Graham Hunstone - Managing Director

What can I say about Paul...his understanding of the online marketplace and more specifically social media and its benefits has helped our business grow exponentially over the last 12 months or so.

 

He has helped us implement our social media & marketing strategy with unbelievable results. Paul’s in-depth understanding of social media has been a key factor in all our marketing efforts. We are now extremely busy and have had to take additional staff on to cope with our increasing and profitable workload.

 

I have been fortunate to download a copy of “What is Google Plus?” and it’s a very good learning tool indeed. As usual it’s delivered in a straight talking and easy to understand language with no fluff, as you would expect from Paul. If you are interested in Google Plus and more importantly what it can potentially do for your business then my recommendation is download it now!

 

Paul continues to guide me and my business and I see him as a trusted advisor to me and all my staff!

 

http://visualprint.co.uk/

 

 

Professor David Rae - Director of Enterprise and Innovation, Lincoln University Business School

I invited Paul to run a guest session for my international Master's students on using online technologies and applications to develop new business ventures, as part of the Accelerated Entrepreneurship program I run. Here is a typical response from one of the Chinese students:

 

'Paul Parkinson showed a perfect example of how a business could begin in few clicks and then grow. Through him, my view on business and entrepreneurship changed. I realised how much the world has advanced, that businesses can make good use of the technology like online tools and information and integrate those with the business.'

 

My experience is that Paul has a very acute understanding of the role of social media and online applications for developing business opportunities, especially how to use SEO and keywords to drive Internet traffic. He has a refreshingly practical approach which avoids either being too technical, jargon-ridden or theoretical, so it works really well at a business level.

 

 

David & Jane Riley - Directors, JAD Associates (Improvement Solutions) Ltd

Due to Paul’s knowledge of social and online marketing plus his extensive network of contacts he was able to help us take our business to another level. Paul is very dynamic, knowledgeable and fun.  If you need to know something, it will be rare that Paul doesn’t know the answer. However, if there is something he doesn’t know, you can be sure he’ll be able to put you in touch with someone that can help due to his extensive network.

 

We would highly recommend Paul as someone who is very knowledgeable about both the online environment and the small business community and how to develop and expand a small business via the use of social media.  There are certainly areas of our business that have improved to a point we could never have achieved without his help and advice."

 

 

www.jadassociates.co.uk

 

 

Dave Orrey - Director of Credible Investments Ltd

We first met Paul in early 2010 following our enquiry about the Robust Futures courses being held at Lincoln University Business School. Immediately, we felt we had a lot in common with Paul and found him very down to earth and easy to engage with. It was also very clear from the start that Paul is somewhat of an expert when it comes to starting and developing small businesses (especially on the web) but more importantly, he has a deep understanding from an entrepreneurial/business owner perspective having started and developed several of his own enterprises.

 

Paul got us to answer a lot of searching questions to make us look closely at our business model and operations with our plans going forward, this helped us to identify 2 key potential problems and adapt our business plan and strategy accordingly.

 

In an age where networking both offline and more importantly online is becoming a key part of growing a business, there’s no question Paul is very well informed and connected. He has a vast array of useful resources at his disposal to bring to the table. In addition, he is a guy who can add huge potential value to any aspiring business along with plenty of enthusiasm and encouragement. Paul is undoubtedly a good all round decent guy to have on your team.

 

 

Adam Carter - Managing Director

Due to Paul’s knowledge of social and online marketing plus his extensive network of contacts he was able to help us take our business to another level. Paul is very dynamic, knowledgeable and fun.  If you need to know something, it will be rare that Paul doesn’t know the answer. However, if there is something he doesn’t know, you can be sure he’ll be able to put you in touch with someone that can help due to his extensive network.

 

We would highly recommend Paul as someone who is very knowledgeable about both the online environment and the small business community and how to develop and expand a small business via the use of social media.  There are certainly areas of our business that have improved to a point we could never have achieved without his help and advice.

 

www.adamcartersolutions.com

 

 

Jeremy Heath & Helen Burlefinger

As a go-ahead SME looking to enter a new phase of growth, we have had a very positive experience of dealing with Paul and his team.

 

We needed a structured short-cut to analysing our current market position and creating a strategic plan to achieve a significant increase in sales volume. 

 

With Paul's help and guidance, this has been achieved in a remarkably short space of time partly through the effect of social networking and social marketing - but with the valuable add-on that his advice is still available to us as we prosper and grow.

 

http://www.water-systems.co.uk/

 

 

Lesley Pashley - Managing Director, Redlime Marketing

Paul has restored my faith in business advisors – he quickly grasped the issues relating to my business, made me look at the business from a different perspective and gave me great, commercially-minded, advice. We are continuing to use Paul to review some new business ideas and, without a doubt, consider his time and input especially around social media and social networking to be invaluable.”

 

www.redlime.co.uk

 

 

Karl Sergison

I’ve found Paul invaluable when it comes to advice on how best to move my business forward. I run a small deli, restaurant and cookery school and Paul helped me with some great ideas on marketing, specifically designing, building and marketing a new website.
 
In addition he developed a social marketing plan for me and he also put me in touch with other people to help me along my merry way. His knowledge of all things online including social networking is excellent!

 

I have no hesitation in recommending Paul, his team and services to other businesses.
Best of luck Paul and many thanks again for all your help!

 

 

Neil Everatt - Managing Director, Software Europe

The world is full of offers to help you grow your business.  Those that make a real impact are few but just sometimes a real gem of a person comes along and makes a difference.  Paul Parkinson sits in this category and has a great balance of skills that can really prise the best from your business.  Approachable and friendly, Paul uses his many years of experience to assist in guiding businesses, encouraging them to focus on the key topics and fertilising their ideas.  Software Europe has worked with Paul over the past 12 months and this engagement has been without doubt beneficial to all departments.

 

www.software-europe.co.uk/