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Where It All Began
The South Coast Digital Marketing Meet-Up was founded in 2023 by Mexa Solutions, a digital marketing recruitment agency. With big thanks to Louise Helyer, a digital marketing recruiter, as she was looking for a place where marketers and like-minded people could connect. At the time, there wasn’t anything like it along the South Coast, especially around Southampton and Portsmouth.
With the support of Mexa Solutions directors Bob and Simon Bath, Louise turned the idea into reality. What began as a casual concept quickly grew into a buzzing meet-up for digital professionals from all walks of life, which has now been running for 2 successful years and counting.
Whether you’re a freelancer, in-house marketer, small business owner or just starting out, you’ll find a warm welcome here. Come along, grab a drink, and be part of the growing marketing community on the South Coast.
Meet Some of Our Past Speakers
Azahara Corralles
Is an AI & Digital Transformation Leader and international speaker who did her talk on Leveraging AI for Marketing Success
Terrance Carvalho
Is a Chief Operating Officer at Delivered social and a Portsmouth Ambassador who did his talk on Why You Can’t Ignore TikTok
Jonjo Rowlands
Is a marketeer and BrightonSeo speaker who did his talk on Why We Click: The Psychology Behind Digital Decisions.
Allanah Micallef
Is a PLM Personal Brand Columnist & in the top 1% of LinkedIn Creators Worldwide who did her talk on How to Leverage Your Personal Brand in 2025
Emily Walton
Has 7 years experience as a digital marketing leader who has a wealth of knowledge and did her talk on Journey Into the SERP and Beyond.
Lee Bradshaw
Has over 20 plus years in hands on marketing and turns search into sales. He did his talk on Agile Approach to A/B Testing
Our Event Timeline
Every event it is a little different with topics of our speakers but they generally follow the same order of events.
Enjoy complementary Free drinks on arrival and be able to network with other marketeers in the room.
Our event kicks off with our first speaker in the digital marketing space where you have the opportunity to ask questions.
After a short break we hear from our second expert who takes to the stage which is normally on a different topic.
After the first session is complete its times to refresh and network with others in the room with discussions on what’s just been heard.
Our 2 panellist take to the stage as the battle out to see which side of the argument wins. You too can get involved with our interactive voting system
That wraps up the evening but feel free to stay a little longer and network.
