As ever I tend to be the last one to react to one of Adam’s ideas, but here is my attempt at summarising the last year, apologies if it begins to sound like an award acceptance speech that goes on far too long!

It was November 2009 when we decided that 140 Digital needed to be formed, initially just Adam and myself but later, in the summer of 2010, Mads joined us fresh from University. In Jan 2010 we officially launched and the 140 Digital story started.

For me starting anything new is always an exciting time, especially when it is a new business or brand. Starting 140 Digital represented a different challenge for me, this time I was accountable to my fellow directors at Free Rein, thank you to them for all their support. Adam deserves a great deal of credit for the significant role he has played in both the formation and establishment of 140, I suspect he already knows it (;-o), but without him it almost certainly would not have happened, nor would it have achieved the level of success it has in such a short period of time.

I tend to be a more behind the scenes person, trying my hardest to offer help, support and encouragement so that others may flourish – the first year of 140 Digital has been no different – I go about my daily work largely in the background, implementing, facilitating and delivering results across a wide range of campaigns, from SEO work (which has become my passion) to complex coding and research projects.

In terms of highlights, I am going to stand on the fence and say that the whole year has been a highlight, in terms of the results we have delivered, the knowledge I have gained, the laughs we have had, the challenges we have overcome and the effort which has been put in by everyone.

2011 promises to be an exciting year, with some great clients, exciting projects and a wealth of creative ideas bubbling under the surface just waiting to be unleashed on the next big thing.

Thanks for all your support.

Alz (@alexdover)