Testimonials |
"We had always done our own marketing in-house before, but needed to free up our time for other matters, especially in today’s regulated world. Another permanent employee could not be justified, so we turned to Jackie Barrie at Comms Plus for help in writing and designing our newsletters, brochures, posters and advertising on an ad hoc basis. Jackie has always provided an excellent service, with high quality work produced quickly and efficiently whenever we have needed it. So, now we can concentrate on running the Society, confident that our marketing materials will do us justice. Thanks, Jackie!" |
“Exactly what I wanted! I showed them to Rupert who said he realised there was a real art to writing these sort of letters - and you have it!” |
“I hesitate to change anything as you do such a great job understanding and communicating about us and our industry.” |
“Your work is always interesting, fun and informative. Thank you for providing me with information I need, without me knowing I need it.” |
“I love the fact that you practice what you preach. [Your newsletter] is extremely well written and every word counts.” |
“I loved your 'Email Essentials'! Often stating the obvious is exactly what's needed. 'Email Essentials' is clear and immediately practical, and I'm glad of a list of definitions of abbreviations. I think I already follow much of it, but I'm very happy to have it all brought so succinctly together in one booklet.” |
“Love the newsletter, and have just spent 1/2 hour laughing reading your blog and following links!” |
"My colleague Roger is very fussy about spam. He deletes almost every email that lands in his inbox. But he gets your newsletter every month and forwards it to me saying 'Read this, it's excellent.'" |
“Your excellent work recommends you, great website, well done.” |
“Thank you so much, this is brill! It looks absolutely amazing – we are over the moon. I am speechless, this is beautiful. Thank you so much, you are our saviour.” |
“A new client rang me to say: ‘I loved your website, it was the most professional of all the cleaning sites I found. And I must congratulate whoever did your copywriting and search engine optimisation. They did a really great job! Whatever cleaning keywords I searched on Google, your site came up, so I decided it was meant to be!’” |
"Comms Plus offers an exceptional service. Jackie has a knack of extracting half-baked ideas from your head and turning them into a finished product. Jackie is creative, professional, efficient, and does it all without waffle.” |
“Great newsletters, I get several dozen each week on various subjects, but always read yours.” |
“I am very impressed with your constructive review, and it makes me realise that there is a huge difference between what I want to say and how it is said! Although I have put a lot of work into constructing the website and I have gone over budget on this already, I can't see any point in not doing it properly, particularly since I am aiming for the top end of the market. I have only used a ‘technical web designer’ who has no design or marketing experience, but I can see this was a false economy! Your overview is exactly what was needed!” |
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“Like me, Jackie loves words but doesn’t let them get in the way.” |
“Jackie Barrie is an absolute godsend. She miraculously transforms my mad ramblings into stunning invitations, flyers and leaflets – hitting exactly the right audience for whichever occasion it may relate to. She’s easy to talk to, always has a word of advice, has a can do attitude and there’s ‘nobody’ that Jackie doesn’t know – a true networking tart! Thoroughly recommended ***.” |
"Jackie was the first graphic designer who actually listened to what we wanted to achieve and came back first time with a proof we were happy with." |
"Great newsletter as always. They are coming together nicely and really saying something about what we are about and what we have to offer." |
“I am really impressed Jackie. I am impressed with your work but most of all I am knocked out that you took the initiative without me chasing you.” |
“Having recently started my own business, I am networking like mad but I’ve never really felt I got my message across in a way which really encapsulated who I am and what benefits I can bring. Your tips were straightforward but powerful ways in which I can create a more compelling message and use my networking time more effectively.” |
“Your talk was great. Interesting - you are good with the written word yet you demonstrated this using the spoken word. Clever!” |
“Many thanks for your excellent talk on Thursday. I expected it to be good and wasn't disappointed. I particularly liked the paper-tearing exercise.” |
“You were on form as usual. Of course your [advice] goes against everything I tell people... use a professional :-)” |
“The brochures arrived today - they are fantastic. I’m really pleased. Thanks so much for a job really well done from start to finish.” |
