Publicity Heaven testimonials

Event & training reviews

Graeme Hall, The DogFather

I came along to a one day seminar and walked out with a PR plan of action tailored to my business. The seminar was great – very informative and enjoyable – but the results have been even better.

Using the techniques that Paul showed me, I’ve had the confidence to write media releases that really work. I sent my first one by email and within ten minutes the phone rang. It was Heart FM wanting to interview me for radio news. You can’t buy advertising like that!”

Graeme Hall, The Dogfather

Thought provoking PR workshop
“A motivational and thought provoking workshop. Paul was very inspirational and he made me realise that my concerns about being seen as an ‘expert’ in my field were unfounded.

I will have a totally new approach from now on and look forward to putting all I have learned into practice. Thank you!”

Mandy Allen, Mandy Allen Business Support Services

A very productive workshop
“Having struggled with putting together press releases in the past, Paul “unlocked” the secrets to effectively getting my message across to journalists.

I now feel confident in writing my own PR’s and getting them published. A great and productive day.”

Philip Barnett, PJB Photography

Will make a real difference to our PR activities
“The workshop has given me new confidence and know-how to promote our business and drive new leads. The real life examples that Paul has given out have certainly been thought-provoking and will make a real difference to our PR activities.”

Karen Clayton, Azam Marketing

Made me feel confident about writing my own press release
“When I read the contents of the course and found that I was going to write my own first press release I was not looking forward to that part of the course.

However the whole seminar built and showed me that I would achieve this and when I came to that part I succeeded despite my initial lack of confidence.

If Paul can show me how to start my PR campaign any business owner will benefit from this course. Excellent.”

John Haslam, Jeves Marketing & Leaflet Distribution

The PR workshop has helped me enormously
“I came to this workshop knowing nothing about PR. Paul’s workshop has helped me enormously to understand what PR is and how to go about it. I will be using his fantastic ideas as I seek to reposition my business.”

Simon Carlin, The Lost Coin

The world of the media has been opened up
“Thoroughly enjoyable. I have been writing press releases for a year, I now realise why I did not get the results I was expecting. The world of press has been opened up and I can now present information with clarity and knowledge. I am looking forward to putting my learning into practice. ”

Derek Peters, Headline Marketing

Helps you be creative
“I’m a-buzz with new ideas! A day filled with lots of information and good ideas. I can’t wait to get this PR strategy started.”

Sheila Smith, Gemini Supplies

Valuable investment in time
“During the past months, I’ve attended some very useful presentations from various companies. BUT yours was probably the most valuable couple of hours I’ve spent in the last 9 months.”

Brian Stevens, The Computer Geek

Understood the uniqueness of the business
“My company specialises in Business Continuity Management. Being able to deal with the media in a crisis is one of the most important elements to understand. Get it wrong and it can create a crisis with little effort. We recently used Publicity Heaven to train a team of crisis managers in this unique area. Paul developed the bespoke course and delivered it to the team over a period of a week.

The feedback obtained from the directors who had taken part was excellent. Paul was professional at all times and took the time to understand the nature of the business that he would be working with.

I will certainly be using Publicity Heaven for all my crisis management media training needs and I would not hesitate to recommend their services to any of my clients.”

Marina Arthur, Key BCM Consultancy

Will be a media expert now
“Very thought provoking, don’t know why I didn’t think of some of the points for effective public relations before. Will now make sure that any relevant news to our industry is followed up with comments from an expert.

Ten out of ten.”

Pauline Holloway, Vulcan Fire Training

Return on investment
“Very fast-paced and informative. Full of useful tips. I’ve adopted a couple of your hints and got a trial to write a weekly blog for an American newsletter called Innovation Tools.”

Paul Forsythe, Alemare Solutions

Excellent course
“Yes! I learned today that I know a lot of what is required but needed confirmation. Excellent afternoon, eight out of ten.”

Lincoln Noel, Piano Music & More Ltd

Makes PR seem less complex
“Very enlightening insight into getting PR. Good ideas to begin making approaches to relevant media. The course made it seem less complex than may otherwise be the case.

Has provided some really good answers to ‘where do I begin’.”

David Braviner, Matrix People Solutions

Endorsed by other marketing experts
“Great seminar Paul. Even though I’ve been involved in PR for many years, I picked up some useful tips, particularly for attracting radio. 8 out of 10.”

