Glasgow social media agency Hydrogen sees turnover exceed £1m

Social media agency Hydrogen is to boost its ranks after seeing turnover exceed £1 million and growth in headcount in the past financial year.

Co-founders Mike Scott (left) and Daniel Rae. Picture: contributed.

The Glasgow agency, which was formed in 2016, has also achieved more than 25 per cent year-on-year growth in the business, following new client wins as well as expansion in existing clients.

Hydrogen works with brands such as SSE, Highland Park, Macdonald Hotels and Hachette, covering social media services including strategy, content-creation, design and analysis to help drive brand awareness and sales for clients.

Managing director Mike Scott said: “We’d set ourselves ambitious goals for our fourth year of business and, despite having to revise things down slightly due to Covid-19, I’m thrilled that we managed to achieve that level of growth.

“In fact, as we have been working from home over the past quarter, some of our team has been busier than ever and we have recruited two new members of staff since March. Over the past year we’ve seen a raft of new clients and have continued to grow our team, becoming the largest specialist social media agency in Scotland.

“In the last 12 months alone, we have expanded our team by a third to match demand, and plan to further strengthen our senior team before the end of 2020.”

Scott co-founded the firm with technology director Daniel Rae, after seeing an appetite for specialist social media that was not met by larger integrated agencies. It is targeting new business avenues.

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