Bristol Media and partners will be sending out entry forms and collating information to go into the South West’s first ever Top 100 Creative Companies League Table which will be published in April/May 2009. The table will be the definitive guide to all the major players across the region as well as listing the most exciting new start ups and ones to watch.

The Top 100 will feature companies across all of the key creative sectors including digital, TV, marketing, design, animation and PR.

Pete Levy, Chair stated:

“A list of all the main creative companies doesn’t exist and we think one should. Every major industry magazine has an annual league table that ranks companies by turnover. They provide a valuable insight into the landsacpe of a particular sector and more importantly, help those companies listed in the table to build their profile and win new business throughout the year.”

Mike Bennett, CEO agreed:

“This would be the perfect compliment to 0117. This publication was about capturing stories, experiences and anecdotes from all types of creative companies and people to show the world the breadth and texture of what is being created in the city. But now 0117 has been launched we don’t want to stop there. We want to push the fact that the South West and Bristol is open for business and that we have a fantastic list of strong creative companies to rival any city or region across Europe.”

Mike continued:

“Timing is right to do this. As the economic climate will almost certainly get very challenging for a lot of our members next year, a business Top 100 league table will help show how strong we are as a region. The top 100 and 0117 will help take the promotion of the companies featured and the wider creative industries to the next level.”