Posters reposition Edinburgh and Leith

Outdoor advertising posters are being using to promote the city of Edinburgh, as well as Leith, and encourage new visitors to the Scottish capital, perceived as a cultural and historic city. Posters will be used to now position the city of Edinburgh as a happening place with much to attract those looking for a cosmopolitan city to visit.

The posters will feature different residents of Edinburgh to depict the wide and varied range of attractions to visit in the city, and market Edinburgh as a cool place for young, savvy visitors to come to. The campaign name ‘This is My Edinburgh’ demonstrates that the Destination Marketing Alliance Edinburgh wants to use real people to challenge people’s perceptions of the city and give them perhaps some insider tips on what else the city has to offer.

The posters will be displayed in key transport and commuter hot spots in other areas of the country to encourage those to travel north to Scotland. Posters will be seen in London’s Gatwick airport, Stansted airport, London’s [Read more]

Leith agency appointed to work on SSE

Printing companies in Leith could be gearing up for a busy time now that ‘The Leith’ creative agency in the area has been recently appointed to work on Scottish and Southern Energy’s advertising campaigns. The advertiser is a supporter of the outdoor advertising industry, having run bus campaigns and billboard campaigns in the past, which can be an important source of income for print companies.

There had been rumours in London trade press that Scottish and Southern Energy might be looking at London creative agencies to work with on their advertising campaigns after calling for a pitch that included creative agencies from Scotland and London. The news that they have appointed The Leith as part of its roster is therefore good news for the agency but also the wider advertising industry across the area. As reported in The Drum magazine, Jonny Petrie, brand manager at [Read more]

Leith agency makes shortlist

Creative agency, The Leith, has made it onto the shortlist for the ‘Best of Health Advertising’ – national awards that recognises the best in creative work in Healthcare.

There are 26 agencies that have been short listed in the Best of Health awards, which is organised by the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and the Leith based agency is one of them, with their entries included in amongst a total of 111 entries across 22 advertising categories. There had been 334 entries from 50 agencies in total submitted before the shortlist. The shortlist covers campaigns across press, online, direct mail and poster printing.

The IPA Best of Health awards is a well respected creative awards ceremony for media communications aimed at healthcare professionals or messages to consumers about healthcare. The team judging the work are led by [Read more]

Leith poster printing reunites dog with owner

Poster printing in Leith isn’t just for businesses looking to promote their latest offers, or deals on their services; it can also be used for really personal reasons too. One recent example of a woman who successfully used Leith poster printing was when 42 year old Jackie Bruce needed to find her lost dog.

Jackie left her Labrador outside a supermarket in Leith while she was shopping – but when she came out the dog had vanished. The dog, named Bess, had been left tied to a lamppost outside of the supermarket while she was inside with her son.

Thankfully, the dog hadn’t been dog napped, nor had she ran away, she had been [Read more]

How many printers know what SAPPHIRE is about?

There are still a significant number of people employed in the printing industry in Scotland. But would current employees in, for example, a brochure printing firm in Leith or a litho print company in the middle of Edinburgh, know about the importance of the print and publishing industry to 20th-century Scottish economic, social and cultural development.

About ten years ago three people, David Finkelstein, Sarah Bromage, and Alisair McCleery were involved in an initiative, with collaborative partners Napier University and Queen Margaret University College. The aim of the initiative was to document the history of the Scottish printing industry in the 20th century. The Scottish Archive of Print and Publishing History Records (SAPPHIRE), was a aural history project which [Read more]

Printing firms around Leith for all your printing requirements

If you require stationery printers in Leith you should not have much trouble in finding a suitable local print company to suit your needs. There is a choice of print firms in and around the region. Some are bigger firms, handling large production print runs and others are smaller family run businesses offering that personal touch.

For example, local print firm Leith Print & Copy is one of the print companies which could provide all of your printing requirements. They offer digital and graphic printing and can handle anything from business card and stationery printing in Leith, to digital and graphic printing and laminating. The printing company says that digital printing has become the [Read more]

London style ‘Eye’ proposed for Leith waterfront

There are many businesses around Leith, including print companies in Leith, who would welcome a boost to business. The city council announced in December 2009 that they were looking to build a spectacular London Eye-style Ferris wheel on Leith’s waterfront.

There has been a mixed reaction from local residents but business experts feel that the attraction is exactly what Leith needs. They believe that a spectacular focal point such as this will attract increased tourism and [Read more]

Company expansion based in Leith

Earlier in the year Scottish print management firm SBP Creative Solutions (formerly known as Stress Buster Solutions) became a much larger company. They can now offer whole solutions for printing work after acquiring two other companies. SBP paid an undisclosed sum for Minds Eye Creative, a design firm, and Applecroft Print Management.

The company are now in a position to offer a much wider service to their clients. According to director Mike Hislop, this is the result of the greater buying power the expanded company now has. The new acquisitions have improved the whole operation. The print company now offers enhanced print management services, graphic design, press production, web design, creative artwork and [Read more]