New Bolton marketing agency is targeting start-ups and SMEs to offer specialised help

Brunch Marketing, based in Deane, was founded by businessman Yasin Ahmed in January as The Marketing Dept but has had a re-brand this month.

Mr Ahmed explained: “We wanted to set out our own aims and objectives more specifically and clearly, and felt a re-brand was the best way forward.

“My aim has always been to provide creative marketing solutions for small and medium-sized businesses. I know from my own experiences just how difficult trading can be in that first year and I wanted our team to be able to take away some of those strains and stresses and point people firmly in the right direction.

“These days, SMEs are struggling to keep up with customers who are changing the way they shop for products or services and the way they look for suppliers. This all makes attracting new customers much harder and this is something we very much wanted to address.”

Mr Ahmed set up a team of experts which include lead creative Kristian Holt, Natham Raan who deals with content and SEO, social media executive Sam Anees and videographer Andrew Ryan.

Brunch is also partnering with Start-Up Loans, a Government initiative to help finance new businesses. “We help new companies obtain the finance for their marketing, which I think shows our commitment to small businesses,” added Mr Ahmed.

The new initiative is already paying off. They have attracted several new clients including a new local restaurant.

“We have found that the problem arises when businesses just starting or looking at re-branding go to several different companies to get areas like signs and logos created,” added Mr Ahmed. “They can end up with mixed messages which don’t give them uniform branding – which is so important in today’s marketplace.

“We have made a one-stop shop at Brunch which allows clients to create a strong message throughout, and see that branding develop to help them go forward with confidence. Our link with Start-Up Loans also underpins that initial financial investment for new businesses.”