Alan prepared a great website — easy, dynamic, creative — as it allow the consumer to find what they want and also focus with more details. The visuals are modern, stylish and minimalist, everything is fast to find and very immediate. Most important, he has done exactly what I want with very few briefing, without investing much of my time… and very good prices compared with Italy. I am very happy with this site!
Sandro Bottega, President, Bottega di Casa Bottega Organic Foods
The new web site visual design is a dramatic improvement over our old site. It is fresh and modern, but simple so that the focus is the content.
We have a large web site with hundreds of pages and growing. Alan created an elegant and efficient navigation system that helps simplify site navigation for users. It is easy for users but well organized for those who understand something about the subject areas.
Alan’s advanced menu system is all run on the server, and does not rely on browser-based software such as Flash or Javascript which many users disable and others are unable to run. His design makes the site accessible to everyone. He also provided two other methods for users to find what they want on our site: an automatic Site Map; and a site search tool.
He built the site in such a way to make it easy for us to maintain and update it.
Bob Maling, Chief Operating Officer, Homeowner Protection Office
Alan created seminars customized to our specific needs. The challenge was to stimulate the interest of SGML-novices while increasing the understanding of those of us who already knew some of the basics. And he certainly succeeded in that.
I particularly appreciated the exercise of conducting a (high-level) structural analysis of found objects — in our case, a handful of Chinese restaurant take-out menus. That was just the sort of memorable exercise needed to drive the message home for our group.
It was a great success. And a good time was had by all.
Alex Laks, Program Manager, Learning Systems Institute, Open Learning Agency.
From the initial discussion to the actual creation of our web site, working with Alan has made this a smooth and comfortable project for us. He asks the right questions and provides enough information for us to understand the process without being drawn into “computer speak”.
Alan is thorough in his research and was able to understand our business. This has translated into a web site that reflects our company personality and is becoming a business tool for promoting our products.
Professional and timely are the words that come to mind and it is a pleasure to work with him.
Philip Mirabelli, President, Noble Estates Wines & Spirits
Alan’s special expertise is in making complex software understandable and accessible to a general audience. We greatly value his assistance in helping us hone our marketing message. The promotional seminars he created are just what we need to communicate our new products.
Michel Vulpe, Executive Vice President and Founder, i4i.
Alan has done a superlative job of leading focus groups for us. His sessions are well prepared, tightly structured, and obviously enjoyable for the participants. He’s very responsive to his audience and especially skilled at framing questions that draw out valuable information.
Paula S. Goepfert, Vice President & Director, Publishing, School Division, Pearson Education Canada
I always enjoy engaging Alan on a project, not only because I can be certain of a high level of commitment and professionalism, but also for his range of experiences. Alan brings a breadth of knowledge to the task that extends beyond the technical into the fundamentals of good business.
Every project requires a degree of salesmanship and Alan’s comfort with sound business principles helps any project maintain its market focus, whether the intended audience is internal or external to the organization.
Marty Keast, President, Forever Learning Corporation
In my opinion, yours was the best organized and best presented session of the whole conference.
Robert English, Project Coordinator, JD Robinson Construction
Alan helped us to establish the strengths and weaknesses of a new software product through a series of focus groups. Alan’s level of preparedness and dedication to accomplish our goals were clearly evident.
At every stage in the process we had the opportunity to input on the project as we wished and as our schedules allowed. Alan’s ability to accommodate our changes and requirements was obvious. His follow-up after the session was immediate and gave us the level of detail we needed.
Mark Cobham, Director Educational Technology, Pearson Education
Thank you for your invaluable assistance facilitating our product positioning session. We certainly appreciated the leadership and direction that you provided. An important though difficult task was made more enjoyable by your levity and insight.
Graham Westwood, President, Domain Knowledge Inc.
Bravo. Your [Noble Estates] web site is absolutely superb! Very professionally done. And easy to read, fast, a RARE quality.
Jean-Marc Roget, Président-Directeur Général de la société Chartreuse-Diffusion.
First of all, I’d like to say that the focus group was a lot of fun!! It was the first time that I took part in something like this and I found it to be a great experience!!
Michele Goveia, Mathematics Department Head, Fr. Henry Carr Secondary School
You did a fabulous job in organizing our Trade Fair. The number of exhibitors and attendees exceeded our expectations, and the day ran smoothly. Your expertise and hard work created an effective event for us, and those involved are now asking that this be made an annual event.
Neil Nelson, President, Ontario Society for Training & Development
Congratulations on a very successful session. The product was impressive and you presented it very effectively. There were several presentations by software companies throughout the meeting, but none was as thorough or professional as yours.
Marty Keast, Executive Vice President, Nelson Canada
Wow! The evaluation sheets for your negotiation skills workshop were nothing but positive. The material was rated highly, and you got rave reviews for your delivery. Well done.
Philip Buckley, Training Manager, Business Development Bank of Canada
Thank you for your help and your enthusiasm. You turned our energy into a great campaign, involving the public and media. Without you we might not have saved the historic St. Lawrence Market.
Joyce McCrorie, Save the Market Association
Alan excels at generating innovative ideas, approaches and solutions, and is market savvy. He is extremely effective in training situations.
Susan Cline, Vice President, Media Services, Nelson Thomson Learning
I noticed that the day went by quickly and for a topic as dry as building codes, I found this rather amazing. I complement you on your excellent approach which made this workshop stimulating and challenging.
What you do may be more difficult for the presenters, but it certainly makes it more interesting for the audience. Again, well done!
Julius Krantzberg, Professional Engineer
Your focus groups gave us what we needed: solid information on the priorities and opinions of local business associations and mall managers. The groups were effective, and your report was thorough and action oriented.
Philip Buckley, Director of Training, Business Development Bank of Canada
Lots of class participation is a great way to learn. Keep this part up!
Chris Brunne, Partner, Four Square Construction