Hey, I’m
Sam Martin.

Marketing strategist and creative director. Making videos since I was 10, and founder of The Sequence in Braintree, Essex.

My story · 1:34

11+

Years in business

3,000+

Videos made

150+

Businesses worked with

2018

Website of the Year, Thurrock Business Awards

As seen in the Sunday Mirror and on BBC News.

My story

The story
so far.

Sam Martin waving at the camera on a shoot

I’m Sam. Here’s my story.

I’m a marketing strategist and creative director from Essex, and the founder of The Sequence.

A still from one of Sam's childhood videos: 2 kids with homemade lightsaber props

The 90s

It started when I was 10.

Star Wars and Lord of the Rings videos in the garden, with homemade props and motion graphics, just for fun.

Film school

Learning it properly.

I went to film school to learn the craft, and worked with some fantastic people along the way.

2015

Ginger Beard Productions.

I started my own company as a solo creator, making video and animation for businesses.

Sam and a colleague holding the Sunday Mirror feature on their animation

2015 to 2020

The business grew.

I hired some fantastic people and we worked with great brands online, on TV and in print. One of our animations made the Sunday Mirror and BBC News, and in 2018 we won Website of the Year at the Thurrock Business Awards.

Sam on an empty stage, setting up lights for a shoot

The hard bit

It wasn’t all plain sailing.

I learned the hard way about employment, client relations and financial stability.

2020

Ginger Beard became The Sequence.

The focus moved to short form content, with a plan behind every video.

Sam directing a video shoot on a football pitch

How I work

Results you can see.

Every project has to bring clarity, build confidence and deliver results my clients can see.

Sam Martin smiling in the stadium seats with his camera

Today

The goal hasn’t changed.

The tools have changed so much since I was 10. The goal hasn’t: engaging, consistent content that helps business owners win.

What I do

The whole picture,
start to finish.

I decide what gets made and why, and I can still point the camera, cut the edit and build the site. I lead the team behind the social media, design, animation and websites at The Sequence.

Plan

Marketing strategyContent strategy

Make

VideographyEditingAnimationMotion graphics

Build

Graphic designWeb design

My writing

Things I’ve learned.

Honest posts on video, clients and being on camera.

Why I stopped making nice videos What actually helps if you hate being on camera?I tried every way of getting clients. Here is the only one that worked.I ran an ad campaign on myself. Here is the maths.If your life was a movie, what would you do next?

About Sam

Quick answers.

Who is Sam Martin?

Sam Martin is a marketing strategist, creative director and videographer from Braintree in Essex, and the founder of The Sequence, a video led content agency. He has run his own business since 2015, first as Ginger Beard Productions.

Where is Sam Martin based?

Braintree, Essex. He shoots across Essex and London, and further for the right project.

What does Sam Martin do?

He plans, shoots and edits video for businesses, and leads the team behind their social media, design, animation and websites at The Sequence.

How do I work with Sam?

Book a free 20 minute call below. You talk to Sam from the first call.

Work with The Sequence

Let’s have
a chat.

Book a free 20 minute call. Tell me about your business and I’ll give you a straight answer on what video and social would do for you.

Hey, I’mSam Martin.

The storyso far.