Scotland is SCOTLAND steeped in rich history and beauty.

The marketable value needs a sound infrastructure to attract visitors from United Kingdom and overseas.

Daniela Pani, Reading, Berkshire

I'm sorry I have to say that the money spent on this will NOT be in the design it will be on the poor guys from the agency having to go around and see the miliions of Numpties in Local Government committees that feel they need to stick their oar in something they don't understand.

Well done Leith. I think it looks great. Nice one.

John Lyle, Nottingham, UK

Yeah, when it's time to spend my travel time and money, I choose a destination based on... whether it has a similar number of modern achievements to every other place I might visit. Riiiight. DUH! Advertise what makes the place different, not the same! And in Scotland's case, there is so much to brag about. Sure, it's a lot more than the Whisky Trail, the castles, the romantic history. I think most people are aware that it's a real place and just as much in the 21st century as any other place. But I'm not going to spend a day on a plane to go see more of what's in my own city. It looks like the SNP has a "we're just as good as other countries" complex. What a waste of time. Scotland is fantastic on its own merits. What is the SNP doing about Scottish Nationalism? Never mind the county's sameness. Get to work on its "countriness" - undo the forced union of 1707 and become a self-sufficent country again.

Rick, Toronto, Canada

I am a Scot who does not live in Scotland at the moment and I have to admit the I loved arriving in Scotland and seeing the "Scotland -the best small country in the world" slogan. Because it is so true. I cannot believe it took so much money to come up with something so uninventive and boring.

Elaine, Copenhagen, Denmark

An unimaginative and dull slogan that misses the authentic and colorful image of Scotland. The Leith agency owes Scotland a refund or should donate its fat fee to charity.

David Henderson
www.davidhenderson.com/blog
Washington, DC

David Henderson, Washington, DC

Why does cost matter when the English pick up the bill? It's Scotland and the Scots are welcome to it.

John Ledbury, Kings Lynn, England

I could have save the SNP Administation 125,000 pounds and all that time and effort . Simply ask Passport control to be more welcoming when passengers arrive, first impressions are so important!

Ron, Glasgow, Scotland

God it's painful. What a Howl; glad I'm not a Scot. Ida done it for a tenner Alex. Still, we all have to grow up, some day!

John, ENGLAND, ENGLAND

regardless of the consistently spliffed out work WO are coming out with these days, they are quite right here. This is like so much governmental branding/graphics work in this country; poor aesthetically, dull conceptually, and totally uninspiring.

If they understand that money should be spent on something like this, then why do they not understand how counter productive the outcomes are?

S MacK, glasgow,

The public are always the ones that get forgotten in such exercises as politicians spend money like water on something that could have been developed by children. Why does politics always seem to equal being so out of touch with sensible reality? If you want to promote Scotland ask the Scottish themselves with their history, passion, knowledge and connection. The 'real' message will be accurately be shared and conveyed with £125,000 saved. to boot .As shown by history politicians have no understanding of the mass populus and what really matters and I bet most Scottish people on this particular issue would tell you this for free

John Sherry, Coventry, West Midlands

What ever happened to thrifty Scots?

tom, portland, oregon usa

Well at least we won't have the constitutional nonsense stuck in our face every time we go to Scotland that it is a country. It isn't a country and hasn't been since the Act of Union in 1707. On May 1 that year, chosen to mark the joining with England, the bells of St Giles in Edinburgh rang out "Why should I be so sad on my wedding day?" Until the divorce comes we are both still stuck in this unhappy marriage which is marked by an enormous amount of whingeing from one of the partners. Some of us will be more than happy when the decree absolute is declared, although I suspect the 300 years of tax subsidy to Scotland will be followed by a rather large alimony payment. Beware of arranged marriages.

James, London, UK

The Gaelic version of the greeting is not for the benefit of "monoglot Gaels'. It is for the benefit of those who speak the language who deserve to be represented on a national slogan and also so that tourists are aware that such a language exists.

Bev, Ceredigion,

Welcome to scotland is not a slogan it is a greeting. If I paid £125,000 to have my life summed up and was told the answer was, say hello when you meet people I'd demand my money back.

