Testimonials
I have been using the Applegate.co.uk Directory for several years and am always happy to recommend it to clients where appropriate.
Applegate.co.uk are very flexible in allowing new categories where relevant and have very friendly and helpful staff. The statistical information available is useful and good for making informed decisions on the best categories to be listed under.
I have seen very low bounce rates (sub 20%) on referrals from Applegate which is a user behaviour factor now monitored by search engines.
Not only does Applegate.co.uk drive quality traffic to your site, statistical analysis has shown that a high percentage of referrals from Applegate.co.uk click through to the contacts page thus driving business directly to you.
I would recommend Quartz Listings and above to any customer that fitted within a relevant category on the Applegate.co.uk Directory.
Trevor Stolber - Search Engine Optimisation Consultant
(April 2008)
Astell Scientific Ltd
"We have been using Applegate since 2004 to increase our web traffic and since then we have developed a superb relationship with KD, who simply can't do enough to help us increase our hits. His input and the quality of Applegate as a whole has had a definite effect on the number and quality of hits to our website. We would recommend their services without hesitation".
Sally Arnold, Marketing Manager, Astell Scientific Ltd
A25 Awnings Ltd
I don't have much need to contact you as I'm the sort of guy who's always on site working. However, I thought I'd drop you a quick line to let you know that, partly thanks to Applegate, I've picked up a single order whose value is 20% of my yearly turnover! They googled something which then came up with Applegate and my profile page.
It's guaranteed my renewal to Applegate for next year. Thanks for your continued support,
David Marsh - Director
South West Communications Group Ltd
I would like to thank KD for his most helpful and patient service in optimising our Applegate Directory listing and the gentle reminders to make the most of the service we are paying for.
I have been monitoring enquiries and traffic from Applegate to our website and how the return has more than paid for the service.
I would be happy to recommend Applegate to other companies, however I feel this is not necessary as it is one of the most well-respected names in the sector.
Joe Best - Marketing Coordinator
Northern Environmental Supplies Ltd
Just a quick note to thank you for your excellent service and fantastic results that I have had from Applegate.
We have already had enough business from our ad to pay for it twice over!
Also thank you for your constant and patient service, I would recommend you without hesitation.
Simon Doderer - Managing Director
Nugent Education Ltd
Advertising with the help of KD has assisted my Company in generating some important leads. Nugent Education is gaining a higher amount of visitors monthly and we will certainly continue advertising with Applegate.
Leighton Nugent - Managing Director
Plastor Ltd
When we were approached by Applegate a couple of years ago, we were very sceptical about using their services. Two years on, we are absolutely delighted by the results and service we have received. KD has been our contact throughout and has given us valuable advice in the optimisation of our entry and setting up a Hotlink. The results speak for themselves and we will be investing further this year in further Hotlinks. Thank you KD for all your help.
John Yates - Managing Director
PBS Communications
We have dealt with Applegate for nearly 2 years and I would like to say how impressed I am with the level of service you provide.
My account manager KD calls regularly to see that we are happy with everything, making the most of our pages and hotlinks and to discuss changes to the website that would benefit us.
It is refreshing to deal with such a well organised company.
In addition to this, we get a steady stream of good prospects contacting us and about 65% become customers.
Applegate are a pro-active company and are a pleasure to deal with.
Kerry Truman - Office Manager
All Stainless Ltd
We had always been pleased with the results obtained from our entry in the Applegate Directory, but wanted to improve our profile. Following the expert advice and guidance from our account manager KD, we decided to upgrade our entry to `Diamond` plus `Hotlink`.
This resulted in a significant and sustained increase in our Web site traffic and sales inquiries.
The Applegate Directory has proved to be a very useful marketing tool.
Michael Flowith - General Manager
2B Net Ltd
Applegate massively increases the traffic and leads on 2B.net¿s website.
Cowes, IOW, 27th February 2007, 2B.net, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and expert in implementing IT solutions, entered into an agreement with Applegate Directory in November 2006 as a test to try and increase the page impressions on its website.
