“Chris has been an amazing influence on the Midlands Board, providing a wealth of experience and energy, whilst also being a voice of reason and creating a reputation for ‘getting things done’. His vision and ideas have led to the Midland’s two Webinar Express seminars, both of which received amazing feedback and helped to contribute to the two themes in the Midlands.  In his new role as Vice Chair – Events, Chris is working away behind-the-scenes so that the Midlands can develop and grow. I fully appreciate Chris’s efforts and he is undoubtedly a driving force now on the Midlands Board, and did I mention for all his inputs and expertise he is also the CIM Midlands  ‘Volunteer of the Year’.”

“We were introduced to Chris through the ‘Be The Business’ Mentoring Scheme.  He was identified as a perfect fit for us and so he has proved.  It’s not easy working with a SME, particularly when it’s a family business run by two headstrong sisters! But right from the start Chris enabled clarity of thought, focus and direction, having worked hard to understand both our business and our office sector.  Through his affable approach and great sense of humour, Chris’ strategic advice and wealth of marketing expertise has proved invaluable as we have sought to redefine our future post-pandemic. Six months in and we are already reaping significant benefits from his business leadership.  We can’t recommend him highly enough!”

“A brave and insightful debrief from Chris with some quality market understanding and thinking. He didn’t shy away from the stuff we needed to hear to improve our business, even if some of it was uncomfortable listening.”

“Marketing is an investment but it is also a business cost, and what was absolutely crucial to us is that we hired the right person, who got to know us and our business, someone we could trust to give us the right advice in all aspects of our marketing. Chris does this in spades. He is strategically sound and has enhanced our thinking, business direction and performance, and supports us with all our marketing activity; comms, website, social media, e-CRM and so on. We have called him a marketing guru which does embarrass him, but it is close to the truth. His knowledge and expertise is highly recommended.”

“Chris was able to look at our business from the outside in, with a clearer and fresher perspective. In a short space of time he got a very good handle on our business and range of customers and really made us think about how we were approaching our marketing. It’s great to have someone with his level of expertise to help us with a coherent marketing strategy and keeping us on track too with our priorities. Chris says it as it is, is easy to get on with and I’d recommend his services to any business.”

“As an e-commerce business, we have enjoyed phenomenal growth over the past few years, and wanted to ensure we continued this trajectory. Chris is first class in his digital expertise, working on our longer-term digital strategy alongside making excellent recommendations in what we do on Amazon, in paid search, SEO, website development and more. Chris has a fantastic instinct for and knowledge of digital, and his advice and support is invaluable in taking our business to the next level. I would also add he always responds with enthusiasm, is keen to crack on with everything we throw at him, and we also value the fact he is straight talking and if he disagrees with something, he says so. And finally, Chris is great at ensuring we get an element of ongoing support, which ensures our business is continually responsive to our ever-changing marketplace.”