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Our story

We're Alex and Lydia.

Two people from Stratford-upon-Avon who spent years working with some of the biggest media brands in the world, then came home to put that experience to work for the businesses in the town we love.

Alex Harrington
Alex Harrington
Strategy, systems and SEO
Lydia Mee
Lydia Mee
Brand, content and operations

Experience built inside some of the world's biggest media brands

  • Newsweek
  • Sports Illustrated
  • Motorsport Network
  • Men's Journal
  • MSN
  • Yahoo
  • Fletcher Media
10+
years in digital media
Global
brands we've worked with
CV37
where we call home
How we got here

From global brands to our home town

  1. 1
    Chapter one

    Out in the world

    We spent years inside global media. Alex developed content strategies for Motorsport Network, worked on Newsweek's SEO and produced seven-figure sponsorship deliverables for Authentic Brands Group and Sports Illustrated. Lydia created content in partnership with Sports Illustrated and assets supporting American Express activations around Formula 1.

  2. 2
    Chapter two

    A walk through town

    Back home in Stratford-upon-Avon, walking through the town centre, we passed shop after shop, café after café, run by people with brilliant products. And many of them were struggling with the same things we'd been fixing for global brands: rising costs, too much admin, and not enough time to reach new customers.

  3. 3
    Chapter three

    Bringing it home

    So we started Harrington Digital. The same systems, skills and standards the big players use, sized and priced for independent businesses, with the people who built them just down the road.

Meet the founders

Who you'll be working with

No account managers or call centres. When you work with Harrington Digital, you work with us.

Alex Harrington

Alex Harrington

Founder & Strategy Director

A former editorial director with a decade of experience in digital media, audience growth and content operations. Alex builds the systems that let teams do more without burning out.

He has developed content strategies for Motorsport Network, worked on SEO for Newsweek, produced seven-figure sponsorship deliverables for Authentic Brands Group and Sports Illustrated, and worked with athletes Josh Bridges and Josh Hader. He also created and co-hosted a #1 motoring podcast in the USA with Fast & Furious actor Sung Kang.

Lydia Mee

Lydia Mee

Operations & Brand Director

A brand builder with real commercial and creative experience. Lydia focuses on how a business looks, how it talks to customers and the behind-the-scenes workflows that make it all run smoothly.

She has worked with hospitality group Quint, producing content in partnership with Sports Illustrated, created assets supporting American Express activations around Formula 1 and F1 Academy, and supported campaigns for PATRÓN TEQUILA and Rockstar Energy, turning short-lived social trends into content that keeps bringing people in.

Digital growth isn't just about balancing spreadsheets; it's about how you show up visually and how you talk to your customers. From working with global F1 activations, I know the importance of a strong visual identity. But having helped run SEO strategies across global networks, I also know that 'pretty' isn't enough. We help businesses turn their passions into content that keeps working for them.
Lydia Mee
Co-founder, Harrington Digital
Where we've worked

Experience you'd normally need a big agency for

Newsweek

Developing their SEO through website changes and content creation. We led their motorsport category and are launching their motoring and celebrity culture categories.

Motorsport Network

Content and SEO strategies across Motorsport.com, Motor1 and InsideEVs, driving organic growth through editorial storytelling.

Sports Illustrated & Authentic Brands Group

Seven-figure-plus sponsorship deliverables with brands including Michelob ULTRA, Patrón and Heineken.

Fletcher Media

Managing digital content, helping build their app and creating tools for the editorial and social teams, plus podcast creation and process management.

MSN & Yahoo

Content partnerships with both platforms to grow sports and general news audiences.

American Express, PATRÓN & Rockstar Energy

Lydia created assets supporting American Express activations around Formula 1 and F1 Academy, and supported campaigns for PATRÓN TEQUILA and Rockstar Energy.

What we believe

No growth at any cost. No burying you in complexity.

The best businesses win because their people have the right foundations. That's what we help you build.

  • Clarity on what matters
  • Simple, repeatable ways of working
  • Tools that remove friction, not add it
  • Reporting that helps you decide with confidence
  • A consistent standard of quality
How it works

How we work: four simple steps

1

Free 30-minute review

Over a coffee in Stratford or on a video call. You walk us through a normal week and we look for where time and money are leaking.

2

A one-page plan and a fixed price

The two or three things worth doing first, what each should save or earn, what it costs and any running costs. No obligation.

3

We build it and test it with you

Nothing goes near your customers until you're happy with it. We show your team how it works and write it down.

4

Support while it beds in

We check in after launch and tune anything that needs it. Keep us on for ongoing support, or run it yourself.

In the press

How we announced ourselves

Come and say hello

Book a free 30-minute review with us, here in Stratford or on a video call. You'll come away with a short list of things worth doing, whether or not you work with us.

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