A cool infographic summarising the Interactive Scotland community and the expertise of just some of its clients!

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Scotland has world
class creative skills
and excellence in digital
technologies, and
companies working in
this space are integral to
the growth of Scotland’s
economy.
The Interactive
Scotland digital
community has a great
reputation, is
renowned for
collaboration and
punches well above
its weight
Growing
Scotland's
digital
community
Interactive Scotland
provides expert
help and support
for small to medium
enterprises across
the digital sector in
Scotland.
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The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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Digital technology
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8500
Employees
and counting
Scotland
IS Digital
Technology
Awards
NMA &
Econsultancy
Top 100
Digital Agency
Apple Editor’s
Choice
Royal
Television
Society
BAFTA
And more…
£450
million
TURNOVER
The last time
they checked
their bank
balance!...
…around the
same as Real
Madrid paid for
their squad of
Galacticos!
Next gen
broadband
Our companies cluster
in Dundee, Glasgow
and Edinburgh…
next to leading-edge
infrastructure
Youthful,
creative companies
619
Age of company (years)
5% 17% 37% 34% 3% 4%
Babies
(<1)
Toddlers
(1-2)
Nursery
(3-5)
School
(6-15)
% age of companies
University
(16-20)
Old timers
(21+)
Scale and
capability
in software and
new media
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Like many of us, digital media companies
aren’t perfect when it comes to keeping
their records up-to-date, so the information
presented is as accurate as we can get it!
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BRILLIANTSTUFFIN…
The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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Music
Software and new media
Advertising and marketing
Digital technology
Web Design in the
Champion’s League!
Dog Digital built a
microsite for UEFA,
attracting 10,000 users
per day – more than
passes through London
City Airport!
Higher than
The Sun
Award-winning
Newspaper Club
has printed over 4M
newspapers – more
than the circulation
of The Sun
Twice as good as
Robin Thicke, Adele
and Rihanna…
Kotikan’s Skyscanner
app has been downloaded
30M times –more than
double the UK’s top 10
downloaded singles of
all time
Read all
about it!
The List has 1.75M
unique users – more
than the population of
Glasgow and
Edinburgh combined
Top of
the Pops
EmuBands has
distributed 20 top 75 UK
singles - more than Pink
Floyd had in the UK
…and it’s a top
tourist attraction!
…with over 150M, the app
attracts more visitors than
France and the U.S.A.
combined!
THECOMMUNITYThe Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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Digital technology
GLOBAL REACH
Outplay Entertainment developed an app that
was an Apple Editor’s Choice…in 49 countries
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Gaming
COLLABORATIVE
Beartrap Games partnered with Leith Agency
to develop a game for Home Energy Scotland
AWARD WINNING
Lucky Frame were awarded a BAFTA
for their satirical game, Bad Hotel
THECOMMUNITYThe Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight
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Digital technology
THECOMMUNITY
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Filmand
video
WORK WITH
GLOBAL BRANDS
including Microsoft, Nokia and Save the Children
PRODUCE CONTENT
FOR MAJOR
BROADCASTERS
including the BBC and Sky
CLEAN UP ON THE
AWARD CIRCUIT
with countless BAFTAs and Royal Television
Awards
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The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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Digital technology
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Broadcast
THECOMMUNITY
CREATE AWARD-
WINNING CONTENT
such as the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?
FIRST-RATE
POST-PRODUCTION
CAPABILITY
with companies including 422.tv
ATTRACT BIG NAME
INVESTMENT
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The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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Digital technology
Publishing
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THECOMMUNITY
MORE READERS THAN
THE UK TABLOIDS
Newspaper Club have printed 4M + papers
– more than The Sun’s daily circulation
EXPERTISE IN
DELIVERING MOBILE
APPLICATIONS
The List and Clash readers make
the most of mobile apps
1.75M
read The List produced in Edinburgh
The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight
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Advertising and marketing
Digital technology
 Digital
design
THECOMMUNITY
CONSIDERED
AMONGST THE
UK’S BEST
Equator is an NMA & Econsultancy
Top 100 Digital Agency
110
COMPANIES
1,000+
EMPLOYEES
TOP
100
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The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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Digital technology
Animation
THECOMMUNITY
PRODUCE GRAPHICS
FOR AWARD-WINNING
GAMES
including Crackdown for Xbox One and
Need for Speed Rivals for Electronic Arts
WINS AWARDS
including Game Connection Marketing Awards,
BAFTAs and the coveted Imagina Grand Jury Prize
DO MORE THAN
JUST GAMING AND
CARTOONS
including human body 3D and 4D
surface image capture
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The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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WORK WITH
BIG BRANDS
such as Sky, PlayStation and the BBC
WORK WITH
LEADING ARTISTS
including, Glasvegas, Leona Lewis and Paul Weller
WORK ON OSCAR-
WINNING MOVIES
such as Disney Pixar’s Brave
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The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight
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Softwareand
newmedia
THECOMMUNITY
213
COMPANIES
TOPS THE APPS
CHARTS
with apps including Skyscanner developed by
Kotikan
3,000+
EMPLOYEES
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The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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Advertising
andmarketing
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372,000
unique visitors achieved by Rapp when
delivering their campaign for Barclaycard
DELIVER THE WORLD’S
BEST DIGITAL MEDIA
CAMPAIGNS
such as Dog Digital’s social campaign for UEFA
113,000
new customers achieved during this campaign
– a conversion rate of around 30%
30
%
The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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Digital
technology
THECOMMUNITY
WORLD-LEADING
MOBILE PAYMENTS
TECHNOLOGY
developed by Helixion
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
delivered by Pure VLC
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The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight
WORLD-LEADING
TEXT TO SPEECH
TECHNOLOGY
delivered by CereProc

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Gaming
Film & Video
Broadcast
Publishing
Digital Design
AnimationMusic
Software & New
Media
Advertising &
Marketing
Digital Technology
34%
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Scaleand
capability
The Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight

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The IS community
achieves national and
global recognition
NMA & Econsultancy
Top 100 Digital Agency
Equator
Game Connection
Marketing Awards
Axis Animation
Scottish Design Awards
Whitespace
Imagina Grand Jury Prize
Axis Animation
Scotland IS Digital
Technology Awards
Kotikan
Firefish Software
BAFTA
Lucky Frame
Beartrap Games
Tern TV
Finestripe Productions
Axis Animation
Apple Editor’s Choice
Outplay Entertainment
Royal Television Society
Finestripe Productions
DBA Design Effectiveness
999design
The community has won many awards
– too many to list here…
…but we have provided a selection
of awards and winners below
Award
winning
THECOMMUNITYThe Interactive Scotland digital community…
Great reputation… Renowned for collaboration… Punches well above its weight