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Intelligent Marketing claims two top rising stars

Edited by the Marketingservicestalk editorial team Dec 5, 2007

Leading integrated agency Intelligent Marketing can more than justify its name as it lays claim to having not one but two of the UK's top 500 rising stars within its ranks.

Agency Director and co-founder Katharine Roseveare (30) and Board Account Director Rich Bryson (28) have both been named in the definitive list of the country's top new talents in business - Courvoisier's The Future 500 in partnership with The Observer (published on 25 November).

The Future 500 has taken 10 business sectors ranging from the Food and Drink industries to Fashion, Public Sector and Sport and selected the highest achievers in each category.

Roseveare and Bryson both won through in the Media sector, which was judged by co-founder of IGA Worldwide, Ed Bartlette, and in which Roseveare reached the Top 10.

Intelligent Marketing was founded by Katharine Roseveare and her business partner, Tricia Weener, just five years ago.

In that time the agency has quadrupled its staff and its client base, trebled its turnover and achieved an impressive GBP2.6m turnover.

Roseveare already has a raft of industry awards to her name including the Top 35 Women in Business by Management Today magazine, winner of the Natwest Women in Business Start Ups Award and finalist in Pathfinders Media Employer of the Year 2006.

Bryson was a key member of the founding team and appointed Board Account Director in 2005, heading up teams working across the Coral and Diageo accounts, including the award-nominated Guinness Quality campaigns.

In his dual role as IM Strategy Director, he was instrumental in developing IM's unique '4i' approach and recently launched a sports marketing blog on the Brand Republic website.

Bryson commented: "The Courvoiser 500 network is a great opportunity to interact with like-minded individuals from a wide range of industries in the UK".

Commenting on their place in The Future 500 Roseveare said: "It's a fantastic accolade and we're both delighted to have reached the top 500 in the country, but it's also great recognition for Intelligent Marketing where there is plenty more talent and ambition to follow".