Silver Award - Most Effective Retail Training or Mystery Shopping Campaign

Brand and campaign insight were reflected in this category's entry along with client's brand enhanced increases being reflecting in the results shown. An integral part was to show key customer understanding and retail performance. Through training and integrated Mystery Shopping approach, results highlighted key issues for training going forward.

Highly Commended - Brand Ambassador of the Year Award

Through Line Manager and client testimonials, this entry reflected the individual's commitment to the client with a focus on personal and team progression and training.

Finalist - Team of the Year

Through commitment, development and staff retention, this award entry reflected overall improved team performance. The focus on client relations and agency relations were shown to be paramount at all times alongside recognition and communication producing results from schemes in place.

Finalist - Agency of the Year

Sustained and increased development of the business was paramount to reflecting this category's criteria.

Regional Highly Commended Status in the National Business Awards 2008

To achieve Highly Commended Status in The Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Category, we had to show how the leadership has developed the Company strategy with emphasis on customer focus, satisfaction and acquisition.

It also had to illustrate examples of engaging people, creating innovation in its competitive and operational parts of the business ensuring service development is ongoing and client focused. Finally, it has to reflect how its operates at an ethical level either satisfying or exceeding conformance to legal and professional requirements.

Winner - Best Field Marketing Team of the Year

This award entry had to prove staff retention and overall improved team performance. The key focus was to demonstrate high levels of preparation of the brand ambassadors and its management. Importance was given to relations between the client, agency and the team. There was emphasis on training measures and its results showing illustrations of reward and recognition schemes etc. Team work and communication was also very important.

Runner up - Field Marketing Agency of the Year 2007

To be considered for Field Marketing Agency of the Year we had to demonstrate success in the other categories entered and further show a year-on-year sustained development of the business.

Runner up - Most Effective Mystery Shopping Activity

This category had to demonstrate brand and valuable campaign insight, enhancing the overall client's brand and its reputation. In addition, an explanation of customer understanding together with brand ambassador and retailer performance was measured. Again, the return on investment was also a key part.

Runner up - Brand Ambassador of the Year

This category required us to demonstrate, through Manager and client testimonials, why the individual concerned has proven to be a true ambassador for the client. The entrants had to show they were focused on personal and team progression, embracing the training and development provided by the company and client.

Finalist - Most Innovative Application of Data and Technology

In this category we had to show efficient & effective use of data collection, its methods, analysis and its presentation; our entry had to demonstrate that it was effective and designed to make a real difference to our clients business. Finally, it had to demonstrate that a return on investment was clearly measurable.

Regional Highly Commended in the National Business Awards 2007

“The infinite Group were very proud and privileged to hear the good news that it was awarded the Highly Commended status in The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business Award category of the National Business Awards 2007. Evidence is required of a well thought-through and executed strategy, addressing not only the deployment of the technology, but also its effective uptake by employees and stakeholders.”

Winner - Direct Marketing Association Staffing and Training Award

"The winner have demonstrated exceptional investment in its employees and management team, demonstrating improved company and staff performance, employee retention, relationship with its employees and increased productivity. Others areas taken into consideration include: training structure, quality of contract, sales uplift, employee remuneration, reward and motivation of employees and team communication/flexibility."

Finalist - Field Marketing Agency of the Year Award 2006

"Finalists in the field marketing agency of the year award have demonstrated exceptional standards of performance, across multiple services, with outstanding client/agency relationship."

Regional Finalist - CMS Cameron McKenna Business of the Year Award

"The CMS Cameron McKenna Business of the Year Award is a National award open to all organisations operating within the public and private sectors; the award judges companies on criteria such as growth, financial success, innovative strategies and market leadership in its sector."

Regional Finalist - Award for Business Improvement Through People

"The principal reason for becoming a finalist in The Award for Business Improvement through People is due to infinite Group's innovative Training Academy (The T-Academy); the pinnacle of its continuous quest, to nurture and develop staff to their full potential. This has enabled infinite Group to deliver services which have improved commercial prospects, performance and delivered superb results."

Highly Commended - The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award

On hearing that infinite Group had been awarded the highly commended status in the The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award and being selected as regional finalists in The CMS Cameron McKenna Business of the Year Award and The Award for Business Improvement through People Award, CEO Nigel Stone said, "This news is testament to our commitment to exceptional performance in every area of our business and demonstrates our overriding commitment to business excellence and employee development. "

"infinite were proud to be finalists in this locally prestigious event, and in light of the strong competition from both local, national, and international businesses, were honoured to be named as runners up."

"The National Business Awards are supported by forward-thinking organisations that have a desire to recognise best practice, innovative business processes, and overall business success."

"The Parcelforce Worldwide Small Business Awards recognise excellence amongst UK small businesses and their contribution to the economy."