Alistair Dickinson, founder and Technical Consulting Director of 2B.net explains, ¿We realised talking to several customers that CRM is a key issue and challenge for all kinds of organisations. What we needed to do was to increase awareness in the marketplace of our ability to help customers with these challenges and that is where Applegate came in.¿
2B.net reached an agreement with Applegate, major online publishers, to enlist on it's site where the company already had a simple listing. Within the space of a month, the traffic on the site (www.2bconsulting.net) increased to nearly 500 page impressions and nearly 100 individual visitors per day. In typing 2B Microsoft CRM into Google, 2B.net is now the very first link which appears. Now, when typing Microsoft CRM Consulting, 2B are listed 5th which is a position above most other Microsoft CRM partners.
Applegate places a lot of emphasis on the relationship between clients and their account managers, hence the clear understanding that our account manager, PL2, had of what 2B.net was tying to achieve. This comes from the top, a family owned company who value personal service very highly, which certainly paid off for 2B.net.
¿There is no doubt about the impact Applegate has had on our web presence. We have gone from 5 visits a month to 20 individual visits a day so this just goes to show what a powerful and cost effective resource this is.¿ Alistair adds.
To contact 2B.net email Sue Norreys at suen@2bconsulting.net.
For information on 2B.net go to www.2b.net
Information on 2B.Net Limited
2B.Net Limited was founded in the IOW in 2002 by Alistair Dickinson to meet the needs of a growing CRM product market seeking experienced systems integrators. The company delivers technical solutions to meet the business needs of the real world to both public and private sector organisations. In 2006 2B.net became a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and continues to grow in size and reputation through delivery of exceptional solutions. For more information please contact Sue Norreys at suen@2bconsulting.net
Alistair Dickinson - Technical Director
Edson Electronics Ltd
I am extremely happy with both the service I receive from Applegate, the ever helpful KD, and the level of business leads that it brings. Applegate manage the happy medium of helpfully suggesting new and better ways of displaying our page without ever becoming too pushy. Their intention is "what is good for the customer is ultimately good for us" and this is very healthy. We have obtained very high search engine rankings via Applegate and this combines well with our own website. We will continue to use Applegate and I would certainly recommend them as a method of promoting your company, products and services.
Neil Woods - General Manager
Knowles and Son Ltd
On checking our marketing results, we have found that the Applegate service contributes to the success of our business and we have found the hot link a useful addition.
I would like to confirm that KD has been very helpful and proactive in advising us on our Applegate entry.
In addition he has always been very polite and friendly in his dealings with me.
Len Kay - Director
Camtek Surveillance Systems Ltd
Camtek Surveillance has been around for over ten years designing CCTV systems - or as we like to say creating security solutions - around the products of our key manufacturing partners, Bosch Security Systems, Pelco and Panasonic. Paper advertising is costly and not always effective, we have even found that the popular classified directories don't do it for us.
But with the help of PJ, our account manager at Applegate, things have started to happen, we get more page impressions on our website than ever before and we have had some serious interest from some major players in the UK and overseas clients who we are quite happy to help.
Camtek Surveillance work closely with Applegate and with the hotlinks and news items we anticipate a good 2007.
Thanks again Applegate and in particular you PJ.
Mike Prewett - Managing Director
Carrs Welding Technologies Ltd
Just a quick note to say how the Applegate link is working for us. We are experiencing a steady flow of new enquiries, not all from your hotlink, but certainly a good proportion. I have added the second hotlink to our site now and will review this monthly.
Keep up the good work KD, between walking on the beach and going surfing!
Phil Carr - General Manager
Solent Plastics
2007 has started brilliantly, the fact that this is our second testimonial comes from the incredible performance of our Applegate listing and the expert advice and assistance from DB. We have experienced a huge jump in our Applegate page views and our search engine listings, this has greatly contributed to our best January ever.
James Butcher - Business Development Manager
SMP Plastics (Fabrications) Ltd
Two years ago my company was nowhere, not even having a website. Now, thanks to advertising with Applegate and the help of our account manager - PJ, we now get virtually all of our work from the internet and our company has doubled in size. I can't thank you enough.
Mark Gibbs - Managing Director
Rico Industrial Services Ltd
After a popular search engine changed their ranking criteria, I was finding it very difficult to get even a top 50 listing. This was a major issue for us especially as we could see our competition being frequently ranked in the top 10. Listing with the Applegate directory and making use of their hotlinks elevated our rankings for our chosen search phrases to be consistently being in the top 5. In fact it elevated our position in this search engine over the manufacturer of Rydlyme descaler who we are only the UK & Ireland distributor for and we now pass sales leads on to them from all over the world!
