Winners of the Creative Industries category Arke Agency with Marcus Atkinson and comedian Mark Watson

Tamara Roberts, Business School Advisory Board member and CEO of Ridgeview Wine Estate accepting her award

Arke Agency has won the University of Sussex Business School sponsored Creative Industries category at the Sussex Business Awards 2023, with Search Seven receiving a Highly Commended.

Arke Agency are a multi-award winning strategic digital marketing agency in Brighton. As a team of creative digital experts, they specialise in advertising, and analytics, offering a wide range of services including company training programmes, creating an impactful customer experinece.

The Platinum Media Group event, hosted by comedian and novelist Mark Watson, took place on 30 November at the Grand Hotel, Brighton, with an audience of business talent from across Sussex.

Now in its 35th year, the Sussex Business Awards acknowledges and celebrates all-round excellence, as well as those businesses demonstrating special strengths in areas such as innovation, customer service and professional services.

There were 16 categories this year including ‘Innovation in Business’, ‘Community Hero Award’ and ‘CEO of the Year’ which was won by Business School Advisory Board member Tamara Roberts, CEO of Ridgeview Wine Estate.

Our panel of Business School student judges interviewed all entries and together selected a winner. On presenting the Creative Industries Award, Marcus Atkinson, Engagement Manager at the Business School said:

“We are thrilled to extend our warmest congratulations to Arke Agency for their outstanding achievement in winning the prestigious 2023 Creative Industries Award. Their dedication, innovation, and creativity have truly shone through, and they thoroughly deserve this recognition.

“We would also like to give a special mention to Search Seven for their incredible performance, being highly commended in the same category. Their hard work and commitment to excellence have not gone unnoticed, and we applaud their remarkable achievements.”

Arke Agency Managing Director Steph Noble commented:

“Sussex is a wonderful creative hub that is bursting with out of the box thinkers and doers. We’re not just focused on growth, we’re on a journey to create something extraordinary.
“Our mission is about generating long-term growth for our partners while championing the values of continuous learning, unwavering transparency, and genuine relationships.
“We are not just an agency, but are positioned as an extension and challenger to our clients teams too. We are so proud to have our hard work and dedication recognised by the judges in winning the Creative Industries Award - it just goes to show how we grow and learn together, adapt quickly and build on each other’s ideas to provide something never experienced before - we couldn't be more proud to have won this award."

Congatulations are also extended to our Creative Industry category finalists Brightec, Growth by Design, and Magenta Associates.