Once upon a time, one man, with a dream to change the North East marketing agency scene started out on his own to set up a business the likes of which the region had never seen before - a fully integrated marketing agency that would provide businesses far and wide with a no nonsense, forward thinking solution to their every marketing need... Effective marketing without the gobbledegook. More bang for your buck!

Fast-forward a few years and that very agency is celebrating its thirteenth birthday today. Happy 13th Birthday... Silver Bullet Marketing!

Times have certainly changed since John set up shop in 1999. Our home in Ouseburn has evolved significantly in these past years, as the area we once shared with derelict warehouses and scrap yards has become the creative hub of the North East, a transition in which we're proud to have had played our part.

John said, "It's difficult to believe that 13 years have flown by since we started in a rented loft above FPP's studio. Like every agency, or the few that tell the truth, we've had our share of ups and downs but the very fact that we're still here in some harsh economic times shows we must be doing something right. Better times are coming for the region and I don't think birthdays are a time to look back - they're a time to look forward to see what the next 13 years bring!"

"The team we now have is the strongest we've ever had and it's a good place to be - creative and fun but also practical and professional. We're working on projects for a vast range of clients, ranging from international oil and drilling companies to local house builders, We work across consumer and B2B, private and public sectors and find the diversity of work is great for creativity. Some of our clients have been with us from Day One, some are more recent but they all receive the very highest level of service we can give them."

In a time when our industry has fallen victim to budget cuts across all sectors, we're pleased to say that dedication to our work and our clients has proven invaluable as we continue to grow in an increasingly creative and innovative industry. We?ve built up a reputation that now generates global enquiries based purely on recommendations from previous work.

So at the grand old age of 13 we can assure you there'll be no stroppy teenage years, just continued hard work and quality service.

Here's to the next 13 years.