APE Consulting Ltd

Ian's input was really valuable for my business. APE helped me with client referrals which allowed me to see where my strengths were and what I needed to work on. As a result of Ian's input I was able to work out a marketing plan and know what I needed to work on. Ian also had lots of great ideas when it came to marketing my business.

I used APE Consulting post lockdown for a number of projects. Helen Shorthouse has been a god send for sorting through my thoughts, goals and commercial activities. It is amazing what a professional set of eyes can view inside your own business. APE have a wide range of expertise within the team and I would personally recommend Helen and Colin Hogg. I am happy to discuss the projects we have done should you be on the fence about engaging them.

We worked with Stephen on Sales and Customer Service training – and the team thoroughly enjoyed it! Stephen’s background in garden centre management was a huge advantage in helping understand more about providing the best customer experience and also looking to improve on our offering for the future. Can’t recommend enough! Look forward to working with you in the future!

I worked with APE Consulting throughout 2020. The team are professional, enthusiastic and attentive. The advice given by Colin Hogg was invaluable and my business has thrived as a result. I would highly recommend APE Consulting to anyone in business.

Helen and Colin ran some great workshops with us! They took a very personalised approach and got us thinking about important things for the business. We would recommend an initial workshop with APE if you're looking for high level guidance on sales and marketing strategies.- Radian Digital

We have grown over a number of years based on word of mouth, but wanted to develop a more focused approach to our marketing and sales activity moving forward. Helen worked with us initially to help us identify target clients, tighten up our messaging and understand what clients love about our service. She quickly understood our business challenges and competitive landscape; got some great insights from our customers and provided an actionable framework for our team to move forward.Colin supported this by providing a sales training approach that was completely tuned into Crescent, recognising our need to keep our own individual styles while refining our approach to get a desired outcome. We all got a tremendous amount out of the session and are keen to have a follow up session to help put theory to practise.Heidi GriffithsDirectorCrescent Consulting

Ian held me responsible for my own marketing plan, he kept me to task, encouraged me to be bold & different and gave me honest and useful critique which meant my business was able to grow and thrive again. It was a pleasure working with Ian and I feel like we achieved great things in a very short time. I would strongly recommend Ian to anyone who wants to develop, learn and be open to new thinking.

Stephen is professional yet down to earth, and highly experienced. Excellent meetings that make you think, and bring out your best ideas and how to implement them in a structured way. I would recommend Stephen to any business owner who wants someone real across the table to help drive their goals forward with confidence and accountability.

We have been working with Ian from APE for over 18 months now. Ian came to us on the recommendation from a fellow business contact. We wanted to regenerate and grow our business, needing help to implement successful marketing tools, put new systems in place and with Ian's guidance, we have achieved this and more. Ian keeps us accountable with regular meetings, He is always very approachable, easy to contact via phone or email. Would highly recommend to any business needing guidance, advice and expertise.Scott & TraceyDiesel Pumps Ltd

We worked with the team at APE to review and refine our sales & marketing process. What a difference having Colin & Helen on board. They have helped in developing better strategies and follow through and we are already seeing great results from the work we did. Can't recommend them enough.