Karen Mahoney, Market Energy

Lots of free tips and resources
“The time was well spent. Paul crunched the effective public relations knowledge into easily absorbed chunks.

He also provided lots of free tips and resources that will be priceless for me.

A definite 8 out of 10… only because I want more!”

Shelley Pearson, ExpertFranchiseGuide.com

Return on investment is assured
“This has been an excellent afternoon working on my business. I have come away with pages and pages of information on top of the information provided by Paul.

Return on investment for this session has to be assured. I can now do things I couldn’t or wouldn’t have before. I can be… no, WILL be the HR expert for this region.”

Donna Fairbrass, Spirit HR

Makes the difficult seem simple
“A good lively presentation. Well presented with very relevant information. I will certainly start work on my PR plan. What previously appeared a complex topic I know now to be relatively simple.”

Michael Markham, Michael Markham Mentoring & Motivational Speaking

Avoid making mistakes
“A very informative course which allows interviewees to identify potential ‘weak points’ in their interview techniques and avoid potential ‘banana skins’ ”

Christopher Denning, Borough Market

Learn useful skills
“Free PR – something I didn’t properly understand until this morning. Thank you for giving me another string to my bow.”

Steve Horne, 5 Design

Gives you an edge
“In these challenging times I feel that it is very important to market your business and increase PR activities. I found Paul’s talk to be very informative and it has given me lots of ideas that I can implement to give me an edge over my competitors”

Julie Futcher, HR Go Recruitment

PR service and product testimonials

Publicity Heaven has made such a difference
“I just have to write to say that I am really, really pleased to have Publicity Heaven on my team, it has made such a difference!

The main difference has been the exposure of our company, across the UK, over such a variety of media; this in itself was worth many thousands of pounds.

Plus the organising of our franchisee newsletter, the client monthly newsletters, assisting with our annual conference and the exceptional help you gave in helping me produce my first published book!

All in all a brilliant help to any business both large and small. Excellent value. Thank you.”

Freddie Rayner, Time For You

£2,000 of coverage
“I would like to thank Paul for the great press release he did for my company.

When my online room rental site Flatmaterooms launched, we wanted to create some good local and national exposure to boost the company but didn’t want to pay overpriced advertising fees. A friend of mine from a forum recommended me to Publicity Heaven, their service was fantastic and they really got a feel for what we wanted and took it to the next level.

We ended up featuring in over six publications and gained over £2,000 of free exposure and all this for one great value fee. Thanks again for the great service and we’ll be back on the phone when were ready for our next campaign”

Gareth Pugh, Flatmate Rooms

Web content that works
“An absolute godsend and genuinely a fantastic service! Paul understood my vision, transformed characterless web content and worked with promptness and professionalism. The work done is “genius” as it now truly reflects the values of my business. I have no hesitation in recommending Publicity Heaven to other organisations, indeed I already plan to use their services again, and look forward to that opportunity.”

Julie Barnett, Negotium HR

Overwhelmed with media coverage
“I originally came across Publicity Heaven via a recommendation a year ago and without doubt it’s the best recommendation that I’ve ever received. We’ve now hired the services of Publicity Heaven twice, with the results being absolutely fantastic each time. The whole process, from drafting the press releases to distribution, was completely hassle-free. All questions were also answered promptly and you’re kept informed the whole time.

Each time we’ve received incredible press coverage, ranging from national newspapers, to local newspapers and radio stations. In fact, the response was so good that at times I struggled to find the time to fit in all the interview requests from the media!

I’ll certainly be using Publicity Heaven for all our PR activities in the future and would strongly recommend them to anyone looking to raise their profile in the media.”

Charles Cridland, YourParkingSpace.co.uk

Generated new enquiries
“I have been considering a client magazine for some time now. One of the reasons that I had delayed for so long was that I thought it would involve a lot of input from me and I didn’t have time to spend on it. After a meeting with Paul at Publicity Heaven, I was assured it would involve very little of my time, so I decided to go ahead.

I am absolutely blown away with the standard of the magazine. The design, content, printing, delivery, customer service – everything has far exceeded any expectations I could even have imagined. “Really pleased” doesn’t do it justice, more like “blown away”.