“I decided it was time to thank you for your newsletter. Month after month I read it, enjoy it, gain valuable tips from it and never respond with those two undervalued words - thank you. I received an email this morning that gave me a nice rosy glow. It was a lovely thank you from a trainer that I had given assistance to in designing a course and it reminded me of the importance of doing this.” |
“For once, I have not only had time to read every word, but felt compelled to write back to say thank you for the past twelve months instalments , and to wish you a very merry Christmas. It sounds like work is going well and I will always point people in your direction, should they require your services.” |
“My client, Autocure, loved your design and wording, and was amazed at the speed you turned it around!” |
“Jackie's work on the leaflets was better than we had imagined. She took no time at all to do them and she let us know of any changes by keeping in constant contact with us. All I can say is ‘you’re a star and your work is well worth the money’. We'll definitely be using your services again in the near future.” |
“Thank you for your efforts yesterday evening. I had a thoroughly entertaining time, met a great bunch of people and picked up some useful networking tips as well. I look forward to bumping into you at future networking events.” |
“Your design is much cleaner than the old one.” |
“Wow, that certainly makes an impact!” |
“Love your website and have only stopped reading it to send this message. Will go back again in a minute.” |
“Always fun and enlightening all rolled into one!” |
“Lots of food for thought, but presented succinctly of course.” |
“Another great newsletter and I've signed up to Jacquie Lawson's service as a result!” |
“Love the new site! It's so easy to navigate and pleasing to the eye. I know exactly where to find what I want and the information is plentiful.” |
“Firstly, thanks for the clientcopia website link - I got to about 13 and couldn't stop laughing, eyes watering, couldn't read any further!!! Secondly, something to add to your item on testimonials - most people can't write a good testimonial, often they end up sounding more like therapy: "It was a great experience working with X, they are so easy to work with and were really helpful." A good testimonial says WHAT CHANGED or WHAT THE OUTCOME WAS. So, if people get to write their own they should always ensure that there is a result in there somewhere. That's what people buy - results!” |
“Enjoyed your excellent presentation and thank you for the very valuable tips. I won "pitch of the week" this morning at BNI for my 60 seconds!” |
"News of your dynamic presentation will reverberate around the Club for quite some time. It was very enjoyable and beneficial. Members really will know how to make an impact in their 1-minute presentations from now on!" |
“Thank you for a truly inspirational talk, my mind was racing re my next one minutes. Also I'm sending your March newsletter to a friend in Perth, Oz and I know that she will laugh out loud at the Fun with Words.” |
“I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for designing and writing my website. I have had such a fantastic response to it, everyone has said how great it is and that the website is true to my identity and ideas. I am a complete novice when it comes to websites but you made it such a pleasant experience, with such an enormous amount of help that for me it was plain sailing. You even found me a printer that could print my leaflets on recycled paper just in time for my launch on the 4th July! I would recommend you to anyone who wants a web presence and is a novice like me. Thanks once again for all your help, it’s been a real pleasure doing business with you. You not only write without waffle, you speak without waffle too!” |
“It was a pleasure to meet you yesterday as well as a stimulating presentation. It will certainly be very interesting to hear and see our future 1-minute intros! We all appreciated the time and effort you put into your presentation - I know from experience (some of it bitter!) that making it look easy takes a lot of work and knowledge.” |
“Thanks to your counselling, I said those words in the way you recommended and have been offered another £2k plus a £1k bonus on completion of various achievable objectives! So, thanks eversomucho!” |
“I visited your website and was impressed with what I saw. It is quite evident that you are a true presenter and networker and you have reinforced in me the fact that these skills are very important if one is to generate business from potential clients. I will be referring to your website on a regular basis, as it contains information that I find both interesting and useful.” |
“Been glued to your new web site. Like Andy, the guy in the wheelchair on Little Britain, says, ‘I WANT THAT ONE’.” |
“Thank you once again for your contribution to our day. I completely echo Rose and Tanya's sentiments about the skill you bring to us in such a useful and yet unobtrusive way so that we feel (as ever) that we are in control but the reality is and was that you were! ... And quite rightly!!” |
“Thank you for doing such a splendid job in connection with our website content. I am absolutely thrilled with the service that you have provided and by the professional manner in which you have dealt with the clients from whom you obtained testimonials. I will certainly be recommending your services to others.” |
