The Scotsman

Bus contract drives brand agency to record year

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Glasgow- based creative brand agency Madebrave is on track for a record year after being appointed sole creative partner for First Bus Scotland.

The agency will be responsibl­e for advertisin­g, brand and marketing activity across First Bus Scotland’s three operating companies in Glasgow, Scotland East and Aberdeen.

Madebrave director Andrew Dobbie said: “Overall, it’s been a great year for the agency, we’ve been winning business in Scotland, across the UK and starting to generate a lot of interest internatio­nally, too.

“We have grown ever y year, been profitable from our inception and our success is squarely down to our talented team.”

Founded by Dobbie in 2011, Madebrave now employs 30 staff in its Glasgow and London offices and is expecting to generate revenue in excess of £ 2 million this year.

Its varied client base features global corporatio­ns such as IBM and local firms in cluding the community- run GlenWyvis Distillery in Dingwall.

 ??  ?? 0 The road to success: First Scotland’s Andrew Jarvis, left, with Madebrave’s Andrew Dobbie
0 The road to success: First Scotland’s Andrew Jarvis, left, with Madebrave’s Andrew Dobbie

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