Member News: Recession means growth for digital agencies as weaker Pound puts quality within Europe’s reach
Article Date: 25th Mar 2009
“The devalued Pound means European businesses that want the expertise and experience of the best British digital agencies can now afford them.”
Justin Cookie, MD, Fortune Cookie
While other agencies in the sector announce losses and redundancies, top 30 digital agency Fortune Cookie is celebrating record growth, announcing plans for expansion into Europe and launching a major recruitment drive to support plans to grow its business by 30% by the end of April 2010.
Commenting on the financial climate in terms of business opportunities, Fortune Cookie managing director Justin Cooke says, “Fortune Cookie survived the brutal dot com crash which wiped out $5 trillion in market value of technology companies from March 2000 to October 2002. Our business learnt a lot from that experience and we understand the critical importance of efficiency, value and looking for opportunities during a recession.
“London is rich in digital talent that until now has been beyond the reach of many European businesses due to cost. The relative weakness of the Pound means British design is now 40% cheaper. European businesses that have been denied the support of the best British digital agencies due to price can now afford it.”
Cooke continues: “For Fortune Cookie this means growth. We’re growing our business by 30%. We’re growing our number of staff by 30% and we’re growing our presence in Europe by 100% when we establish our new offices in mainland Europe in 2010.”
Fortune Cookie’s international clients already include UEFA, Europcar, Metro International, Amnesty International, Oxfam International, Le Creuset, Kenwood, SITA, Environmental Resources Management and CBS Outdoor.
Fortune Cookie is currently recruiting the following roles:
• Account Director
• Analytics Expert
• Art Director
• Experience Architect
• Project Manager
• Rich Interface Developer
Candidates interested in working for Fortune Cookie, should visit our website at http://www.fortunecookie.co.uk/work-for-us/jobs/
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