Great ideas, innovative solutions and bespoke communications.

Great Scott!

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Great Scott is about great ideas, innovative solutions and bespoke communications.

Our award-winning agency was founded in 2013 by two of Christchurch’s most experienced communications specialists – Donovan Ryan and Jo Scott.

Together we have built a formidable Great Scott team… targeting individuals who share our work ethic and passion and offer the specialist skills and experience our clients need. 

We have a modern approach to communications – marrying traditional practices with the latest digital tools.  Ours is a team that has awesome ideas and knows how to work wonders for our clients. 

It’s a team that embraces the rapidly changing pace of communications and loves the fact that it keeps us on our game.

Our Work
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Our Clients

  • We are ecstatic with the result – the Christchurch Marathon is going from strength to strength, and our brand needed to reflect that. Now, with a modernised look we are well on our a way to achieving our long-term vision.

    Chris Randle, Event Development Manager, the Christchurch Marathon

  • Great Scott has done an outstanding job helping me create professional and stylish resources, often at very short notice. The team are great to deal with and I couldn’t recommend them more.

    Hayden Ryan, Director, Primus Brokers

  • Great Scott has helped define who Puro is. They've guided us through complex issues, capital raising and crowdfunding campaigns. We wouldn’t be here without them.

    Tim Aldridge, Managing Director, Puro

  • Great Scott’s lifted our profile with key stakeholders and showcased the value of the work we do. I’m in no doubt that’s helped us secure new government funding which has grown our team.

    Carmen Collie, Tangata Atumotu Trust

  • Great Scott have helped take Sparklers from some wellbeing activities on a website to a nationwide wellbeing toolkit used by over 10,000 teachers every week.

    Anna Mowat, Sparklers lead

  • Great Scott continue to deliver amazing results for us. They take care of all our comms and advertising – it’s one less thing for me to worry about!

    James Adair, Managing Director, Johnson & Couzins

  • My nickname for Great Scott is the mailmen – because they always deliver.

    Mark Lewis, People and Capability Manager, Connetics

  • Great Scott has been instrumental in helping us tell Aviva’s story. Whether it’s their videos, social media, or PR campaigns, their talented team have consistently gone above and beyond to support our mission of ending violence in Aotearoa.New List Item

    Aviva

  • We've absolutely loved working with Great Scott to promote the iconic FMG New Zealand Young Farmer of the Year Contest. Each year, they help us gain extensive media coverage for the competition that helps tell the Young Farmers’ story and showcases the amazing food and fibre sector. The team is fantastic to work with, and we’ve learned so much from them along the way!

    Lucy Field-Dodgson, NZ Young Farmers

  • Working with the Great Scott team has made our media & PR projects an absolute breeze. The quality of their work speaks for itself and they’re always up for anything I throw at them with great enthusiasm. I’ve loved collaborating with the team on bringing new ideas to life and the fact that Waitaki locals are proud of the work we do is the cherry on top.

    Jade Harvey, Tourism Waitaki

  • We are incredibly grateful for the exceptional communications and public relations support provided by Great Scott for the opening of Rānui Apartments. Their meticulous care and attention ensured our story was told with the compassion and empathy it deserved, reflecting the heart of our mission. We look forward to continuing this positive and fruitful partnership well into the future.

    Mandy Kennedy, CEO, Bone Marrow Cancer Trust

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