Where it began
Limelight was founded in 1993, Mike Shailes was at the helm and set up the business in an office in Shelton, Stoke on Trent. The main goal of the marketing company was to put clients into the limelight, so the company name came easy! The initial focus was to provide affordable visual marketing to the photographic industry, which was Mike’s specialist industry. Mike worked with several designers during this time, then he welcomed Louise as a Junior designer back in 2002, Limelight has never looked back! Taking the lead as sole owner in 2011, Louise’s ambition and passion for delivering quality design and marketing along with the support of her dedicated team, has meant Limelight has gone from strength to strength. We are proud to be a leading creative agency in Staffordshire.
Over the years we have come to specialise in website design and branding. Collaborating with talented and trusted partners to offer a full end-to-end marketing service, continuously adapting with the changes in technology and the world around us. We have embraced the digital era by continuously learning and developing our knowledge of digital marketing with social media, SEO and PPC. SEO is a key service we offer which helps clients reach those top rankings in their all-important search engine results to increase website traffic and leads. We are also pleased to now offer a green hosting package, being mindful of the impact we have on the world around us.
What is happening now
Earlier this year we set up a new studio in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire and have settled in well, flourishing in our new creative environment! Louise’s eye for detail has been put to great use in the new décor, using our new branding we have created a bright, vibrant, inspirational space to create, collaborate and grow.
Celebrating 30 years of business feels like a pretty big deal in this day and age, so we didn’t want to let the occasion pass, it was a good excuse to raise a glass with some of our clients and partners. It was lovely to see everyone, we just wanted to say a special thank you to everyone that we work with, especially our clients that come back to us time and time again with their marketing needs.
We ran with the 90s theme when creating our 30th logo and embraced our new colourful branding. We also ran a special campaign throughout the month of September on our social platforms, looking back at some past work and talking about how it all began with Mike, the founder of Limelight. If you want to have a look back at how the Limelight website design has changed over the years, head over to our LinkedIn page and check it out.
To top off our celebrations we have launched our new branding and website design! Whilst you are here on our new website, take a look around. We’ve had a slight rebrand reflecting the optimism of our future, we have brightened up the brand which now focuses on our true brand values. Supportive, adaptable, passionate and creative! We are working hard to ensure all of our clients keep receiving an outstanding service and marketing material they can be proud of.
We are excited to see what the next decade holds and we cannot thank you enough for choosing Limelight!
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