Stonor is 25. Which means we've been around longer than LinkedIn.

Twenty-five years is a long time in recruitment.

Or, to put it another way…

We've been helping companies hire brilliant marketers since before LinkedIn existed.

Before Facebook was a thing.

Before the iPhone.

Before Spotify playlists replaced mixtapes.

Before Zoom interviews.

And long before AI became everyone's favourite meeting attendee.

A lot has changed.

Marketing has reinvented itself more times than we can count. We've seen new channels appear overnight, others disappear, and enough buzzwords to fill several dictionaries.

Yet after 25 years of working with marketing, technology and SaaS businesses, we've noticed something.

The fundamentals haven't really changed.

Great businesses still need great people.

Candidates still join companies because of inspiring leaders, exciting opportunities and brilliant cultures, not because the careers page says "we're like a family."

The best hiring managers still move quickly.

The strongest candidates still don't hang around.

And no amount of AI can tell you whether someone is going to thrive in a team.

Experience doesn't mean doing things the old-fashioned way. It means recognising patterns. Knowing when a brief needs challenging. Spotting potential that doesn't jump off the page. Understanding when a candidate is underselling themselves. Helping clients avoid expensive hiring mistakes before they happen.

After 25 years as a marketing recruitment agency, that's probably the biggest lesson we've learnt.

Technology changes.

People don't that much.

Twenty-five years later...

We're incredibly proud that Stonor has reached its 25th birthday.

Not because we've simply lasted a long time. Plenty of recruitment businesses haven't.

We're proud because we've spent the last quarter of a century building relationships with marketing leaders, founders and candidates who keep coming back. Many of the people we placed years ago are now CMOs, Marketing Directors and founders themselves. Some are now hiring through us.

That's the bit we never take for granted.

So... we're celebrating.

Birthdays should involve cake. Ours also involves a little thank you.

Throughout August we're offering 25% off our recruitment fees.

If you're planning to grow your marketing team, hiring into SaaS, or simply thinking ahead to your next key appointment, there's never been a better excuse to have a conversation.

We've also built a dedicated landing page, with all the details of the offer - we'd love you to visit it!

👉 Take a look here: https://celebrate25.stonorsearch.app/

Here's to the next 25 years!