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Clients
Some comments that my clients have kindly made:
"Your facilitation was well prepared and held our interest and enthusiasm while delving into the things needed to take our business to the next level of success."
George Hallwood, Effective Consulting
"Making a connection to Lee Hopkins through a mutual business associate was a real breakthrough for me, & my newly formed media company. The timeline was tight on my project, so was the budget, but Lee came through on both counts, on time & on budget! He's number one with me. Now we're working on other projects as part of an even bigger "televisionary" marketing campaign."
David Kingham, TalkingClassifieds
"...a small expression of our thanks for your excellent presentation to our NEIS small business management participants. The group was unanimous and highly positive in their response. Feedback included such comments as 'excellent presentation', 'inspirational', 'really knows his stuff' and 'knows how it is in small business'. So once again our warm thanks for your assistance."
Joanne Chamberlain, ANETS NEIS, Eastside SA Inc.
"Thank you for preparing the Invisage presentation for our recent International Conference. This was a fabulous presentation for our internal relaunch and rebrand of our business. It really created a powerful impact, got our message across and we received many compliments about this production. We are looking forward to working with you on future presentations."
Julie Manuell, CEO, Invisage Australia
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ANETS NEIS, Eastside SA Inc |
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Some more comments that my clients have kindly made:
"We found Lee to be highly competent in the areas he specialises in with the addition of understanding the commercial nature of a business and the driving forces behind achieving returns for stakeholders. He also has a solid knowledge of marketing involving the internet and has used this knowledge to develop our sites with the customer in mind. Lee is also a delight to have in a team as his enthusiasm is contagious and he truly believes and is passionate about his work."
Dominic Virgara, Director - Finance & Administration, Clements HR Consultants
"Lee has been invaluable to us. Not only has he helped us market our own business more effectively, but also helped our clients with their online brand positioning and marketing. We have absolutely no hesitation in recommending him for his copywriting, site design & build and marketing skills."
Eric Priebe, Managing Director,
AdviserWorks.com.au
"Lee Hopkins has been advising us in our on going development of our Website. Lee has a wealth of understanding in Web development and marketing that is absolutely necessary if you are serious about on line business. I personally have found Lee to be a real gentleman who has always responded quickly and effectively to any request that I have made of him. I can thoroughly recommend Lee and his services."
Andrew Aitchison, www.bulldogmarketing.com.au
"As a result of a referral from two of my industry colleagues, I approached Lee for advice on our online marketing strategy. Within a short time of meeting him and using some of his ideas, our business profited - comments about our online newsletter were very flattering."
Les de Wit, Marketing Director, Moneybags.com.au
"Having worked with Lee I can vouch for his commitment to his clients, the project and to his contractors. He always seeks a 'win-win' for all parties and believes it to be the only way for long-term business prosperity for both his clients and his industry colleagues. His knowledge of online marketing is extensive and has helped us tremendously in our own business! He fully complements our focus on the technology fitting the business plan, the business operation and the bottom line."
Ian Fry, Global Gamma Systems
"We would advise any new business builder to get a hold to the eBusiness tools as soon as possible. We believe it is minimal outlay for the business it can generate. We are living in a computer orientated world - let's meet people where they are at and show them the professional, wonderful and outstanding business opportunity we have. Follow up is crucial - but hey! Email is free!
...We really are excited about the avenues that have opened up to us since we purchased the eBusiness tools - simply a MUST for any business focused person!"
David & Fiona Coleman, IC Environmental Systems
"I found Lee to be an excellent and effective facilitator and communicator, and an empathic listener. I have no hesitation in recommending him for any assignment that would use his considerable talents and would be pleased to provide additional information on request"
Chris Bell, SVP Global Sales, Adecco Inc
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What you say about Lee Hopkins:
"One of the best days I've spent with a man! "
"Wow - what a presentation, it went so well, thank you very much! Fantastic job! "
"Lindy and Lee, you were both brilliant and I'm very thankful and pleased for your efforts, it was excellent. Thank you. "
"One of Australia's leading public relations practitioners in the so-called new media"
"While I only had the pleasure of actually meeting Lee face-to-face several months ago, I have been aware of him in conference programs and through feedback from one of my team members for a while. Lee has an amazing and unique skill for managing the new media to support business outcomes"
"Oz's best social network strategist"
"As for Local Royalty, you really are a Superstar among the bloggers and blogosphere!"
"Lee Hopkins, one of Australia's most respected social media experts"
"Lee was very entertaining and knowledgeable. He demystified social media for me and he made me feel it IS possible."
"His enthusiasm is infectious - exciting stuff!"
"Excellent. A really fascinating insight from an engaging speaker."
"A very difficult topic but it was explained in a fantastically simple way."
"The Walkleys relies on the good will of Australia’s talented communicators to make events like these happen and I can’t thank you enough for taking time out from your heavy schedule to make the convention such a memorable event."
"The workshop was very useful in that it enabled us to directly relate what we learnt in the seminar to our business. Lee was very easy to relate to and he presented all the information in a way that was simple to understand."
"Informative and engaging - gave good overview of new on-line technologies and how they can be applied to businesses. Particularly valued the opportunity to have a separate session to look at the specific needs and potential uses for my own business."
"Great to talk to someone who is expert in their field and passionate."
"The ability to interact one on one with Lee, as well as seeing new technologies and how they can be easily implemented into current business processes [was great]"
"Great. Lee was very engaging and presented info in easy to understand language and examples. Use of music, video, PowerPoint etc keep contents fun and educational. Great stuff!"
“Great! Even I could understand and appreciate the content. Excellent examples, wonderful presentation. I’m going back to share with my team. Thank you. "
“Lee was a great facilitator and his energy and passion for social media was evident."
“Excellent, enthusiastic presenter who is right into what he is talking about. Walking the talk. Just the right amount of info about the different topics. Not too geeky. Strong emphasis on how the tools can assist effective business communication. Relaxed friendly atmosphere. The workshop opened lots of doors, stimulating. I’m strongly encouraged to try things out. Many thanks.”
“Lee was great – knowledgeable, enthusiastic, generous in sharing his expertise. I liked the demonstrations."
"Great Workshop... helped me crystalise my thoughts on social media and now I feel ready to develop the strategy and make use of this great new medium"
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