{"id":250,"date":"2012-07-08T08:39:55","date_gmt":"2012-07-08T07:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=250"},"modified":"2021-05-18T10:36:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:36:07","slug":"87-apparition-marketing-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2012\/87-apparition-marketing-design\/","title":{"rendered":"87. Apparition Marketing &amp; Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Founder:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rachel Ducker<br><strong>Founded:<\/strong>&nbsp;April 2009<br><strong>Website:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apparitiondesigns.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.apparitiondesigns.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A one-stop shop for creative marketing, East Anglia-based Apparition Marketing &amp; Design was launched when founder Rachel Ducker was just 23. 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