EU, EBRD help Georgian digital agency Leavingstone expand abroad
In 2015 Leavingstone was recognised at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, which is the most notable event in the creative communications industry. Photo: EBRD/Facebook
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union (EU) have helped Georgian digital agency Leavingstone expand internationally.
Founded by four friends in 2010 Leavingstone is now opening up an office in the German capital of Berlin.
With support from the EBRD and the EU, an international adviser helped the company reorganise, opening the path ‘to more structured, scalable ways of delivering first-class work’.
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Following a business matching visit to Berlin the company inked contracts with Siemens, Zeiss, Deutsche Telekom, Netflix and the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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— The EBRD (@EBRD) December 18, 2020
Together with @EU_Near, @EUinGeorgia we helped
the company grow.https://t.co/W43d98EkMa
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It’s CEO Erekle Zurmukhtashvili says they went to Berlin ‘to learn about and lay the foundations for possible future business with German clients’
Now, we are already working on the first projects and opening up an office in Berlin… The changes relating to new management tools, a clear vision and the dedication to focus on local and global markets have helped us move to a new level in spite of the challenging year,” he said.
Having won many international awards, Leavingstone is the first Georgian agency to receive a Cannes Lion, ‘the Oscar of the creative world’.
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