Boomtown #mystartupstory

THE BOOMTOWN STORY

SOUTH AFRICA1994

While the nation prepared for the first democratic election

ONE YOUNG MAN

Neil Hart, from the rural Eastern Cape

SOLD TWO COWS

From his apartment in Central, Port Elizabeth

AND STARTEDBOOMTOWN

ANOTHER YOUNG MANGlen Meier, a designer working, eating sleeping from his garden cottage

DECIDED TO JOIN FORCES

GRAPHIC DESIGNADVERTISINGSTRATEGYMEDIAPR

A NEWBUILDING

THE TEAM GREW

AND GREW

THE MO’S GREW

NEW PARTNERSJOINED THE TEAM

Andrew MacKenzie and Luvuyo Bangazi

MANYMEMORABLE MOMENTS

MANYFLIGHTSLATER

BOOMTOWNJOBURGOPENS

AND A NEW BUILDING IN PORT ELIZABETH

Overview

BUSINESS IN:JOBURGCAPE TOWNDURBANPORT ELIZABETHEAST LONDON

AWARD SUCCESS

CANNES FINALIST 2012 AND 2013CLIO HEALTHCARE SILVER 2103CLIO SILVER 2013EPICA BRONZE 2012ANTALIS ART OF DESIGN 2012 - MERITLOERIE AWARDS FINALIST 2011, 2012LOERIE AWARDS BRONZE 2013 - MEDIA INNOVATIONLOERIE AWARDS BRONZE 2013 - LOGOASSEGAI GOLD 2011 - MEDIA 3DASSEGAI GOLD 2011 - CREATIVE SOLUTIONSASSEGAI INKOSI AWARD - 2011 GRAND PRIXTAG AWARDS FINALIST 2011SA BREWERIES GOLDEN CIRCLE AWARDS 2013INTERNATIONAL REBRAND AWARD 2011INTERNATIONAL REBRAND AWARD 2012

INSPIRED STRATEGYORIGINAL CREATIVEBLUECHIP CLIENTS67 SPECIALIST STAFFBUILDING BRANDSGROWING SALES

FROM 2 COWSAND A GARDEN COTTAGE

TO A NATIONALAGENCYCHALLENGINGTHE INDUSTRY