Marketing graduate unemployed

Hi this is my first post on ‘the student room’ so I’m new to this. I’m just posting to see if there’s anyone else out there who is finding it hard to find a graduate job.

Background on myself:

I’m a 23 active, social male, graduated in 2012 with 2:1 marketing degree. I have also had a 1 year internship at a global company. I have 3 years customer services experience.

I moved to America after I graduated to travel and work in retail. I continued to travel to Africa, working with lions and researching their behaviour till the end of 2013.
So it’s now 2014 and I’m back in London, and I want to start my career in Business/Marketing or advertising, through an entry or graduate level job.
I have a 2:1, an internship, travel, and volunteer experience, so I don’ know what I’m doing wrong.

I have seen a specialist on my CV and interview technique and he said I’m confident.
I have applied for over 50 grad jobs and have passed a few stages but nothing has come of it. I’m starting to doubt myself.

I have properly started to look for a marketing job since January 2014. Am I being impatient?

Anyone else in the same position?
Can anyone give me advice on how to get into the marketing industry, other than the standard info on the grad sites?

I would be grateful for support or advice 

I wanted experience over the summer, so I browsed through a few PR companies whilst I was still in uni. Found a couple of really good up and coming ones that seemed interesting and in a good location but they weren't hiring.

So I sent them an email with my CV attached, told them that I was studying towards a relevant degree and that I'd be happy to work for free over the summer if they were willing to give me experience. As it turned out, both companies wanted me and I'm currently working for one who is paying me £250 a week as an 'intern' but I only wanted experience to improve my chance of getting a job after I finish uni. My boss told me last week that he's impressed so far and if I keep it up he'll be offer me a fixed term contract after I'm done with uni. That means I'll be on £700 a week this time next year.

My point is, if you don't ask, you won't receive! Just look at companies you want to work for, write a formal email - apologising for the 'out of the blue' nature of your email but that you really like the look of that company's work and would love to gain experience there. Sell yourself to them and offer to work for peanuts for a month. They will never turn down cheap labour, then as soon as there's an opening they'll employ you as you already know how that company works.

WOW!
£700? That is awesome!
Do you have any tips for a person starting my marketing course this year? Did you have a previous jobs listed on your CV? That helped you get more likely to be considered for the job (because I haven't had any proper type of work experience, I've only had a paper round)..

Anyway Thankyou!