(openPR) - September 20, 2005 -- Bigmouthmedia has appointed Karin McLean to the newly created role of Operations Manager, McLean was previously Search Strategist at Massachusetts-based Search Marketing firm iProspect.

The appointment marks another significant growth phase for the search marketing agency as they continue their aggressive growth and development strategy that has seen them double staff numbers in the past 18 months. Both the organic and paid search teams have tripled in size, with all departments taking on new recruits. Bigmouthmedia now boasts a significant portfolio of clients including major global players such as Hilton, Barclays, MTV, British Airways, Sony Ericsson and Tesco, with paid search (PPC) accounting for almost two thirds of the business.

Karin will head up the organic search team at bigmouthmedia’s Edinburgh headquarters, reporting directly to Lyndsay Menzies, Operations Director. Karin brings eight years of client management experience with her, including three years of search marketing expertise gained at iProspect. Commenting on the move, McLean said, “I came from an industry leader and wanted to stay with an industry leader. The employees here reflect the bigmouthmedia brand – they’re fantastic players. The company has shown phenomenal organic growth – what I hope to do is coordinate new and existing developments in such a way that we can continue growing at speed. I want to capitalise on the successes to date, so we can repeat them again and again for every client."

Steve Leach, Managing Director, stated “We’re delighted to welcome Karin to the UK and to the bigmouthmedia team. The past year has been a whirlwind for us and the creation of this new role comes after months of strategic planning, development and recruitment, which reinforce us as a leader in our field. We have an unbeatable team with a depth of knowledge and experience rare in our fledgling industry. It’s a very exciting time”.



www.bigmouthmedia.com

Notes to Editor:

* Bigmouthmedia is one of the UK’s leading Search Marketing agencies, working with major brands including MTV, Sony Ericsson, Barclays, National Express, Tesco and Early Learning Centre.
* The company offers natural search marketing as well as Paid Search (PPC) Management services. It has full multilingual capabilities
* The 30-strong agency has offices in Edinburgh, London and Madrid and is headed up by founding director Steve Leach.
* Bigmouthmedia has doubled turnover over the last financial year and is set to see a further four-fold increase this year.

Contact:
Heather Luscombe
Online Marketing Director
Bigmouthmedia Ltd
51 Timberbush
Edinburgh
EH6 6QH
Phone: 0131 555 4848
Web: www.bigmouthmedia.com
E-mail: Heather.luscombe@bigmouthmedia.com



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