“Mike is a marketing genius who has transformed my practice. As a naturally sceptical person and having worked with several supposed ‘marketing specialists’ I count myself as very lucky to have found a professional who really knows what he is doing.
I’m now working with Mike for the second time and we are concentrating on developing a social networking strategy. The results have been fantastic and I now have a steady stream of targeted prospects visiting my website or even better calling me or contacting me directly through Social Networking.
In essence Mike develops strategies and where required develops all the content and collateral required. Implementing proven and workable strategies is not exactly hard and knowing that new business will flow is a great feeling
The ROI is frighteningly good and as long as you are not an accountant in Oxford I would highly recommend Mike’s services.”
Marina Bowler
Principal AMB Accounting
“MIke’s help has been invaluable to me in both designing and implementing a marketing strategy. Mike is very results orientated to achieve the best possible solutions to help grow your business. He has also taken the time to explain the procedures which increases my awareness of how I can benefit from the advised courses of action – which means I’m more likely to follow through with what needs to be done by me. A great guy to work with and highly recommended.”
Barry Cowley
Cowley Holmes Accountants
Six months ago when I met Mike Smith, I set a modest target to add at least £100,000 (grf) to our client list.
Six months in, and I’ve already added £46,500 to our client list and I still have a few possible clients to sign up over the next few weeks. I’ve revised the first year target to £125,000 (grf) and I can see that sort of growth continuing as long as we keep doing things as planned.
My expenditure to date has been quite nominal and the results speak for themselves.
Whilst some of these new clients have not been directly captured by a mailshot or the advertising, the other tools and concepts via my website have given me a far greater success rate at getting the 64-8’s signed. Basically our attitude to clients and potential clients has changed and that is showing up on our new client lists.
A proportion of the new clients have come from our existing client base but I know that many of these have appreciated all the ‘added value’ and other information we have promptly provided them with, and this has made an enormous difference
It has to be said that there are a number of areas where I have been unable to stick to the ‘marketing plan’ so far. I’ve just been too busy signing up new clients and working with the existing clients! Failure to Implement (FTI) is one of the biggest problems with marketing in our busy professional lives. It leaves me thinking – “what could the list have been if I had also done the other things I had planned?”
Six Month Report Sheet:
Myself B+ for effort A- for achievement.
Mike Smith A+ for superb support, encouragement and ideas.
Deciding to work with Mike was one of the best moves from eighteen years in Practice.
Previously our annual growth was in single figures and now we’ve achieved easy double figures in six months, from a standing start!
Dean Logan
Hanley & Co
“Mike is staggeringly good at what he does and has not just been a client for me but a mentor too. His marketing advice and strategic planning are excellent in terms of putting businesses on the right track in a pragmatic way and I know many of his clients speak very highly of him. Taking the telemarketing strand of a marketing plan has been very rewarding in terms of the results obtained as part of a well thought out plan.
Maxine Welford
MD Maxxy Telemarketing
“Over the past few weeks, we’ve seen an increase in the number of enquiries from the internet. This is mainly due to the PPC Twitter Google Maps campaigns and the video developed Mike Smith. I must also add that competitor analysis report and the client satisfaction survey conducted by Mike is a fantastic value for money.”
Jonathan Amponsah FCCA BSc
Principal The Tax Guys
“I have been fortunate to have worked with Mike possessing the right balance of drive, strategic thinking and operational focus crucial to running and growing a technology company. In all my dealings with Mike, I found him to have a real clarity about where he was going with his business and how he was going to get there. Most importantly, I found him to be a man of his word, who could be trusted, and would always see things through, no matter what; something that is not too common in business these days. I therefore have no hesitation in recommending Mike.
GrahamLunt
MD Innovare Consulting
Mike is an outstanding ‘big picture’ strategic thinker. His ability to instantly weigh up the real or potential consequences of any given situation is a huge benefit to those who work with Mike. I personally would jump at the chance to work with Mike again, as it always a pleasure to work with a dedicated professional, especially one who’s communications, client-facing, and consultancy skills are also top notch.”
Clive Slawson
Management Consultant
“Mike is a true business leader, pragmatic, empathetic and decisive. His approach to customers and partners is always ethically correct and to mutual advantage.”
Peter Yip
Principal IT Architect Kingfisher PLC
