About Avid Panda
The pandas behind the magic
Avid Panda was created with a passion for Digital Marketing, with the aim to simply do it better. Our pride in our work makes us confident to be transparent in our work and results for our customers.
Our Story
Nine years, one aim: do digital marketing better. Here is how we got from a one-man start-up to an award-winning team.
- Spring 2017
Avid Panda Is Born
Avid Panda was born in the spring of 2017 when our founder and lead ideologist, Alex, decided to follow his dream and created his own digital marketing agency. Having encountered many businesses that struggled to be heard online, in his years of experience in the digital marketing industry, he finally took matters into his own hands and started helping businesses grow.
- Winter 2017
Getting Accelerated
Soon after, the agency joined the NatWest Accelerator Programme with the goal to become more efficient and scale up. Thanks to Alex’s informed, SEO-driven approach and his ambition to always be best, it didn’t take long for Avid Panda to find its place in the digital marketing scene in Birmingham.
- 2020
Creative Agency of the Year
Clutch names Avid Panda its Creative Agency of the Year: the first award on what is now a crowded shelf.
- Early 2021
Growing Into A Market Leader
Since then, what was once a one-man little start-up grew into a leading digital marketing agency run by a small team of some of the best marketing experts in the West Midlands. Now, you can find the Avid Panda team in our office in Birmingham City Centre where we spend our days aiding local, national and international businesses in their quest to establish and grow their online presence.
- 2021
Top 1.3% in the UK
Clutch ranks Avid Panda in the top 1.3% of digital agencies in the UK.
- 2024
A Night at the Midlands Marketing Awards
The whole team dresses up for the Midlands Marketing Awards in Birmingham.
- 2026
Still Earning It
Clutch’s Top SEO Company in Birmingham for 2026, and our Microsoft Advertising Partner status renewed for another year.
Our Awards
We are immensely proud to be recognised by some of the leading authorities in our industry. We have won impressive awards for almost all of our services, highlighting our team’s expertise and dedication.
Our Partners
We work inside the platforms we manage, recognised by both Microsoft and Google.
Microsoft Advertising Elite Partner
As part of Microsoft’s Advertising Partner Program, our talented team has been recognised and rewarded. We receive access to Microsoft training certificates and their community events.
Google Partner
Avid Panda is a certified Google Partner for 2026, recognised by Google for campaign performance and platform expertise.
Supporting Our Team
Our efforts to make Avid Panda the best possible place to work have been recognised by the Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards.
Our Approach
We make it our priority to first understand you, your business and your needs to tailor the best approach and achieve the best results for your company. We also make sure that you know exactly what you get in return for your investment.
Many business owners and marketing directors come to us with a certain dose of scepticism towards digital marketing, having experienced their fair share of disappointment in the past. We know that you may have many questions about what we do and how it helps you increase your revenue, awareness or social impact and we are happy to answer all of them.
We work with you every step of the way to design and implement a digital marketing strategy that has a real value to your business.
Our Values
Avid Panda’s brand personality is built around our core values: Integrity, Accountability, Self-improvement, Relationships and Trust, and they are reflected in everything we do.
In keeping with these values, we provide regular reports that help you track what we are doing for your business and are reliably responsive to assist whenever we can.
Integrity
We do what we say we will do.
Accountability
We are always transparent in our relationship. If there is a success we celebrate it. If we make a mistake, we own it, we learn from it and we fix it.
Self-improvement
We keep our skills up to date so we are the best professionals and marketers we can be. That means dedicating time to training, not only to client work.
Relationships
We put our clients’ best interests first, prefer long-term partnerships to short-term projects, and take the time to understand what a client actually wants. Inside the team it means the same thing: we respect each other and we help each other.
Trust
Trust runs in every direction: clients trusting us, us trusting our clients, and the team trusting each other to take accountability where it is due. We do not micro-manage. If someone agrees to do a piece of work by a certain time, they are trusted to deliver it, with support when they ask for it rather than someone checking over their shoulder.
Our Name
We would love to tell you the exciting tale of a (mis)fortune fall into a panda enclosure, which set in motion a dramatic rescue mission in what would probably be the most nerve-wracking day of any zoo keeper’s career, resulting in our Panda in Chief experiencing a moment of revelation after being petted by a real panda. Unfortunately, we can’t.
In reality, the Avid Panda brand was born from a well-calculated approach rooted in trusting the power of data. Our Panda in Chief used the latest tech to analyse different factors and create the ideal brand name. To this day, harnessing data and embracing technology is at the foundation of our digital marketing approach.
Why Choose Avid Panda as Your Digital Marketing Agency
We understand that you need to think long and hard before you choose your digital marketing partner. To help you make the right decision, we thought we’d share some of the reasons that make Avid Panda your digital marketing agency in Birmingham.
Honest and Transparent Approach
At Avid Panda, we champion transparency and accountability. We provide clear visual reports and one-to-one conversations to ensure that you are always in the know about your marketing strategy and the success of your investment. Most importantly, we are not just a faceless digital marketing agency, we are a team of experts always on hand to help you with any marketing-related queries you might have.
Passionate About Digital Marketing
At Avid Panda, we actively promote learning and professional development within the business to make sure that our digital marketing experts always measure up to the highest industry standards. From SEO to web design and copywriting, everything in the world of Google changes rapidly and so do we. The more we uncover, the more knowledge is put into making your business successful.
Award-Winning Quality
Talk is one thing and results – another. We know that. This is why we want you to know that Avid Panda is a double-award-winning digital marketing agency in Birmingham, with the 2020 Creative Agency of the Year and the UK Top Creative Design Agency For 2021 Clutch Awards proudly standing on our list of brand accolades. Clutch is the leading UK comparison site for creative and digital marketing agencies.
Meet the Team
Real people, real pandas. This is the team that answers when you call. Hover over a photo for the honest version.
Alex Johnson
Panda in Chief
With an insatiable appetite for knowledge and a hunger for success, Alex is the driving force behind the Avid Panda brand. Our Panda in Chief is always ready to bestow wisdom upon you when you are in need of advice and he’s there to lead your business to glory in the realm of digital marketing.
Lex Baciu
SEO Lead
An avid reader of obscure literature, Lex spends her free time delving into lesser known concepts of philosophy (when she’s not throwing her weight around the Muay Thai arena, that is). At work, Lex is a formidable force in local SEO. She will calculate every probability to ensure your business takes its rightful place within the top results of Google search in your area.
Lance Honeghan
PR Lead
Lance leads PR with extensive expertise in crafting stories that resonate with business and trade journalists.
Thomas Rose
Web Lead
Alice
Content Strategist
Lily
PR Exec
Ready When You Are.
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