22 . Glasgow Business August 2014


GLASGOW BUSINESS AWARDS 2013 WINNER FOCUS


FORTUNE FAVOURS MADEBRAVE TEAM


Graphic design business builds on awards glory by increasing the workforce to 16 G


lasgow’s creative industries are admired around the globe and it is refreshing that companies such as MadeBrave are continuing to


enhance this reputation. Based in Studio 404, on Osborne Street just


off the Trongate, this expanding graphic design business is a hotbed of imaginative thoughts turned into reality. Te proof is the striking artwork created for Aggreko’s temporary power units for the Commonwealth Games. Te images of dripping-wet swimmers emerging from the water in full flow were engaging and appealing. It certainly gave Aggreko’s mundane power plants the wow factor. Te office chat is about the power of


advertising and branding and how it can be made to work for clients in traditional ways


“Winning the award last year has certainly helped raise our profile. That’s been good for business ”


but increasingly through the web and social media channels. In October last year, MadeBrave was a


winner in the Glasgow Business Awards, picking up the prize as Best Performing Business (1-10 employees). It has now outgrown that category for this year’s awards. “Since winning the award last October,


we’ve continued to enjoy great success, securing new business from high-profile brands such as Arup, Aggreko and Peter Vardy. More work needs more people, so we’ve also doubled in size and now have a 16-strong, hugely talented team including two graduate interns,” said Andrew Dobbie, the founder and Managing Director of MadeBrave. “Our social media presence has definitely


helped us to recruit the right people and atract new business as we have more than 7,000 followers who engage with our brand on a daily basis. Te team work incredibly hard every day, but we haven’t stopped having a good time – Pinto for lunch, Brew Dog beer on a Friday, lots of beard chat – it’s all part of the


At The Glasgow Business Awards 2013, MadeBrave won the Award for Best Performing Business (1-10 employees)


creative process and our culture has definitely helped us get to where we are today. We are excited by what’s ahead for MadeBrave.” Kirstin McKay, the brand strategist at


MadeBrave, agrees. She says there is a passion among the team to deliver outstanding creative ideas for their clients. “We really want to ensure our clients get


the same level of excitement and electricity from the campaigns that we generate for them. We all work prety hard in here, but there is a team atmosphere and we play hard too,” she


said. “Winning the award last year has certainly helped raise our profile. Tat’s been good for business because people have heard about us. Once they see our work, it’s a mater of convincing them we can do something special.” Since then, bearded and charismatic


Andrew, who worked for a number of years in larger agencies before seting up MadeBrave, has spoken at several Glasgow Chamber of Commerce events where the response to his creative journey has been very well received by emerging businesses.


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