"Duncan worked with us for the last year to shift us from being another good practice to becoming very focused around a clear purpose that has put a new spring in our step. Duncan facilitated a number of sessions, pulled together a business plan and also helped us implement our new branding framework working with Sanders Design. This work has made a huge difference to our business and we really wouldn't be where we are now without his major contribution to the team"
Ken Stanton - Stephenson & Turner
"InsideOut was commissioned to provide an updated business plan for us which included incorporating some complex strategic planning for the groups future growth. Duncan provided a highly professional service with little down time in understanding our needs. He worked quickly to produce a professional document and his advice really helped us to shape the strategic and marketing thinking for the plan in a way that has increased our bottom line."
John Dibley - Inkworks
"Thank you for your facilitation of last week's Business & Sport Workshop. The Workshop was productive and I was encouraged by the quality of discussion and interaction that occured. This was in large part due to your excellent facilitation of the Workshop"
Hon Clayton Cosgrove - Minister for Sport and Recreation
"I approached Duncan to assist to develop a strategic plan for the business. I was a bit wary having been involved in similar undertakings previously that had dragged on and took a lot of time. I found that Duncan’s approach worked well with the board and he managed the process professionally and efficiently. We achieved a lot in a couple of weeks and one half day workshop. Duncan really helped us cut through and get a good quality result fast"
Mike Higgins - Tomorrow's Manuaku Properties Limited
"Duncan
worked with us and gave the team a real lift. He helped us to clarify
what we needed to do and helped us to develop a real direction for our
business. His work allowed us to secure the confidence of our largest
customer for the next season. Duncan has a rare blend of skills that
make him quite unique. At the end of the day he exceeded our
expectations and charged us less than he quoted - you can't beat that!"
Cordelia Wall - Synargy Corporation Limited
"Duncan provided our online business endemicworld.com with a detailed
SEO audit and big picture plan to reach our page rank goals. He worked
quickly and left us full of energy to implement his recommendations.
Duncan understood exactly what we wanted from him but also openly gave
his opinion on online marketing solutions in general and helped us with
our email newsletter solutions. He is a trustworthy consultant and we
look forward to working with him again."Elliot Alexander - Endemic World
“Duncan has brought strategic marketing skills and a knowledge of
internet marketing that has made a significant contribution to
assisting us achieve our objectives. He has also managed the selection
and management of agencies for us bringing an independent point of view
into the process. If you're after someone to help complete a strategic
marketing review, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Duncan”Hilary Lewis - House of Travel
"After experiencing Duncan's facilitation skills at several Vodafone Senior Leadership Team planning sessions, I asked him to facilitate my Customer Marketing team offsite. By helping us redefine our team vision and our biggest challenge to success we have overcome it and gained significant momentum toward customer insight based marketing. By gaining clarity on our goals and team interdependencies we have become a more aligned and effective team. Duncan's techniques have been instrumental in our progress."
Shelley Watson - Vodafone
“Duncan has been an invaluable asset to thedeal lending his
expertise to Google Analytics, Adwords, SEO, and brand development. He
has helped thedeal’s marketing department use, understand, and navigate
these essential tools as well as introduce us to market leading
partners. Duncan is professional and thorough. He spent time with each
department to better understand our company and help us work toward our
goals.”Paul O'Shannessey - TheDeal
"We got Duncan in to develop new branding and promotional material for us. The team did a great job and really lifted our thinking. In terms of results our turnover for the following year was up by over 30%"
Keith Paterson - ISM Solutions
“Duncan took the company through a very challenging period. Leading the
complete revamp of marketing activity that significantly improving
customer acquisition and retention, and repositioned the brand/
business for future growth.
Highly recommended for organisations looking to undertake strategic
change in the marketplace.”
Rob Anderson - ihug
"Duncan worked on a Business and Marketing Plan for us last year. Duncan's very easy to work with and he even got me out there interviewing our clients to find out how we could grow our business. We came up with a number of improvements we could make and he helped pull together a new brochure for us too. I was really happy with the work done and impressed that he kept following up even after the project was complete, to ensure we were implementing the plan"
Dave Thomas - Oakwood Treecare