Husband-and-wife digital agency plans big expansion into the United States

Advertising firm believes that American west coast offers room for growth, writes Russell Jackson

Adigital advertising firm founded in Milngavie is looking to expand from one west coast to another - by opening an office in Los Angeles.

Tag Digital, a pay-per-click agency specialising in global events and publishing, was established by husband-and-wife team Craig and Laura Davidson six years ago.

The company, which has offices in bothglasgowandlondon,saiditwas on track to post a turnover in excess of £2million next year.

Tag will conclude 2017 with a scouting mission to California to expand its existing client base in the US and look for premises.

It’s all part of an expansion strategy which further buoyed by news the firmhasbeennamedasoneof20businesses accepted on to the inaugural Scale Up Scotland programme, run by The Hunter Foundation and Entrepreneurial Scotland, designed to scale companies up to £50m turnover.

Tag successfully completed a rigorous selection process designed to challenge their entrepreneurial mindset, growth aspirations, business model and what they can contribute to their peers.

Scale programme manager Ken Whipp said: “The leadership team at Tag Digital demonstrated a real potential and ambition to scale internationally together with the growth mindset critical to success.

“The programme will help place them on the global stage. By entrepreneurs,forentrepreneurs,wecombine real expertise with the benefits of peer-to-peer learning and world class thought leadership.”

Co-founder Laura said: “Deciding to specialise in events and publishing has been key for the business, it has ensured we are laser-focused and experts in our field.

“We have an amazing team behind us, who has been instrumental in delivering the results to retain expert status. We’re excited with how far the business has come.

“Being accepted on the Scale Up Scotland programme gives us the opportunity to learn from business leaders at what is a crucial stage for us. We’re proud to be listed among a groupofpromisingscottishentrepreneurs who share our ambition.”

The company also is a Google Premier Partner – a status achieved by just eight per cent of agencies worldwide.

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