Others on me
Here’s some of the stuff people have said about me. Some of the stuff I have written, I planned some of it, and I solved things too.
Richard Fenton, owner and director of RF Strategies, an international trade development consultancy, approached me to solve his problem. He’d identified a new business opportunity, but wasn’t sure how to approach it. He needed to clarify his approach, get a powerpoint and a brochure to pitch to new clients, and redo his web content to communicate that approach.
“In a short space of time Steve brought together comprehensive information about the opportunities to be addressed and the possible alternative approaches we could use and why. Building from this base it was possible to make our choice logically and with confidence. This was an important and extensive process and Steve’s open, clear and constructive approach helped us reach a successful outcome quickly. At this stage it was clear that Steve had extensive knowledge and experience of marketing communications which, combined with the involvement of his strategic planning process, made this process relatively stress free. The resulting web site, presentation and brochures communicated my intended message to the intended target audience as desired and in a professional way. Steve was clear in his presentations, on time, on budget and good to work with.”
Art L. Jones, Director, Media Production Centre, Ahlia University, Bahrain, was looking to edit its inaugural year book. The year book was written by professors, tutors, students and Art himself. Art wanted to turn this pretty irregular text into a cohesive whole without sacrificing individual flavour!
Steve was copy editor for our inaugural Ahlia University year book. His intense focus and deliberate attention to every detail helped to ensure that the copy originally composed by non-native English speakers and writers was refashioned to flawless native English: giving us exactly what we needed - a great year book representing the high standards of Ahlia University. Steve is a consummate professional, ideal team player, and an incessant fountain of new ideas. I really would work with him again in an instant!
Maurits Eykman is the copy writer and marketer with DLMA, a Dutch communications bureau. I managed Maurits while working on a marketing campaign for Hosting Concepts’ ICT hosting solutions. The campaign was to develop a strong value proposition for Hosting Concepts’ products.
“Steve is one of a kind: a smart, creative and inspiring marcom specialist. His ability to act when needed and listen where other people shout, makes him a professional manager in the good sense of the word. I learned a lot from Steve and his approach to marketing challenges.”
Frank Bakker, Operations Manager, Erick van Egeraat associated architects recruited me as PR and Marketing manager for EEA Architects. Internal communications were a big issue, an intranet, international PR and marketing roles, responsibilities and tools needed to be established yesterday, what with offices in Rotterdam, Moscow, London, Prague and Budapest. It was a short assignment, but sweet!
“Steve…managed to change the organisation’s perception on marketing. He has been a great source of knowledge for his team and a challenging sparring partner for the architects. Steve is ambitious, curious, versatile and incredibly fast in generating ideas and putting them into action.”
Ashish Banerjee, Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East, Africa, McCann Erickson Worldwide. McCann was selected by me as my agency of choice for a global TV, print and online campaign. Despite an unfavourable global PR environment and my demanding standards, we managed to achieve splendid results, and a great ROI.
“Steve was a pleasure to work with! His strategic acumen extended even to procurement matters, where he helped us navigate bureaucracy with diligence and élan. I found Steve to be forward-thinking, reasonable, friendly and human in all our interactions. He’s one of the clients I’ve most enjoyed working with!”
Antoine van den Oever, entrepreneur and owner of AVDO, a European events and catering company was engaged by me to help realise several senior level diplomatic pr events in the oil and gas industry.
“I was responsible for realising several senior diplomatic events designed by Steve. His energy, professionalism, and attention to detail were outstanding and by defining the event goals in such a way that they were measurable and applicable for us, he allowed us to achieve excellent results.”