Applegate is an excellent marketing tool for the web and would have no hesitation to recommend it. I must also mention the excellent KD who continually strives to maximise the benefits for you throughout the year with his very helpful suggestions and tips.
Many thanks for a job well done!
Cooling Parts and Services Ltd
"Since advertising with Applegate, we are extremely pleased with the success of our investment. As a result, we have received enquiries from business customers who have placed orders with us and who have continued to do so.
We are now placing most of our advertising spend with Applegate. Due to Applegate's circulation, we are ranking very effectively in the search engines for our hotlink and specific searches for our brand names we supply for.
Thank you to our Account Manager KD for his help and support."
Philip Andrews, Director
Bad Robot Ltd
¿If you need someone to care passionately about driving your marketing messages and site traffic, then you need KD. KD is one of those rare people who calls you out of the blue with practical ideas to improve the performance of a product you¿ve already paid for! The results speak for themselves.¿
Adam Wright
Bolt and Nut Services Ltd
CC, just a brief thank you for a great last few months with yourself and your company, In short I must say WOW...
I am so impressed from the business that the advert has generated, 10/10 in my honest opinion!
We have now had new business from small companies, roughly one new account a day including a new account in Australia - one of the country¿s top 10 Power generators (boy has he been digging me about out cricketers losing in the 2006 Ashes!).
Also last week a FTSE 100 Company contacted me and started purchasing a lot of orders. This gave us our best Novembers we have had in recent years!
Today I have opened my email folder and there are 30+ emails (9.00am) from Applegate enquires to open and correspond with...
Yesterday I had a great email session with a big electronic company in USA, he said "We are going to start ordering from your company in 2007"...
Anyway CC, in brief, since we started the advertising with Applegate we have opened a new account daily!
We have doubled our export turnover and have so many great new email contacts contacting us daily all the staff and I here can say is....
Thank you very much and keep up the good work!!!!!!
Many thanks and regards
Lee Foster
Penrose Products Ltd
Applegate should be re-named as AMAZING.
After trying all the usual advertising channels like Yellow pages, Yell.com, Google and others I was looking for a new way to advertise our company and its services nationally without spending silly amounts of money, and after talking at length with CS3, our new account manager at Applegate we decided to buy online a Quartz pay monthly package which Claire guided us through with ease. To our amazement less than 18 hours of the new ads going live on Applegate we received 2 new enquiries one of them being worth in excess of £25000.00.
If anyone out there is looking for a media to advertise their products and services to a massive audience then I would definitely recommend Applegate to anyone. Thank you Applegate and CS3, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Mark Penrose - M.D. Penrose Products Ltd
Solent Plastics
Solent Plastics was hoping to attract business enquiries through advertising on Applegate and that is exactly what we have got. The past few months have seen an increasing stream of high quality enquiries and sales, with the past month being extremely successful. From the first contact, DB has done an amazing job in setting up our presence and advising on the benefits of a hotlink, which gave almost immediate results on search engines. The service after signing up has been just as good, with regular conversations with DB over results, and future ideas. I can't recommend Applegate highly enough.
James Butcher - Business Development Manager
Ritherdon and Co Ltd
Ritherdon & Co ltd have been present on the Applegate register for many years and as a long established company (Founded 1895) we never really gave much thought to increasing our presence. That was until JL contacted us. After reviewing the benefits the decision to spend money was made and the Applegate experience began firstly with advice and assistance from afar Barnstaple and Darwen are some three hundred miles apart. The results are there for all to see and the visits to our website via Applegate are monitored. The quality of enquiries is self evident I personally would recommend that if you want to grow your business then you will not find an easier more friendly group to work with than Applegate.
Joe Vallely - Sales Manager
Poundfield Products Ltd
This is to confirm once again how pleased we are with Applegate. We now spend more money with you than any other Internet Company and the results that you have produced for us have more than justified the extra expense. Our stats prove this.
The service that you have given me is as exemplary as ever.