“Jackie recently gave a superb presentation to Bromley Business Club and I would highly recommend her if you are looking for a presenter with fantastic audience empathy and unusual and creative ideas to pass on to the masses. Thanks, Jackie, for a really entertaining evening.” |
“I read your email newsletter and it is superb. I keep meaning to get mine set up and you have several times inspired me a little closer to action!” |
“I have been meaning to thank you for your help in making the website more accessible to our clients. Client feedback is that the website is clear and concise but more importantly you have managed to portray our image throughout the website as a dynamic, interesting and proactive firm.” |
“It was lovely to meet you today. Thank you for your time and generosity of ideas. I found it hugely useful and hope to spend time with you again.” |
“I was just sitting here reading your very interesting brochures. There was a lot of work and thought put into those. Congratulations!” |
“Thank you very much for your quote. I'm quite impressed by your terms and conditions, nice and clear (I'm gonna get me one of those). Your prices seem reasonable for me and at some point no doubt I will be doing business with you.” |
“Looks fantastic - a credit to you and your skills.” |
“I really enjoyed the Bingo ice breaker that you used as it certainly got everyone talking! I purchased the pack of leaflets that you produce and have found them to be very interesting reading. We are a small HR Consultancy who are branching out to find new business and the leaflets are offering a lot of points for discussion.” |
“I went through your tips from yesterday at the lunch and they were very well received. I referred to you in the talk and was going to give your name at the end. However, I hadn't got that far when someone said, 'Is this Jackie the 'Writing without Waffle' Jackie?' Need I say more?” |
"Went to a BNI in Tunbridge Wells this morning as a guest and gave out my trifold. Have had lots of positive feedback and have praised your skills. Will be passing on your name where I can.” |
“Before going to work I happened to log on to Ecademy. Through Marketplace saw your advertisement [for the tips booklets on my website]. It was fantastic! I intend to read through it as soon as I get to the office. No words can thank you enough.” |
“Just want to inform you that after long discussions I will make the changes to my website as per your suggestion. Makes total sense and I appreciate your feedback. You are great. Thanks.” |
“I like the idea of keeping it simple but effective and I was impressed the knowledge you showed of marketing etc. I am keen to work with you, I feel you could really help my business evolve.” |
“This is very affordable and makes [professional copywriting] feel like much less of a luxury than I thought it would be.” |
“By the time I have stressed myself out about it and spent ages faffing and re-doing, your rates don't sound too bad. Yes please to that then. It's all tax-deductible and if it helps the business, why not.” |
"It's utterly wonderful, I couldn't be more pleased! It's a beautiful piece of work. I can't tell you how thrilled I am!” |
“Your tips on one-minute [presentations] and the booklets [on your site] are fantastic, I've been meaning to read them for ages. Wish I had read them earlier. They are very useful, practical and easy to follow.” |
"It looks quite simple and flows so a 4-year-old can read it and understand." |
"The [BRE] group was fine and the experience fascinating. Thanks for helping to organise it - you networking hero!" |
"I just wanted to say thanks so much for your wonderful presentation and facilitation of last night, I really enjoyed the networking Bingo that was great fun. I came away having made lots of great contacts and I am sure everyone else did too." |
"It was delightful to meet you last evening at The Women's Company. You made the evening a special event with inspirational ideas for Networking. I am the 'Network Virgin' so all advice is more than cherished. Thank you for a very entertaining evening." |
"This is fantastic!! You are an absolute star!!!!!! I started using it yesterday and 3 people have signed up already! Usually I get about one a week!! I do believe you're a genius." |
"Thanks Jackie. You've come up with a simple but great idea yet again." |
"First impression - wow, you are really talented!" |
“That [CMR] newsletter is absolutely fantastic! I love it to bits! It's really great. Of course, there's loads of stuff about us in it, but I love the layout and the way it's written as well.” |
“Jackie Barrie has done an outstanding job. She spent about two hours with us personally, interviewed us to find out what we really, really want. She then sent us her first draft, which was very accurate indeed. If you want a professional copywriter who works from her heart and understands your requirements, Jackie is the person for you.” |
“You'd think two writers would be competitive wouldn't you? But we never have been. We got on from day one, and Jackie is now one of the very few I would trust with my own clients. She's wonderful to work with - straightforward, honest and hugely organised. She never flaps, never exaggerates and her sense of humour never falters. What you see is what you get. Bliss.” |