We have had a positive response from our clients, many of whom had commented about information in the magazine that they weren’t aware of. It has generated a steady flow of new enquiries from potential clients.”

Helen Murray, SureSlim Wellness Clinics, Kettering & Corby

Widespread media coverage
“After doing a lot of research on various PR agencies, we chose Publicity Heaven for their flexibility and friendly approach. It is a challenge to get exposure, notice and coverage in a competitive market, but we managed to get widespread media coverage including newspapers, magazines, online and radio stations.

Publicity Heaven’s team has been working with us on the PR of our websites for many months. The coverage we have achieved so far has been fantastic and Paul’s team are a pleasure to work with.

Paul’s team are always available to discuss ideas, brainstorm and give suggestions to produce the best results. We continue to work with Publicity Heaven and would have no hesitation in recommending them to others.”

Janine Sinclair, FroggyBank Charity Shopping Site

Results-driven PR agency
“Ulysses IT has been searching for a professional, competent and results-driven PR company to work with for several years. Now we’ve found one.

As an IT support service, we are eager to connect with specific industry sectors that are perhaps not aware of our specific service. Publicity Heaven has produced the results, and increased our media exposure both regionally and nationally.

Paul has been great at listening – and taking on board our specific (and sometimes quirky) approach. Ulysses IT has a rapid response attitude toward its clients, and both Zoe and Paul have kept up the speed of response which we rarely see in other businesses.

It’s early days in the relationship, but gives every impression of being a long-standing one.”

Paula Backen, Ulysses IT

Produces results
“At Pivotal, we recognise the importance of an all embracing marketing strategy, including quality PR. However, I had been unable to find a pragmatic PR company who really produce results – until now.

In addition to local press exposure, Lucy placed a profile of our technical director, Paul Darby, in the leading publication for the Health and Safety profession. As a result, Paul has renewed many old acquaintances, leading to some very exciting developments for us into new markets. Thanks to Lucy for delivering on promises and being a pleasure to work with.”

Jane Gillham, Pivotal Performance

Completely exceeded expectations
“The initial objective was to aid us in defining a marketing strategy. The results of your efforts however completely exceeded our expectations and it has enabled us to redefine our corporate identity as well as refine our focus and make us realise what SerendipITi is and needs to be.

Of particular note is the production of the newsletter which has been extremely well received by the people we have sent it to. We have had several unsolicited positive response from our clients stating how professional they thought it.

Your understanding of our business and translation into actions has been faultless. We have been very impressed by the energy and creativity you have exhibited and know that we have been correspondingly motivated as a result.

We very much enjoy working with you and look forward to continuing this fruitful relationship. It should go without saying we would not hesitate in recommending your services to anyone we feel could benefit.”

Jim Bedster, SerendipITi

Quickly in the nationals
“Within weeks of working with Publicity Heaven we featured in the Daily Mirror and the Guardian. Paul and Lucy acted quickly to harvest opportunities with a pragmatic and comprehensive approach and were a delight to work with.”

Chrissie Lewis, SingleWithKids.co.uk

Websites are successful
“Thank you for your work undertaken with numerous clients of mine with regards to content writing for their websites.

I always receive positive feedback with regards to your professionalism and quality of work. It’s no coincidence that their websites have proven successful.

It’s great to be able to refer such an honest hard-working ethical company to my clients and leave them in your capable hands.”

Chris Searle, entrylevelwebsites.co.uk

Staff are better informed by newsletter
“Since Publicity Heaven has been doing our newsletter here at Mercedes-Benz of Northampton I feel our staff are better informed and it brings a bit of fun into the business once a month.

Big thank you to Paul and the team for the hard work that goes into the newsletter keeping it fresh and interesting.”

Mark Lawler, Mercedes-Benz of Northampton

Staff are more passionate
“Every penny spent on Publicity Heaven’s PR services has been worth it. We have been in business now for 7 years and no other service provider either in marketing or sales comes near to the satisfaction and professionalism demonstrated by Paul and his team.

T-Enterprise is now a company that talks regularly to national journalists/radio DJs. Also our staff have become more passionate in their work from the national exposure they have been enjoying!”

