A leader in the creative sector, the beauty and freedom of Devon feeds into the essence of the people who choose this part of the world to start or grow their business.
The creative landscape is packed, with city centre agencies through to small creative teams working in offices tucked away up quiet Devon lanes or overlooking the sea.
The Arts Council (England) reported that the South West had the largest creative sector of all UK nations and English regions. IT, digital, marketing, PR, design, film, virtual reality, animation, publishing, arts, crafts, museums and galleries – businesses include:
- AB – Brand, corporate reporting and marketing services
- Acronyms – supplier of tailored IT and comms services
- Alltold – Interesting films for adventurous brands
- Astley Media – PR and marketing services
- Blue Soup Agency – Design and Media Services
- 3sixfive – Social media, community and review management
- Chalk and Ward – Brand, marketing and digital agency
- Cosmic – Digital technologies, service and support
- Dartington Crystal – Britain’s last remaining large-scale manufacturer of handmade crystal glass, and award-winning visitor centre.
- Design by Altitude – Website development services
- Digital Storytellers – Digital story telling academy
- Leapfrog Animation – Digital hand drawn animation services
- The Moment – Film and digital Services
- N9 Design – Creative agency for brands, marketing and websites
- One Voice Media – PR and marketing campaigns
- Optix Solutions – Digital services
- The Organic Agency – helping brands reach audiences with digital technology
- Pangaea TV – Video and audio services
- RAMP Ceramics – Thrown Earthenware and Porcelain ceramics
- Reactor 15 – Digital design and development
- RH Partners – Marketing, social media and analytics services
- Rokk Media – Software and website solutions and professional consultancy services
- Roots Creative – Marketing, design and lead generation
- Sharp Films – Digital video production
- Shred Creative – Print design and website creation
- Twofour Broadcast, – a leading UK production company supplying programming to the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five and digital channels. With corporate clients including Audi, Cadbury Schweppes, Pfizer, Reuters and VW.
- Wildhorse Films – Films, fact-based programmes and brand stories
- Wiseman Productions. – Video production and music videos
- Yello Studio – Web Development Agency
The creative calendar is busy with conferences, festivals and events which attract top speakers and large audiences:
- TEDExeter
- Contemporary Craft Festival
- Sidmouth Folk Festival
- Chagstock
- GlasDenbury
- Dartmouth Food Festival
- Teignmouth Airshow
- Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
- Exeter Craft Festival
- Exeter Food Festival
- Beautiful Days
- Teign Maritime Shanty Festival
- More information about what’s on in Devon visitdevon.co.uk
