Reviews of consulttheguru.com.

We came upon Consulttheguru.com when we were preparing invitations for the press launch of an exclusive sports car that we import into the UK.

Having been in the industry for many years we thought we knew all the answers but we decided that a "marketing health check" was worth £300. However we did decide to place severe restrictions on the budget.

The service was extremely professional, the product analysis did confirm our existing views and the suggestions for cost-effective promotion are being implemented.

We think the Guru Concept is perfect for small/medium businesses who need access to additional marketing talent and we shall be back for further advice when we launch our next product.

Tom Martin
Managing Director
Lifestyle Automotive Ltd
www.lifestyleautomotive.co.uk
1st June 2007

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www.independent.co.uk
14th December 2006

Love Water Ltd is a new company marketing a water dispenser designed for the home.

Consulttheguru.com was recommended to me as a company that may provide some marketing ideas for my business. Initially, I dismissed the referral as I felt that they would probably give me similar thoughts as I already had in my mind, but had not yet put in place. After around 2 months of keeping their details in my inbox I decided to take the plunge just in case...

Their consultation was enlightening. They provided me totally innovative and workable ideas which I will now be actioning. I consider their fee, money well spent and I am sure that I will be using their service again in the not so distant future.

Nick Swan
Managing Director
Love Water Limited
www.lovewater.com
October 2006

We used consulttheguru.com to develop our pitch for an important new client. Not only did we win the account, but we beat a multi-national PR agency in the process. A real coup, especially since there are only three of us on the team. Thanks to consulttheguru.com for really spicing up our presentation.

Name Withheld
Managing Partner
PR Agency
September 2006

(Ed's note: Yup, I know, another anonymous PR agency. But if you don't believe me, they've said they'd be happy to put their name to the quote on the telephone, if you want to speak with them.)

Genius!

Jeremy Waite
Director
Juicy Print
August 2006

I have always considered myself to be quite creative, (as an accountant, I probably am) but you guys put me to shame!

I think consulting at the very early stages in the development of my business has certainly helped me, and the "Big Idea" recommended by consulttheguru.com is indeed very big and absolutely brilliant!

I will be using consulttheguru.com again and again over the years, of that I am pretty confident!

Anthony Lawton
Managing Director
Property Jigsaw Ltd
www.propertyjigsaw.co.uk
June 2006

MXMG produce high quality web sites and web video, our core in-house skills being technology/creative direction.

Using consulttheguru.com, we can now add marketing consultancy to the mix, and do so confident in the knowledge that we are offering our clients real and additional value.

Our first consultation report proved to be concise, detailed, considered and original. It exceeded all expectations, and I look forward to taking the credit for this one and many more.

Peel Taggart
Managing Director
www.mxmg.com
February 2006

"I work alone and turned to consulttheguru.com when inspiration was running low regarding a very technical B2B client. They came back with some new PR ideas for me to implement over the next few months, which I'm confident will get good results.

Consulttheguru.com's fresh look at the account helped spark off
my own enthusiasm and creativity once again."

Name withheld
PR Consultant
January 2006

(Ed's note: Another anonymous one - our PR agency clients are proving a secretive lot. But we're not making these up!)

"I don't want to put my name to a testimonial as I don't want competitors or clients to know I am using you! However, I am very, very happy with the ideas you have given me to date and have used both of them - in part or in full"

I certainly plan to use consulttheguru.com again!"

Name withheld
Managing Director
PR Agency
November 2005

(Ed's note: We liked this one so much, we've published it despite the fact
that our confidentiality agreement prevents us from telling you who sent it.)

We were very pleased with the results from consulttheguru.com. This was certainly no off the shelf appraisal. Our log files show the amount of time and effort they put into the preparation for the report and it certainly provided us with a lot to think about and consider.

Trust me when I say that they haven’t taken an easy option with their recommendations. They have been pleasantly challenging in their summary and in areas that we would never have considered.

Will we use them again? Yes. Both I and my business partner agree that it has been money well spent. A valuable input to our business from a fresh and focused pair of eyes.

David Croissant
Managing Director
www.webit.net
October 2005

"I'd say that using consulttheguru.com saved me at least five days worth of opportunity cost, and issued a far better result than we could have achieved ourselves.

I cannot speak highly enough of the service. It's outstanding. I will certainly be a repeat customer."

Mick James
Managing Director
www.fleetefficiency.com
October 2005

"I liked the idea developed for my business by consulttheguru.com. But more than that, their report reassured me about my approach, confirmed things I was wavering about, and inspired me to continue to improve my business and step up my standards."

Sarah Beretta
Managing Director
SB Coaching
October 2005

"Consulttheguru was a fabulous way to get a completely fresh viewpoint on our marketing issues - we got a great idea that we will definitely be using later this year.

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to you!"

Galya Holden
Web Services Director
Legal and Financial Group
Centaur Holdings plc
September 2005

"A great service for original and creative marketing ideas! Within a couple of days we had some innovative PR ideas that we could work on immediately, with the option of a follow-up if we needed further assistance.

Highly recommended!"

Gary Baker
Director
www.tiewarehouse.co.uk
July 2005

"It can be incredibly difficult for any start-up business to get professional marketing advice at an affordable price in their early stages. But that's exactly what we got from consulttheguru.com. The response to our brief included an impartial assessment of the marketing needs of our business, together with an excellent creative solution which we have decided to proceed with.

We can only thank the consulttheguru.com team for their professional approach to our brief."

Caroline Sell
Managing Director
Koi Furniture Ltd
June 2005

"Best £100 I've ever spent? Nah, that'd have to be the obligatory mid-life crisis parachute jump. But it's not far off."

Kyle MacRae
Managing Director
www.scoopt.com
May 2005

“Consulttheguru.com provided GEM Motoring Assist with an excellent idea to bring our services to the attention of the motoring public. The consultation process was quick, simple, and did not require long, time-consuming planning meetings. A proposal was provided within 48 hours and our further questions were answered immediately. Overall, the service provided by consulttheguru.com was outstanding value for money. In fact, we believe that the proposed idea could prove to be the most cost-effective campaign we have ever undertaken. We certainly intend to use 'The Guru' again in the future.”

David Williams MBE, MCIPR
Chief Executive
GEM Motoring Assist
April 2005

“Consult the Guru can help bring to light some ideas which could have been overlooked in your brainstorming session. This could easily lead to a positive shift in any of your planned marketing efforts. That itself is well worth the price of this Guru's consultation.”

Michael Santiago
Marketing Product Review
February 2005

“For innovative pr ideas, a swift and efficient service, excellent value for money and a superb support service I would recommend Consult the Guru without hesitation.”

Ness Bird
Customer Service Manager
Grove Lodge Vet Group
January 2005

“An incredible resource.”

Alice Playle
chrysAlice Public Relations
December 2004

“Bloody brilliant! GPW operates in the secretive world of business intelligence, which by its nature is a difficult market. But consulttheguru.com came up trumps. I have no hesitation in recommending this service.”

Peter Pender-Cudlip
Partner
GPW Ltd
November 2004

“Thanks for a great idea - worth every penny.”

Thomas Cornelius
CEO
Cleanblue LLC
November 2004