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Connecting Creatives, Brands & Community
New England Coastal Creative (NECC) is a leading media platform that celebrates and elevates creative brands, businesses, and travel destinations. By sharing their stories and curating experiences, we help them thrive in today’s vibrant New England landscape and beyond.
At NECC, we engage a sophisticated, New England-focused audience through content and connections that inspire and influence. Our multi-channel approach includes LATITUDE Magazine, CreateHER podcast, conNECCtions newsletter, and Shorelines Illustrated—all highlighting innovative businesses, travel experiences, and lifestyle inspiration.
Through NECCreative U, we empower entrepreneurs and small businesses with valuable resources and industry insights. And through our NECC-Suite, our Creative Agency arm, we offer specialized services including media consulting, influencer partnerships, content creation, social media management, and à la carte creative solutions tailored for impactful brand growth.
Our curated events—such as community networking gatherings and media/influencer FAM trips—immerse participants in New England’s most iconic settings, bringing brands and creatives together to form powerful connections.
Join us as we celebrate and elevate the creative spirit of New England, where every story, brand, and community matters. At NECC, creativity and collaboration are at the heart of our business.
HOW WE SERVE OUR PARTNERS
NECC offers exclusive access to a highly-engaged, influential demographic through seamless integration into our diverse programming. We create meaningful opportunities for our partners to authentically connect with our readers, followers, and creative collaborators, fostering relationships that resonate.
In a social media-driven landscape, we emphasize the importance of time and trust, investing in connections that build true engagement and lasting partnerships. Through NECC, our partners can reach their audience in ways that are impactful, genuine, and enduring.
NECC EVENTS AND ACTIVATIONS
necc BLOOM
necc ELEVATE
Greenwich Polo
Head of the Charles
Creative Cruises
ACK DAFFY
Very Vermont
CC Hydrangea Festival
Holiday Stroll
MEET FOUNDER KIM THOMAS
After a brief career on Wall Street, Kim followed her passion for design, launching a successful career spanning over 25 years. She has designed and marketed stationery, gifts, fashion, and home décor inspired by the classic sophistication of Southern New England’s shores.
In 2016, Kim launched Shorelines Illustrated, a media brand celebrating Coastal New England’s distinctive life and leisure. With an innate gift for connection, she founded New England Coastal Creative (NECC) in 2020, leveraging her extensive network and content expertise to connect brands with the audience they inspire.
Through digital platforms and dynamic event activations, NECC delivers engaging content and memorable experiences for luxury brands and destinations, energizing vendors, venues, and tastemakers. By fostering meaningful connections and spotlighting the lifestyle and brands her audience loves to seek, shop, and savor, Kim has made connection her superpower, building a creative community that thrives.
On a personal note, Kim lives in Greenwich, CT, with her husband of nearly 25 years, Alex—affectionately known to many as “Mr. Kim”—and their two college-aged children, Matthew and Lauren. When she’s not connecting and creating, you’ll find her at the beach with a glass of bubbly at sunset, always dreaming of her next getaway to the Cape and Nantucket, although South County, RI has also become a new favorite. Kim cherishes time spent with friends, sharing laughs and coastal stories, and always planning the next great adventure.
