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I was lucky enough to visit the Safe House project in Kenya again last week. It was great to see all the boys in the house and they looked really well and happy. Several of the older boys were preparing for their end of year examinations and it’s really encouraging to see them studying so […]

Why did you choose to do your work experience at Coast Digital, what attracted you? I initially discovered Coast Digital through a lecture we had on my college course covering the prospect of starting up your own business. The speaker was James Frost, founder and Managing Director of Coast Digital. He told the story of […]

More than 70,000 volunteers helped make the London 2012 Olympics an amazing success for the entire nation. These volunteers, known formally as ‘Games Makers’, took control of a variety of different roles to ensure everything ran smoothly throughout the two week period: from greeting visitors to working behind the scenes ensuring that the results tables […]

Toby Kearton joined the Coast Digital team a fortnight ago for a two week work experience placement. Today is his final day and we thought we’d ask him some questions and let him share his experiences with you all. Why did you choose to do your work experience at Coast Digital, what attracted you? I […]

This week we have had the pleasure of welcoming a new member to join the Coast Digital team. Syd Syed has joined us as a Business Development Manager and we’re excited to have him on board. Syd has been working in the digital sector for the last four years and has come from an agency […]

As you may have read in my previous blog post, for sometime now, I have been closely involved with Harambee for Kenya, a charity committed to helping the thousands of children living on the streets of Kenya. These enormously vulnerable children are forced to beg or scavenge for food on rubbish tips, sleep on the streets and […]

Reaching a decade in age is a significant milestone for any company. In this time we have seen the internet grow and develop and with it, the digital marketing industry burgeon into what it is today. As the digital world around us has evolved we have been consistently successful, remaining innovative and creative whilst ensuring […]

Having recently returned as Managing Director of Coast Digital I am keen to share some of my experiences from the past 2 years, particularly the work I have been undertaking with the charity Harambee for Kenya. Just a few weeks ago I was over in Kenya with Harambee, helping them to improve the lives of […]

One of the key attributes of digital marketing has always been measurement and as digital marketers we are blessed that we can use tangible metrics that bring transparency and accountability to our activities. But as the industry becomes more advanced and grows up, I am increasingly making the realisation that measurement can actually become too […]

Over the last 12 months, I have noticed a definite shift in the way marketers approach their digital activity. When I first joined Coast Digital I was working in the online marketing team delivering search solutions for our clients, many of whom used the agency solely for this purpose. I worked closely with our project […]