About me

Mark studied Graphic Design at his local University. He then went on to work for a number of years as Creative Director of Mannenberg Ltd. Here he managed all creative output from nationally based magazines to website design and many other aspects of the design canon.

Mark then worked as Creative Director of WebVideos Ltd. for around 5 years. He is also a founding member and shareholder in the company and it's other investments. Investments include a major stake in Camberwell Studios. Whilst at WebVideos Mark was responsible for the creation and overseeing of all creative output by the company.

This included (but not restricted to):
Corporate Video Production
Animation
Web Design
SEO
Search Engine Optimisation
Copywriting (web / video)
Pay Per Click Advertising
Web Marketing
Graphic Design

In 2024 Mark created Portside.

As a company Portside offers a complete suite of online and offline design, development and marketing services. We offer our clients outstanding customer service and are driven by the desire to deliver consistent digital and print services to individuals and local businesses of all sizes.

Portside staff are highly experienced and have the energy, skills and enthusiasm to achieve sustainable and credible returns for our clients. Specialists in local lead generation, we have gained a warranted reputation for helping companies in Newport grow their businesses leveraging the power the internet.

Your long term creative partner.

We have clients that have stayed with us for over a decade. You can safely consider us your long term creative partner that will cater to all your online and offline media needs.

Over 20 years in design and marketing.

Founded by Mark Griffin, Mark has over 20 years experience in an extensive range of media production and marketing services. This includes: graphic design, web design, internet marketing and video production.
Local reputation for getting the job done—well!

Portside has garnered a local reputation for delivering exceptional digital media and internet marketing campaigns. This encompasses; SEO, PPC, CRO, e-commerce, web design, copywriting and more.

Our clients can be comfortable knowing a highly ethical and reputable digital media, design and internet marketing company is handling their day to day initiatives. We help many clients obtain more traffic, more leads and ultimately more sales through increased online visibility and enhanced customer relationships and loyalty.