A WORCESTERSHIRE marketing company has been named the regional winner of a business competition.

Online Media Works has been selected as the winner of Enterprise Nation’s StartUp 2017 Instagram competition.

The firm is the brainchild of former Worcestershire Businesswoman of the Year Esther Partridge-Warner, and it entered the competition, My Big Idea, after it called for entrants to post a creative image that sums up their business idea.

The company's submission was entitled 'Kickstart 2017 with an awesome social media strategy', and the winning prize was presented at an event at the Chartered Accountants Hall in London, on Tuesday, February 7.

The prize included a one hour advice session over lunch with Clive Lewis, head of enterprise at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Mrs Partridge-Warner, who lives in Malvern, said: "I am absolutely delighted to have won this competition from such a supportive and enterprising body.

"In a few short days after the award, my Instagram followers increased by 24 per cent, which proves the power that social media has within the business community.”

Enterprise Nation is a trusted source of support for the thousands of people across the UK and works with central government, big business and regulatory bodies.

Online Media Works frees up small business owners from the time consuming process of marketing, allowing them to focus on running their businesses and, crucially, generating revenue.