Chris, Poundfield Products Limited
Tecni-Cable Ltd
¿Applegate Directory was recommended to me by a colleague as a cost effective advertising medium that would quickly get us qualified leads and good website search engine optimisation. The Applegate staff gave our company good advertising advice right from the start and support beyond our expectations. We decided to upgrade our advertising with Applegate to a hotlink and within a month we were on page one of pretty much every major search engine. We will be increasing our advertising spend with Applegate again once our new catalogue is finished and we have no reservations about it being money well spent.¿
Trevor Heyworth - Manager
1st Alert ABS Door Systems
Up until being contacted by Applegate, I had always promoted my company through the normal channels such as Yellow Pages etc., which limited our company awareness to local trading areas only! As we wished to expand the company and attract clients throughout the UK, a national search engine facility that actually worked was the next stage of development. I was reassured from the outset that I could verify Applegate's own performance by virtue of the fact that the company is electronically audited through ABCE auditing, who certify all information listed by Applegate. Many other search engine companies make exaggerated claims as to their performance, yet fail to verify their statistics as Applegate do! From the outset DP and his team helped enable me to maximise my company profile and thus gain the nationwide awareness that I required. Since subscribing to Applegate, I have received enquires from all sections of the UK and developed excellent trading relationships with many new clients. None of this would have transpired without the help of DP and his marketing team, thank you and well done!
Mike Christian - Proprietor
Spiroflow Ltd
Before joining Spiroflow I found the Applegate Directory a very useful way of identifying suppliers. Since joining Spiroflow, I am consistently impressed with the number of times they have high search engine rankings for the products we offer, often higher than our own, And, lastly, when I've had occasion to renew our listings or have had questions as to how we can better use their site, their service has been exemplary. Nothing I've thrown at them so far has been too much trouble.
Keith Simpson Marketing Manager Spiroflow Ltd
IT Cleaning Ltd
IT Cleaning Ltd were approached by Applegate as we had a free listing with them. The account manager explained that we had a listing with Applegate that was attracting a reasonable amount of interest. However, we could increase our website traffic exponentially if we would pay for key words etc. At first I was dubious as we had a successful campaign running with Google Adwords. The account manager persisted and during a number of phone calls he patiently explained why Applegate would be a better vehicle for us than adwords.
Eventually I felt that what I was being told and shown would work for IT Cleaning Ltd. So we parted with the cash and took the plunge. I can honestly say the results have been great, making this probably the second best business decision I have made to date, the first being, starting IT Cleaning Ltd.
We have seen a big jump in website hits with a corresponding increase in enquiries. Based on the last three months our average enquiry rate has increased by 70% on the previous 3 months. This has led to us increasing turnover and the initial annual investment has now been covered.
Our accounts manager has been very professional going out of his way to learn about and understand our business. This has ensured that all of the advice he has given has been what is best for IT Cleaning Ltd and our mission. I feel that we have started what will be a long and mutually profitable relationship with Applegate, which is entirely down to the professionalism of the accounts manager and Applegate's ability to deliver.
I would recommend Applegate to any company looking to increase its website exposé with a view to increasing enquiry levels.
Stephen Yates MA, DipM, DMS, MCIM. Managing Director
Poundfield Products Ltd
Just to tell you how pleased we all are here with the performance of Applegate with regard to our web presence. You have managed to get us at the or very near to the top Google with the products we wanted to push.
Also the service you have given me has been exemplary and I only wish it was matched by other internet companies.
Regards
Chris Maclean
Poundfield Products Limited
Intronics
Our company is in a very specialised niche of the Fire Industry with a range of high speed Flame Detectors. We have had a website for about ten years but found it very difficult to hit the first page of the major Search Engines. Fantastic guarantees to place us there have been considered but declined due to the logical impossibility. Applegate has achieved "the impossible" for us. If you search for Flame Detectors, it is now difficult not to find us on the first page! As a result of this exports now account for a major part of our business. We have found the staff to be very pleasant and professional with no high pressure sales pitch. As the cost of advertising with Applegate is very reasonable and cost effective, we have now decided to increase our expenditure in their direction.
Mike Booty - Proprietor
Litre Meter Ltd
In the last 18 months since Litre Meter have increased their presence with Applegate direct referrals to our web site have risen to on average 150 per month this is four times better than any of the other online directories and magazine site that Litre Meter have a listing with. We have found the staff to be professional and progressive offering new ways to increase your profile while keeping expenditure low.
