" As an online retail business, we rely heavily on our customers finding us through the web.  We've used a number of other search engine marketing companies in the past but, other than making a few initial generic tweaks to our existing Google ads, they never really understood our business and so we never felt like we were getting value for money.   Mick, on the other hand, spent the time to learn more about our business and then tailored the marketing to be more specific to our goals. 

Canine Spirit (www.canine-spirit.com) operates three online stores -  in New Zealand, Australia and the UK/Europe.  Since bringing Mick onboard, we have seen healthy increases in our site conversion rates - and even better Mick has achieved this while staying within our allocated monthly ad spend. 

We like how he takes a holistic approach, and works with you to develop more strategic and long term online marketing and communication plans.  He's great at keeping you up-to-date, and his personable and professional approach make him a pleasure to work with - we can definitely recommend him! "

www.CanineSpirit.co.uk      www.CanineSpirit.co.nz     www.CanineSpirit.com.au

MickG Ltd was appointed by us to manage and enhance our New Zealand and Australian retail consumer web sites; their responsibilities also include the management of our Google Adword campaigns for both territories. 

Before appointing Mick we had invested significantly with a Sydney based firm but were extremely dissatisfied with the results they achieved.  In comparison the service and support we obtain from Mick in our relatively short history has yielded a 300% increase in site visits and improvements to our NZ site that were completed within the same day of discussion, (in the past these types of changes had taken us weeks).

Although today the internet forms an important part of our business we are not totally internet savvy and therefore not only need, but rely on someone with the skills and knowledge to guide and recommend with confidence our present and future direction in cyber space.

What we like about working with Mick is our options are clearly explained and are implemented quickly, that even in these uncertain times their direct input has dramatically increased market awareness of our products and has driven our sales in the right direction.

www.Silkn.co.nz

"Working with Mick is a pleasure. He is efficient, strategic and always forward thinking ensuring only the best result is planned for and achieved."

www.twofour54.com

" Mick's skill and enthusiasm made the daunting task of setting up a Google Adwords campaign seem easy. "

www.conroy.co.nz

“ I need people around me that bring expertise, get the job done and are aware of the implications of their actions. Mick is a strategic thinker, a creative problem solver and tenacious in the way he goes about a task until he has found an acceptable solution. He is an expert in the web field but doesn't talk techie. He is my marketing arm, IT department and information strategist rolled into one. ”

www.Strategicpulse.com      www.Baaldi.com

" I like working with Mick.

He is a Guru in his field and brings incredible knowledge and common sense.

This has enabled me to market my business to the world at the 'speed of thought', and in so doing has greatly stimulated my websites and the number of booking enquiries I am receiving daily :-) "

www.taupodebretts.com   www.taupohotsprings.com   www.debrettsresort.co.nz  

" Mick Gibson is a consultant of the highest calibre, he is a great listener and is passionate about the projects he gets involved in.

I have been fortunate enough to work with Mick on several occassions now and his knowledge and experience of online marketing techniques and technologies is extremely valuable to me and my customers."

www.klixo.co.nz

" ........  how do we find out who is interested, who is our market where are our sales coming from? While we maintain growth and actual "sales". That has to be one of the biggest advantages of Mick's expertise with online marketing. 

It's measurable. It can be experimented with little or no drama, it's modifiable and definable, it's targetable. Turn it on ..........turn it off ! 

If you consider that your audience has access to the web and you can refine and target your approach with the skills of someone like Mick, you will be able to refine a measurable addition to your marketing. 

Our approach for 2007 has  simply been to reduce our "paid for" traditional advertising and branding in favour of Mick's online expertise. This alone frees up HUGE time, significant funds and lets us focus our energy on a myriad of areas to grow our business and increase our time skiing over winter and swimming over summer! "

www.strawbuilthomes.com  www.ruatuna.com  

"Mick you do indeed make "online marketing simple".

Thanks to your online adword campaigns, Organic Explorer website is growing as fast as I can handle!"

www.organicexplorer.com  

" Having Mick help me with my website has been a real winner.

I knew nothing when I started and now am able to largely to add to, change and develop the site entirely on my own. The cost savings have been tremendous, I feel greatly empowered and the site is fantastic. Colleagues have spent ten times more and ended up with much poorer results.

Mick's guidance has been key, and his online marketing experience has been invaluable."

www.tonywardedu.com

" Whakatane.info is an online directory that showcases 'everything' Whakatane.

We struggled to appear consistently on the first page of a Google search and so our clients were not being visited as much as we hoped. Since dealing with Mick and using Google Adwords we now often appear at the top of the page for “Whakatane" related  searches. This has greatly increased interest in our website advertising and clients are often coming back with positive comments about their successful advertising with Whakatane.info - therefore making our business even more valuable.

Mick has provided an important service to us and his approach, methods and support have been outstanding."

www.whakatane.info