Dea’s own experience prior to 1991 was with a leading Lancashire advertising and PR agency, where she worked as a copywriter and PR exec on accounts such as Booths supermarkets, Pataks Indian foods, Preston Borough Council, Monsanto, Rectella curtains and Fairclough Homes.

Since then, The Competitive Edge has provided marketing communications and consultancy to clients such as;

*Sweet Dreams - bed manufacturer - full marketing and PR services; including creating all marketing material, from concept to print, including photography
*Bill Beaumont Textiles - furnishings manufacturer - project marketing and PR services, creating brochures and flyers, newsletters and point-of-sale
*Recor NV - Belgian furniture manufacturer - UK marketing projects, including direct mail campaigns to retail stockists
*Impact Socket Supplies - engineering manufacturer - marketing communications and PR
*Blackpool & The Fylde College - School of Art & Design - copywriting of prospectus
*Ned Naylor IFA - marketing communications
*Bells Decanter Register - collectors’ club (for profit) - PR and copywriting, including journalism
*Capsica - publishing house - PR and copywriting
*Preston Hearing Centre - retailer - marketing communications and PR
*Morgan Lighting - retailer - advertising and PR
*John Barnes - equestrian photographer - marketing communications