Matthew Armstrong - Sales & Marketing Director
Cranfield Precision
After being on the Applegate directory for one month we noticed a good increase in traffic to our site as well as some good enquiries which turned into orders. Due to the specialised nature of our business it is hard to get the right type of traffic to our site, this is made easy by Applegate's comprehensive directory structure that allows you to give the information you want to the people you want. Applegate have always been very professional and helpful dealing with any request and provide an extremely professional and cost effective advertising solution.
Trevor Stolber
KAISER + KRAFT Ltd
We are featured on a lot of other websites but without a doubt this one is the best! Having signed up a few months ago for the "All Industry" we already have received an impressive number of hits our own website from Applegate. One of the first orders to be received directly from the Applegate Website was from Greece - we do not normally supply to export so this was a nice surprise and a high value order as well. On the strength of this success we have agreed to be included in the "Engineering" website and look forward to many more orders in the future. Thanks Applegate
Ron Lewingdon Managing Director
Badger Associates Ltd
Just a brief note to say how delighted, but not surprised, we are with the additional traffic and click-thrus that have been generated by our enhanced listing with Applegate. Winners make commitments. losers make promises. You've certainly delivered for us. Thanks a lot.
Michael Bolger
Impress Sensors and Systems Ltd
Having formed IMPress Sensors & Systems Ltd in January 2002, I was looking for the most cost effective and most popular way to promote my business on the web. Applegate is the only directory that offers such a widely visited site that's easy to navigate round at a cost that is very affordable to new businesses. As a result of the directory, enquiries have been received which have resulted in orders and therefore paid for the advertising costs several times over. I shall be continuing to use it both as an advertising tool and for a company search facility. Well done Applegate!
Sam Drury - Director
Viking Extrusions Ltd
Applegate has been our best source of new enquiries since we registered. Excellent service and results.
Peter Vernon - Managing Director
Wye Valley Precision Engineering Ltd
Over many years in the business of manufacturing rubber mouldings we have tried a variety of types of advertising to promote interest in our company. Without a word of exaggeration I can state quite categorically that nothing has generated enquiries for our product as successfully as the Applegate Directory. We now spend our entire advertising budget with what we consider to be the premier directory for our type of business
Roger Nelson - Managing Director
Datalink Electronics Ltd
I am constantly being approached from companies who profess to be able to market our company via revolutionary new web sites. Generally any marketing via these sites has been relatively expensive and resulted in no business, or indeed in some cases not even provided any potential sales leads.
The Applegate Directory has proved to be a worthwhile tool for both promoting our business and in generating genuine sales enquiries as well as producing new customers. It is a relatively low cost tool, which is specifically marketed at our target audience, i.e. OEM's that require outsourcing for the manufacturing of their Electronic Assemblies.
Not only do we measure internally the performance of leads generated, but also we receive regular feedback from Applegate on hits to specific manufacturing areas within the electronics industry within the Applegate Directory. This gives an indication of the marketplace generally and allows us to adapt our marketing accordingly.
The Applegate Directory is, in my opinion, . . . the Industry Standard for locating companies within the Electronics market place, via the Internet.
Ian Houghton - Sales and Marketing Manager
BPY Plastics Ltd
As a direct result of being enhanced in Applegate an international company allied to the railway industry approached us to supply new tooling for them. This summer the initial order was placed. It is estimated to be £60,000 per year. As a consequence of our high standard of service they have now moved other moulding tool business from their regular suppliers to us
Ansmann Energy (UK) Ltd
The German battery charger and power supply company ANSMANN decided to open a UK subsidiary last year and decided that web-sites enquiries were the future. Since ANSMANN were relatively unknown in the UK it chose Applegate's Silver package to kick start its enquiries. More enquiries have been received through Applegate than via any other marketing media
Acota Ltd
When Acota launched their Certonal coating products Applegate's Silver Package was identified as a cost effective marketing tool. Good quality enquiries have been generated as a direct result of the Applegate enhanced listing. Acota's latest project will return a considerable net profit, many times greater than their investment in Applegate
ATC Semitec Ltd
A disgruntled electronics company was fed up with poor service from their existing thermistor supplier. After spotting our enhanced entry on Applegate, they tested and approved our NTCs and we are now their sole supplier of the product. For us, Applegate consistently outperforms other so called Web directories
