted that Poppy-PR has had such a successful first year. I decided to start the firm after believing that there was a gap in the market for a PR agency that offered purpose specific PR packages for the smaller business and start up.

"I hope that the success of Poppy-PR will continue over the next few years as we have plans to offer many new services."

The agency has already successfully secured major coverage in tabloids, broadsheets and on national and regional radio programmes for both its local and national client base.

Tina Added: "Poppy-PR has proven that even in the hardest times a brand new PR agency can thrive.  The only way is now up for Poppy-PR."

For more information on Poppy PR and their packages, please contact tina.clough@poppy-pr.co.uk