"Fantastic result so truly genuinely very many thanks reward should be heavenly but delivered terrestorially!" |
"Thank you, thank you, thank you. You are a star, Jackie. Thank you." |
"Everything that you put was quite accurate and informative... everything suddenly makes so much more sense! I put the letter to my boss and he was happy to go with it 'as it was'. Thank you so much for all your help, I wonder whether you might be able to quote for a follow-up." |
"The poster paid for itself. I had one successful client, who has sent me one more client so far, and another is due to call me soon :-) I've used the basis of your idea for a postcard in local shop windows, and had a response to that, too." |
“You truly are a goddess! Working with you is like having another member of staff.” |
"[The web-site] looks great! I'm really thrilled. You've done a brilliant job." |
"Oh my God! You are absolutely AMAZING! I cannot believe it. Incredible. I want to fly over now to give a big appreciative hug. You are simply the best. I will frame this letter as a great example of what's possible for all of us. Thank you Jackie :)" |
"This is FABULOUS!!!!!!!!! You couldn't have matched what I had in my mind more perfectly. I have had such wonderful feedback from your wonderful creation." |
"Damned you are good. Well done. It's when I see work like this that I know you are worth your weight in gold." |
"We used Jackie’s recommendations for our booking forms and travel information. The format was well presented and professional and we found her objective viewpoint extremely useful." |
"I just visited your web-site. I love the way you smoothly present yourself and your business." |
"As an HR Officer my first drafts of competencies for designers and copywriters were worthy but wordy - mostly compiled from NVQ standards. Jackie started at the other end and gathered managers' expectations. The result was a slick workable framework which accurately defined six levels of performance. Jackie makes things happen. After 6 years the competency framework is still in enthusiastic use. A recent review resulted in very few changes." |
"We've always found Jackie to be highly efficient and organised. We've recommended her to a few of our own clients and they've always been very happy. Her services are a big help to our creative offer." |
"Thorough proof-reading and stunning attention to detail meant Jackie found 24 mistakes in the web-site we thought was already perfect." |
"It is a joy to see someone who can write without waffle. It's so rare." |
"Thank you for your excellent advice and documentation of our discussion, not to mention the lightning response time!" |
"Thanks for the site, it looks really lovely and is already hitting regular numbers." |
"Comms Plus has been absolutely marvellous. From uploading our first web page to helping us set up our email." |
"Superb organisational skills ensured a major management conference was successfully delivered without a hitch." |
"Best conference yet." |
"It was the best networking event I have ever been to and also the funniest. I personally recommend Jackie as a networking event organiser if you ever need real expertise in this area." |
"It all went very well. London Group members judged it to be the best evening of the year - thanks largely to your original inspiring questions. So....thank you, thank you, thank you! Without your help, I'd have been somewhat lost!" |
"The stand Comms Plus helped create was one of the best presented stands at the fair and I heartily recommend their services to anyone who intends to exhibit." |
“Jackie held a brainstorming session that generated hundreds of quality ideas from a variety of techniques. We would definitely ask for her help again.” |
"Jackie really has a way with words and ideas." |
"Thank you so much for what you have done regarding the web-site. I have had such wonderful feedback from your wonderful creation." |
"We get a fantastic response to our newsletters and think they really stand out from others that we see. Customers and prospects love the look of them and we receive enquiries from both about the featured products and services. We no longer need to produce brochures as the newsletters are far more versatile and portray us in a really professional way. We also find Comms Plus easy to work with and they really take the lead in producing the newsletter, we are genuinely delighted with what Comms Plus does for us." |
"Probably the best writer in the world!" |
"We're good at what we do, but we're not writers. Jackie is very good at what she does, that's why we use her. We're more than happy with the work done." |
"Comms Plus provided a quick, clear and professional finish that my customers will find easy to understand." |
"After a 5-minute meeting, Jackie summed up my business in one paragraph better than my whole family and I could after hours of trying! She does what it says on her card makes complex information appear simple." |
"Writes like a dream." |
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