Testimonials
“I hired Claire to advise on staff development and can only say that she approached the task with a high degree of knowledge and professionalism.I’ve also attended her networking group and can totally recommend her efforts.”
Top qualities: Expert, On Time, High Integrity
- Philip Ball Enterprises
“After recently attending a Sales and Marketing course with Brighter Directions our business strategy has become more effective. The course was extremely interesting and relevant to my needs. It was carried out professionally and Claire made the course interesting.
The help I received from the follow on was extremely useful. I would certainly recommend Brighter Directions to whoever need training in sales and marketing.”
- Nottingham Conference Centre
“A recent evaluation of the business proved a weakness in an our Marketing. Discussions with Brighter Directions established an opportunity for training development and support. We also used Brighter Directions other services such as proof reading, advertising advice and media services are now a vital tool within company and we would recommend their services to anyone seeking training or advice.”
- Storage City
“The service that Claire provided for us was more than we expected, the 1 on 1 sessions with our staff produced the desired results and we were certainly not expecting a ‘refresher’ session to ensure that the skills and knowledge taught were being put to good use”
- Pro Skills Training
“Claire is a bubbly person with great experience and knowledge in Sales & Marketing, I went on a course with her in September and have learnt a great deal to help me develop our Marketing plan at Peak Support.
All information was clear and concise and anything that wasn’t apparent was recapped and demonstrated, overall a great course and great business.”
- Peak Support Services
Having used Brighter Directions for a previous business project, Claire helped us with development training and available funding for this in this area. After the training sessions, regular contact and assessments were conducted and along with the support offered is excellent value for money. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her services to friends, contacts or suppliers in the future and will continue to work with Brighter Directions to develop our business moving forward
- Transpakship
“Claire has helped us realise our short term and longer term strategy with regards to marketing. We were very impressed with the ideas and implementations, and would not hesitate in recommending her services to any of our clients or contacts.”
- Coleman Bradshaw
“Claire and I worked together during a series of Social Media workshops for Business Link contracts. Claire was incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the events and this really came across during the presentations. We were really happy with the feedback the events received. I hope to work with Claire again in the future.”
- Hannah Ferguson, Events Executive, EMB Ltd
“Thank you Claire for a wonderfully focussed and pro-active workshop on the marketing strategy and available platforms for social media. The workshop enabled each of the attending businesses to focus on their individual requirements, while providing a comprehensive overview of key social media platforms and the formation of a digital marketing strategy. I left with some key tools for planning and developing my business and would recommend both the workshops and Brighter Directions for anyone looking to improve their marketing strategy.”
Top qualities: Great Results, Expert, High Integrity
- Elaine Nanson, Quality Mentor
“I recently attended a Social Media workshop run by Claire and found her presentation to be extremely professional, very informative and excellent value for money. There is no doubt that she is very knowledgeable on this subject. Claire took the time to find out exactly what everyone wanted to gain by using Social media for their business and helped all participants identify the best media platform for their business objectives. A huge thank you Claire and I will certainly be recommending your services to others.”
Top qualities: Expert, Good Value, High Integrity
- Elizabeth Allan, Business Goals
“Claire knows her subject very well and her presentation is clear and easy to follow. Claire manages to put you at ease right from the start and you feel you can ask any questions no matter how insignificant they might appear to be. Her on-going support gives you the confidence to build on the knowledge you have already required. Thanks Claire - absolutely brill!”
Top qualities: Personable, Expert, Good Value
- The Finch Consultancy
“After being let down so many times by previous marketing companies, I was recommended to contact Claire. At our first meeting Claire could see that I had reached the end of the line and needed proper help. Claire immediately set to work with a plan of action for me and my business. I have been working with Claire for 3 months now and it has been like a breath of fresh air. If I have any questions or need a bit of advice she is always at the end of the phone or email and usually gets back to me within 24hours if she has been busy during the day. It’s a relief to find someone who not only wants to help grow my business but is actually interested rather than just taking my money. I am very glad that I met Claire. She is really easy to get along with and really knows what she is talking about. I would highly recommend her for any marketing help you need!!”
