Timeline

Grant Whiteside – Career Timeline

This timeline summarises key milestones in Grant Whiteside’s digital marketing career. Each entry links to independent evidence sources. See the evidence page for full documentation.


  1. 19 November 2001 – Ambergreen gives the green light for web traffic. Evidence: Ambergreen Launch Announcement
  2. 2001–2002 – Edinburgh to host annual World Association of Internet Marketing (WAIM) conference. Evidence: WAIM Conference Announcement
  3. 2003–2004 – Early publishing & ecommerce case studies. Evidence: Hasbro, Auto Trader
  4. 2004 – Expansion into travel & hospitality (Macdonald Hotels). Evidence: Macdonald Hotels
  5. 2007–2008 – Speaking & industry recognition. Evidence: Internet World, E-consultancy
  6. 2003–2009 – Growth of retail & fashion portfolio. Evidence: Boots, White Company, Links of London, Hotel Chocolat.
  7. 2007–2015 – Expansion across travel, communications & charity. Evidence: Thomas Cook, Titan Travel, TalkTalk, NSPCC.
  8. 11 December 2014 – PRCA Digital PR Report event (Glasgow). Evidence: PRCA
  9. 2015 – Contribution to PR industry definition debate. Evidence: PRmoment article
  10. 2016 – Ambergreen wins Digital Agency of the Year. Evidence: ScotlandIS
  11. 2016–present – Integration into DAC Group & thought leadership. Evidence: DAC Group articles (2012–2018).