Clients

What kind of clients are we looking for? Well, firstly you should know that we simply don’t work with everyone that approaches us. There is a variety of reasons for this.

Sometimes the business owner has identified the need for change but the business itself including staffing issues, financial status, etc means that a company is simply not ready to change.

This is a delicate matter for any business to tackle and we know how to handle this with tact and diplomacy. We also can refer you to other consultants who may be better suited to handle your requirements.

So what this should tell you is that we have a good understanding of what we are good at and what kind of work we like doing. After all, if you don’t like the kind of work you are doing, why do it?

Here are some clients we have worked with since we began in 2003. This is not a complete list as we have worked with some clients who we cannot display for reasons of commercial confidentiality.

Here are some clients we have worked with since we began in 2003:

WHO: Chip Madera Productions Inc. - Ocala, Florida, USA

WHEN: August 2003 to January 2004

WHAT: Formed new marketing plan with sales strategies focusing on telemarketing services that sought to expand Chip’s customer base while increasing revenues from existing clients.

WHO: PMG Partners Marketing Group Inc. - Ocala, Florida, USA

WHEN: December 2003 to April 2007

Assisted company directors in many areas of corporate development where in collaboration with the the Executive Team a global expansion strategy was researched, planned and executed. Some key deliverables were:

• Marketing – deliver written marketing plan identifying key markets for growth.
• Sales – establish best practice in sales procedures in order to secure new international customers.
• Legal – coordinate with top level legal counsel in New York and Chicago in forming a new “International Distributors Contract”. Research trademark registration process in foreign countries in order to expanding marketing into those countries. Insure all export logistics complied with international regulations.
• IT/Web Development- Collaborate with web design team for e-commerce website design, the selection and registration of domains, installation of Content Management Software (CMS) tools to manage the content and to create a public message forum for public discussion on products.
• Operations – Examined cost-cutting solutions on an operational level in effort to reduce overheads and increase profitability.
• Accounting – Participate in setting marketing budgets to insure sustainable growth.

WHO: Ron Levinson and Lascorp Development

WHEN: March 2005

WHAT: Consulted with small business owner to form business plan and increase revenue growth. Provided mediation services between owner and landlord on lease issues.

WHO: BioNatural Australia Pty Ltd

WHEN: February 2005 – August 2007

WHAT: A long term project that covered a range of small business activities including:

• Business Coaching – Meet with company directors and business advisors to provide one-on-one business coaching in strategic development and change management. This included assessment of capabilities in order to identify where the improvements in business were needed most.
• Sales Management – Improve the management of the sales department in retail shop setting including the assessment of staff sales skills, providing phone and in-store sales training in order to increase retail sales.
• Marketing Writing – Create, edit and compile written marketing materials that involved technical level writing skills, word processing and PDF creation and advice on graphic design that would ultimately convince high-end customers of the marketing message.
• Wholesale Campaign – Locate and secure new wholesale customers Australia-wide via a range of marketing campaigns targeted to that market.
• CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Database – Installed a Sugar CRM web based customer database installation which allowed multiple staff to login and track customer accounts in a web environment. This facilitated sales management for both internal and remote staff simultaneously. Reports to management were then customized to deliver timely data on revenue and sales activity on-demand and in real-time.

WHO: CMSAccounts Australia

WHEN: December 2006 – March 2007

WHAT: Strategic advice to IT firm including analysis of web based accounting software and marketing tools, API bridge building, deliver PowerPoint presentation and speech at CeBit Expo 2007 Sydney event and assist with negotiating new web development projects.