Top qualities: Great Results, Good Value, High Integrity
- Hayley Gillbard, Crystal Clean Service Ltd
We wanted to develop our energy efficiency services across the region, having dealt with Claire before, she was the obvious choice. Claire worked with us to develop our sales strategy and implement it into the business. The results were fantastic showing immediate profit and were still getting work coming in from recommendations! - Energywise UK
What a fantastic company, I wish I had found you sooner! Sales and contracts have increased beyond belief, by following the sales strategy and advice given; we now even have plans to recruit to manage the extra work. Thanks Claire I owe you one! - Adriot Dreams
Our clients are in a unique target market within the engineering sector, so we required assistance when promoting a new product to a new industry. Brighter Directions delivered their services in a professional manner, while doing an amazing job for us promoting and advertising our services to a new market. Our sales increased over 80% over a short time and they even took care of all our promotional copywriting. We will definitely be using them again for future developments - Armoto
MEET THE TEAM
People are definitely a company’s greatest asset. We take care to source the very finest, hardworking, passionate and friendly individuals with strong ethos to work with you to achieve tangible results and positive impact in your organisation.
Our teams extensive REAL LIFE business experience, knowledge and passion to help your business is what makes us different from the cowboys and that’s why once we build a customer relationship it can last a lifetime…
MD of Brighter Directions is Claire Curzon After a flourishing career at senior and director level in the corporate world working across a wide range of sectors including publishing, retail, leisure and the financial industries, Claire launched the company through passion to help small-medium sized businesses. Using the extensive skills and techniques learnt in over a decade of sales, customer care and marketing with commercial strategies, the same passion and determination to help the SME market still shown today, with testament by our growing loyal customer base.
Marketing & Brand Manager Maggie has had 25 years’ experience in graphic design, print and marketing, having worked with PLC’s, Blue Chip Clients and SME’s she is well versed in handling a broad range of requirements and budgets. Maggie’s passion is working with SME’s and seeing them grow, her enthusiasm and dedication is infectious.
Business Development Manager Sharon has been with the company since the early days heading up our Management training division. With the huge growth in our Marketing solutions, Sharon has recently found herself supporting clients in this field, providing real value from her extensive expertise in ICT support, bringing a new diversification to the team which will grow as she develops her skills and knowledge.
Sahara is our passionate Marketing Executive, who joined the company to support Claire and Maggie deliver client Marketing solutions to SME’s across the region, as well as managing all the background research, analysis and client administration support. Her enthusiastic attitude, willingness to learn new skills coupled with a consistent friendly nature ensures our existing and prospective clients are always happily accommodated.
Our Sales & Customer Care Apprentice is who brightens up the office with her buzzing confidence and outgoing friendly nature that’s always looking to meet new contacts and potential clients on the phone or at various networking events throughout the region. Her natural positive attitude ensures she is always on hand to offer friendly advice and a helping hand.
Kirsty is our resident telemarketing professional, with a positive friendly attitude and easy nature, she’s ideally placed for managing our telesales division and coordinating all client accounts on the sales and customer care solutions. Kristy’s background has always been focused on sales with a strong influence on customer satisfaction throughout all her previous roles, including working for an international advertising firm as Sales Manager.
Office Manager is Debbie with a successful background in staff development, Debbie has the commercial experience and genuine desire to drive teams forward with a cheerful and honest nature ensures that our client relationships are built on strong foundations that last.
Our Accounts and Administration assistant is Toni whose background is working in customer care and administration support in the social care industry. Her caring nature along with attention for detail is paramount when dealing with our client files, ensuring you are always in safe secure hands.
Event Co-ordinator is Dominique who joined us on an Internship from Derby University and has blossomed in her role managing our corporate events. Dominique works with us on an ad-hoc basis supporting with event co-ordination, so her previous experience dealing with charity organisations ensures you get the most from attending our conferences, seminars and events.
NLP qualified practitioner Ian, delivers excellence in building team communication and self-confidence that works particularly well integrated with our sales and customer care training sessions as well as offering bespoke training and short course sessions.
Our resident PR specialist is Jenny who has been working in the public relations industry for several years, her expertise lies in small business support with local media management and press campaigns. Her friendly nature and creative copywriting skills ensure your business news is a must read.
Creative design expert Rachel is a cut above the rest, having worked together for several years on client and our own marketing projects, Rachel is now part of the team at Brighter Directions and handles all our client creative graphic design work with her imaginative flair and ability to convey your marketing message clearly and professionally with her designs, Rachel can also design corporate website designs too.