Ro, Cheltenham,

It Gets Better!!!!

competition to name new bridge crossing at Kincardine!!!!!!!

guess what? 'The New Bridge'

can I have £125,000 pounds please? Thank You

Bill, Sheffield,

Does Scotland government or who else knows that "Welcome to Estonia" is a registered trade mark of Estonia government? Isn't Scotland's slogan copying? (www.visitestonia.com). Very interesting!

Mikko, Tallinn, Estonia

How about turning the signs around to face towards the parasite Scottish Parliament and make a minor textual amendment.

For instance, at the beginning of the slogan, add the words "You are".

Ecgbert, Sheffield,

Ha Ha! The SNP just show how "un-inspired" they really are. A party with no real ideas other than independance. Almost as good as their recent £54m campaign in the NHS to show NHS staff how to wash their hands - without taking into account the number of non-NHS staff who wander through the wards every day.

I wonder how many policemen that would have paid for.

Douglas Newell, Saltcoats, UK

Would it have killed them at least to put an exclamation point after "Scotland"? That would have made the dinosaur about to chomp on the kid's head far more entertaining.

Catherine, Boston, USA

Catherine Clark, Boston, USA

Better than the £11m paid by Abbey National for some consultants to come up with... 'Abbey', however still a momumental waste of money, that is 5 nurse salaries for a year! But i guess the scots would prefer 6 signs!

Jock, scotland,

A scandalous waste of money....

More appropriate, I think, would be...

"Lotso Aggro Bingo Dipsos Fatsos...... et Quangos

JKCochrane, Stevenston,

It sounds like the powers that be have been imbibing in the whisky a little too much. Doubtless that was paid for with public money, too.

Mike, Expat, Canada

I agree that the criticism from the consultants responsible for the Olympic logo is extremely rich. I am all for the London Olympics but am frustrated that their organisers weren't big enough to admit an error of judgement and instead rode out the logo storm, ignoring public opinion and dumping us permanently with this terrible Olympic logo to blight our Games. As for Scotland... the same logo can be found in every airport in the world, albeit with "Scotland" replaced by the name of the country concerned... but fortunately Scotland doesn't need a good logo or slogan to attract visitors, hopefully the Olympics doesn't either.

Keith, Brussels,

So 'Welcome to Scotland' is 'about showing what a modern, vibrant and successful country Scotland is.' Well, silly me, I thought it was
a. so obvious as to be meaningless
b. a great way to fleece the SNP administarion (and thereby the taxpayer) of £150,000
c. shows the SNP decision making to be less specular than the scenery of the country they govern..altogether not QUITE 'modern, vibrant and successful' by any standards..the SNP that is, not the country!

Richard Watson, London, England

I like the new logo for its simplicity.You get what it says on the tin!

Disgruntled Dorothy, Glasgow, Scotland

I could have done it for them for £500 quid. Alex give me a ring next time and I'll sort it out for you....

Henry Adams, Manchester, UK,

It says at the border,Welcome to Scotland(The worste is over!.
Cheeky but nice,As for the official one,Why not ,The Scots are proud of their Country even if we arent proud of Ours,

D Paterson, Bispham, Lancs

If it has been good enough for the 'English' A64/M64 for 40 years that I know of. Theit is 'CERTAINLY' good enough' for anyone arriving by air.

Good old mr Salmond he is showing us what Scots are made
of.
He took it a little to far.
I can't stop laughing......................................with the Eglish an awe that.

Bill, Sheffield,

It is certainly better than the best little country slogan.

Scotland is beautiful and the people very friendly and most tourists know this which is why they come and then come back.

I like the new posters.

joseph Kellie, Edinburgh, Scotland

Wow, which genius dreamt up "Welcome to Scotland" The images are poor, uninspiring, and a waste of time since few visitors linger at the aiport when arriving. Give the marketing job to a Clydeside college who would do a better job and for less than the £125k!

Dave McGing, Liverpool, UK

Well Anita, your company certainly got it right with the Olympic logo didn't they!?!?!

Best keep quiet if I were you love.

Brian S, London, UK

I had to laugh at the comment by "a senior consultant with Wolff Olins, the company that created the controversial branding for the 2012 London Olympics." Does anyone expect us to take comments by these people seriously? The 2012 logo is hideous and has been derided by huge numbers of people. Where's the "emotional connection" with that branding, pray tell.

Scottish Politics, Scotland,