DIGITAL PR and social media agency Renegade Media’s pioneering work has been recognised at an awards ceremony run by a local newspaper group.

The Gloucestershire-based company scooped the Small Business of the Year award at the event, organised by the Forrester newspaper.

Founder and MD Mark Terry-Lush was also named runner up in the Businessman of the Year category.

The ceremony, which took place at Forest Hills Golf Club in the Forest of Dean, was attended by Mr Terry-Lush and his team.

Renegade, whose clients include Mini, Amsterdam Worldwide, Under Armour and China’s Dynamic Marketing Group, beat off competition from dozens of companies in the first awards of its kind in the county.

In honouring their work, the judges said: “Renegade Media recently made local, national and international news with its elaborate April1 spoof ‘Publicitair – the world’s first free airline.’

They have established a high-profile customer base and are a business which is going places.”

Mark Terry-Lush said: “This award is great recognition for our whole team. It’s nice to be noticed for doing something different and innovative.”

The firm is now actively seeking two appointments to beef up their rapidly growing digital public relations and social media teams.

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