What my customers say about CEM
Making a decision to entrust important business with a new supplier requires a degree of trust. Satisfying a new client of our ability to live up to that trust is vitally important.
Here's what some of my clients think:
“Over the years the personal touch has meant that I’ve come to think of you as our marketing dept in another office - but without the fixed ongoing cost. The added benefit is a level of skill and experience that we’d never justify on our own.
“…Thanks for the new brochures – excellent. Once again, your knowledge of production options and dodges has given us a much better job than I expected at a price that effectively saves us the cost of your time. I’m pretty happy with that!
“…Every year we plan our marketing campaign for the coming twelve months. Every time you execute it on time, on budget and with designs that our customers tell us are ‘awesome’. If all elements of our business worked this smoothly, I’d still have dark hair!”
Martin Wadhams, RS Sailing
“I just wanted to let you know that the brochures and displays have been incredibly well received and I’ve had a lot of compliments. Thank you. Regards Morty”
Peter Morton, CEO, Wight Shipyard Co.
Just forwarding on the email from the German publishers of ‘Lighthouses of the Europe’, seeing as the author is quite effusively pleased with the design of our edition.
Thomas Ebelt is enchanted by the book. He explicitly asked me to tell you how much he adores your work, layout and colours in particular.
Jonathan Eyres, Commissioning Editor, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Yes, perfect now, thanks! I think we’re good to go, then. Thanks Calvin for an excellent job as usual.”
Jenny Clark, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
“Having now had some time to look through it properly I think the layout looks absolutely first rate! What is so nice is the variety. It gives the book a genuinely lively feel and I am most encouraged.”
Robin Oakley, Author of ‘60 Years of Jump Racing’ a case-bound book for Bloomsbury Publishing
“Dear Calvin, you are officially a genius. And you can quote me on that.
T H A N K Y O U – seriously, Calvin. These proofs look amazing.
Penny Phillips, Editor, Bloomsbury Publishing
“They arrived yesterday. They look great! Many thanks. I do think the quality is excellent. Seems to get better each year. Probably a combination of better quality design, pics and typography?”
Tim Pearson, IDA Class Secretary
“By the way, great response from that last ad – the combination md35/King40 yachts.
Superb as usual… The visual effect is excellent… Very Nice Job.”
Barry Carroll & George Carabetta, Summit Yachts (USA)
“The Rick Tomlinson Portfolio Calendar, designed by CE Marketing, was seen as ‘a great calendar’. All the judges were impressed with the way in which clever design treatment had created a calendar which they were sure would appeal to a very broad audience.”
The National Business Calendar Awards 1997
Category Winner, Highly Commended or Certificate of Merit several times, 1996 - 2014
“I got the LDC Catalogue today with Y&Y. I am sure this is your work again and I must say it looks really classy. Just a whole step ahead of the opposition.”
Donald Forbes, Marketing Manager, The Royal Yachting Association
“I must also take this opportunity to congratulate you on the design and very tasteful layout of ‘Moods of Jamaica’.”
(Case-bound ‘coffee-table’ book: a photo-essay for the Island of Jamaica).
D Hinds, MD, Victoria Mutual Building Society [who purchased copies as corporate gifts]
“Now the dust has settled, may I thank you for yet another excellent brochure. It was well received here and by our clients.”
Peter Hake, Goodwood Bathrooms
“Fabulous! Thank you for generating a fresh and attractive look to the magazine which I’m sure will be a most welcome change and applauded by the members.
Just to let you know my copy of the mag dropped through the letter box today. It looks great and I’ve already had one message complimenting us on a good job! Well done and thanks again.”
Tim Wilkes, British Dragon Association
“Thank you for sending a copy of the Dragon issue with my piece included. The publication itself is the nicest one-design publication I’ve seen and I am honored to be included.
The layout is excellent. I really liked the creative use of the half image of the deck photograph.”
Bill Jacobs, Dragon sailor and writer.
“Many positive comments - here’s one of the best - “What a spectacular transformation of the IDA Annual Review ! Good reading.” Nice.
“ This is absolutely stunning. Great content and presentation. Even the center family page is welcome. Have a great weekend, Ann.”
The above relating to the International Dragon Class Yearbook (The Dragon is the pre-eminent keelboat class world-wide, sailed by royalty and the very rich.)