WHO
Let’s just cut to the chase and give you some key information to validate whether or not you think we should work together:
- I’ve over fifteen years of marketing experience in the school sector.
- During that time, I’ve worked hands-on in numerous schools (doing PR, managing and undertaking marketing, acting as interim Registrar) as well as being a consultant.
- I keep my marketing skills and qualifications up to scratch with regular marketing courses, reading and CPD (I’ve got CIM qualifications in Advanced Marketing and Digital Marketing).
- I’ve also worked with other (gasp) sectors – notably publishing – just to keep an eye on the commercial world and keep my skills a bit less school myopic.
Background wise, I’ve personal experience of both state and independent schools (Uppingham), I’m a geography graduate
(The University of Leeds). I set up 134marketing in 2004 after being a director at RSAcademics Ltd.
And how do you know you can trust me?
We all live by our own set of rules. Mine are fairly simple
and help me to sleep well at night. And they benefit my clients because they are exactly what you’d expect from a consultant (but don’t always get!):
- I’ll always give you my best advice, I won’t suggest outlandish, irrelevant ideas that cost too much or are rehashed from another project.
- If a job takes less time to do than quoted, I’ll charge you less! (incidentally, if the work takes longer than quoted, you won't be charged more).
- I’m quite plain speaking – don’t mistake this for a lack of knowledge, I just don’t need to boost my ego (or day rate) by using confusing marketing jargon!
- If it has my name on the invoice, rest assured, I’ve done the work.