Zarrar Chishti, T-Enterprise

Reliable and trustworthy
“Over the last year we have found Publicity Heaven to be a reliable and trustworthy company, promoting our brand in the marketplace in a professional manner.

When we have run out of marketing ideas Publicity Heaven has guided us in the development of new ones. I have learned a lot from the relationship and I thank them for this.”

Paul Hickmott, Boyall Graphics

Fast, efficient and professional
“We needed a national press release for our new political website. We were told to get in touch with Paul at Publicity Heaven and it was the best thing we could have done. The service was fast, efficient and professional. All of our e-mails were answered in next to no time at all which was an added bonus.

The outcome of Paul’s press release was amazing. I ended up doing several radio interviews, getting published in a national newspaper and I even appeared on BBC News 24 three times in one weekend. The amount of votes on my site had more than doubled. This exceeded all of my expectations.

Paul was a pleasure to work with and we can’t recommend him highly enough. A five star service.”

Darren Andrews, Political Hearsay

Personal touch
“We were happy with the quick and professional response we got whenever we needed it and the personal touch added in our dealings with Publicity Heaven’s Paul Green.”

Joanna Schwencke, Tendering for Contract Training

Recommended by others
“Paul was recommended to me by others who had used his service and I must say that they were right to do so.

He let me know exactly what he could do for Studio Eighty Six and explained things clearly; he was also quick to answer any questions I had. As well as the distribution of my press release, he also gave me pointers on how to improve it to maximise its effect.

I would most definitely recommend Paul and Publicity Heaven to anyone looking to promote their business through the media.”

Lee Simpson, Studio Eighty Six

Personal touch
“Many thanks for the services provided by Publicity Heaven in preparing a press release for our launch.

Having never been involved with a PR company before I was very impressed with the level of communication, the quality of the service, the value and the personal touch Publicity Heaven provided me with.

I will certainly be in touch when we need the services of a PR company again.”

Karim Bashir, CatchSport

£500,000 of free publicity
“A few weeks careful preparation working with Publicity Heaven and we were ready to roll.

Admittedly being somewhat controversial helps – but the results have been simply stunning, and all carefully managed and controlled in order to present the BDP social responsibility concept.

We estimate that Paul and his PR team have generated for us £500,000 of ‘free’ publicity including radio, local and national press, and national and international TV coverage.

Publicity Heaven will go far and so will BetterDrivingPlease.com working together.”

Andrew McGavin, BetterDrivingPlease.com

Professional at every turn
“While planning the national launch of a major strategy document, we knew we would need help to ensure we got the media response we needed.

The team at Publicity Heaven understood exactly how to position the launch to the media and maximise positive coverage, despite last minute changes.

Publicity Heaven created a raft of pre and post-event releases and acted as the central point of contact for all media, as well as handling journalists and photographers at the actual event.

I found them fully supportive and professional at every turn and would highly recommend them to anyone who wants a high profile media launch.”

Elaine Cannon, Equine Health and Welfare Strategy for Great Britain

The result was tremendous
“We used Paul Green from Publicity Heaven to write our press release for a recent product launch.

He spoke with us in a way that assisted with finding the right angle for a good story, the result was tremendous. Our story appeared in all local press, nationally in the trade press and we even scored at radio level.

We will be using Publicity Heaven in the future.”

Alan Piggot, Promote-it! Ltd

A clear plan of action
“For some time I have been planning to raise the PR profile for Connect 2 in Northamptonshire. I realised Paul’s experience as a journalist and his contacts in publicity could be an ideal match.

Together we put together the background details needed and developed a clear plan of action.

Within one week an opportunity arose which Paul made me aware of at 6pm one evening. 85 minutes later we had a press release ready to go – one day later an excellent article was published in the local paper.

This raised our profile and would not have been possible without Paul’s help – I’m sure we will have many more opportunities in the future. Great job”

Peter Bretherton, Connect 2 Northants

Ideas are spot on
“We have been very impressed with Paul’s quick grasp of our vision for the business and his ideas for press releases have been spot-on.

Paul is always available to talk through issues and never fails to return phone calls promptly. We will certainly use the services of Publicity Heaven again in the future. ”

Sheena Billett, Norfolk Property Solutions

Never have to think about when a release is due
“PR is an important part of our business, and it’s important for us to be at the forefront of any positive media attention related to our industry. With this in mind we approached Publicity Heaven to plan our PR and prepare and distribute our press releases for us, which have they have done with considerable expertise and efficiency.

