Neville goes digital with latest investment

GARY Neville, the football pundit and investor, has acquired a 50% stake in a digital agency.

Neville, whose business portfolio includes Hotel Football, the new boutique hotel at the Stock Exchange and the St Michaels development off Albert Square, is backing Manchester-based e3creative, a five-year-old agency, which has just hit £1m turnover.

He said: “We have been on the lookout for some time now for the right digital agency to invest in as we want to embed creative and digital at the heart of our business and our projects. After meeting several agencies, it was immediately obvious that e3creative were the right choice for us and thankfully Jake and the team were excited about what we were looking to achieve. Our plan is now to fully integrate e3creative into our activities and at the same time assist them in achieving the success to which they aspire and that their hard work deserves.”
 
e3creative’s clients, including race course Ascot, O2, and charity Stonewall.

Managing director, Jake Welsh, said: “Gary and his team joining the business is a huge milestone for the agency –  we have very ambitious plans and this has given us the extra resource, knowledge, confidence and ability to start putting this into action.

“As an agency we have gained respect from peers and clients worldwide for our thought leadership, intuitive digital thinking and the way in which we approach our works. As a business, our teams within the walls of the agency are what make everything possible – everyone within e3creative is incredibly excited with what the future holds and we are delighted for everyone on board.”