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Queen's Awards for Enterprise: Cheltenham digital marketeers honoured for International Trade

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Nicky Godding

Cheltenham-based digital marketing agency, Ocere, who’s clients include Airbnb and Betway, has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade. The awards are based on outstanding achievement in the following four categories: innovation; international trade; sustainable development and promoting opportunity through social mobility. They are one of just 205 organisations nationally to be recognised with this prestigious award

Established in 2009, Ocere offers SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and link building services on a global level, particularly for growth-oriented companies. In the last 2 years Ocere has grown international sales by over 245% and now derives over 50% of revenues from overseas markets. They pride themselves in having strong media relationships with an assortment of news publications, portals and authoritative sites.

“We are delighted to receive this richly deserved royal recognition for outstanding international growth.” says Tom Parling, CEO of Ocere. “Through continuous improvement, innovation and zeal, we have expanded into numerous overseas markets with outstanding success. To achieve at this level requires a special dedication and focus. In the midst of a crippling pandemic, Ocere has doubled revenues and added a roster of top global clients. We're overjoyed to be honoured with this prestigious award and will use it as a springboard for the next chapter of our journey.”

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.

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