The real advantage of the way Publicity Heaven works is that we never have to think about when the next release is due – Paul is always in touch to remind us of the dates and topics in the plan so we never miss an opportunity.

As our business has grown and our PR requirements have changed, Publicity Heaven has been quick to adapt to these changes, and I look forward to continuing working with them as we develop our business still further.

Gary Baker, Tie Warehouse

Unbelievable coverage
“Getting people to our website was a real problem for us. We knew we had the right products and services for our visitors, we just didn’t know how to get the word out.

That was until we signed up with Publicity Heaven. Paul helped raise the profile of our property website. He helped form the professional image we were lacking and opened the right doors with newspapers and magazines.

The coverage we’ve achieved has been unbelievable and exceeded our expectations. In fact, our page impressions had doubled in the first two months of using the carefully crafted press releases. That was proof enough. We’ve now signed up for a 12 month contract.

I’m very careful when it comes to recommendation, however, I would highly recommend the services of Publicity Heaven (unless you own a property website… I don’t need the competition). Paul has given us a great professional and personal service and I look forward to both our future successes.”

Nilesh Gohil, Public Angel

Knew exactly what to do
“Before contacting Paul at Publicity Heaven, we had researched the best ways of marketing our company for minimal costs. We wanted to advertise in the local press to introduce our company but the costs were formidable for a sizeable advert.

We then looked at press releases but read that 99% of them are binned by journalists because they are not written in the correct format. We still thought, however, that this was the best way forward for raising public awareness of our product.

We found Paul, a former journalist, on the web and he was the perfect choice. He knew exactly what was needed to get a press release noticed and within a day of the release being sent to the local press and radio stations, we had calls from both a local radio station where we did a live broadcast and a local newspaper which ran a fabulous article about our company.

We will definitely be using Publicity Heaven for all our future publicity campaigns.”

Anne Cummins & Jackie Lowe, The Good Tradesman

Powerful press release
“In opening our health clinic we faced many challenges. The one that seemed most daunting was attempting to get the press to cover our charity fundraising open day. Having approached various media in the past, I was aware of how much competition there is for media coverage of such events. I needed a press release that would grab the attention and whet the appetite of the local press.

My best efforts, I’m sure, would have taken hours and hours to compose and ended up being too long and far too dull to ever be noticed. I am so grateful for Paul’s work. He composed a brief, punchy and powerful press release that left me feeling excited about my own event. To distill the most important features of an event into one page that leaves the reader excited to learn more is a real gift, one that Paul has down to a tee.

Generating interest from newspapers and radio stations couldn’t have been easier – I simply emailed the press release, that Paul composed, to the media and the calls came in within minutes!

The level of press coverage surpassed expectations with features in local newspapers and radio stations. The press release was supremely effective.”

Matt Taylor, Cambridgeshire Sports Physio and Health Care Clinic

Book reviews for PR Success Made Easy

This is a book for someone that wants to practice PR not read about it
Murray Newlands’ Affiliate Blog reviewed Paul Green’s new book. Murray said: “If you are looking for a detailed text book with lots of long boring explanations then you are in the wrong place. This is a book for someone that wants to practice PR not read about it.” Read Murray’s PR Review.

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The ideas are great
Drew Bennett at BenSpark.com said: “the book was helpful if only for the section called 21 Killer Ideas for Free Publicity. The ideas there are great ones and made me think of ways to adapt it to getting more publicity for BenSpark.com”. Read the full review.

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Perfect for beginners and people experienced in PR
“I would suggest that everyone who can spell PR (2 letters is easy right?) should read Paul’s book. It is an excellent publication both for the beginner and more experienced account executives.

The intricacies of PR explained in straightforward language. If your business doesn’t grow after reading this then please ‘check your pulse’.”

John Wylie, Translate Scotland PR & marketing

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PR Success Made Easy is a nugget of gold
“I came across Publicity Heaven when preparing for the Business Startup Show 2009. I ordered the free book. I was surprised. Because when I mind-mapped Paul’s book I realised just how much valuable information he has packed into so few pages! I certainly call it a nugget of gold.”

David Bennett, published author

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