One of the West Midlands' most-established advertising agencies M3 has retained the creative and media accounts for Walsall College after winning a competitive pitch.

The full-service advertising agency pitched against agencies from both the West Midlands and London to win the account.

Russell Williams, Communications Manager at Walsall College comments: "We are delighted to be continuing our working partnership with the M3 team. As always, we were very impressed with M3's creative presentation and are fully aware that the agency understands the education industry very well."

Dave Lawrence, M3 Director adds: "We are extremely pleased to be extending our working relationship with Walsall College and are confident we can continue doing a sterling job on the account. We are particularly proud to have won a pitch against such very strong agencies."

Walsall College is the largest provider of qualifications for 14-19 year olds in the Borough of Walsall, typically supporting over 3,500 young people in accessing vocational courses each year. In addition, Walsall College provides education and training to over 4,000 adults, delivered both at the College campuses and onsite in the workplace.

M3 has been experiencing significant growth over the past 12 months and has made a number of new appointments, particularly in the Digital Department which has more than doubled in size.