Testimonials
The vast majority of our clients are SMEs and micro-businesses. Over the years, thousands of businesses have used AgentBase's services to find sales agents. Most clients are from the UK, but we also help many overseas companies to establish sales agent forces in the UK. Our clients range from start-ups through to household names.
CJ Medical Limited
"CJ Medical is a specialist surgical instrument distribution company that has enjoyed growth rates of 50% per annum for the last four consecutive years. As a small company CJ Medical has traditionally expanded the sales force organically, which has its natural limits mainly due to cash flow requirements whilst in a growth phase. With the adoption of an agent strategy CJ Medical has successfully developed an additional eight persons within the sales force taking the expansion within a short three month period from six to fourteen sales representatives. This would of course be impossible without a large cash injection or the help of Agent Base. AgentBase - through partnership - has supported CJ Medical in the process of advertising and recruitment of independent sales agents via the high quality AgentBase publication along with an excellent web presence that has attracted a high level skill mix to our specialist surgical sales environment and product mix. AgentBase has provided CJ Medical with a professional, efficient and highly credible experience in the search for high calibre independent sales agents. We shall use AgentBase again exclusively and would recommend AgentBase to other organisations wishing to improve geographic reach and representation to achieve expansion."
Charles Reynolds - Managing Director
Freddy Products Ltd
"We have been thoroughly impressed with AgentBase. From the initial call they have been helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable, with the utmost professionalism. From the design of our advert, to the responses we have had, I couldn't recommend them highly enough."
Lisa Shaw, Director
"Thank you very much indeed for sending me that Legal Pack as requested. I already had a few items in my file, but not the complete package.
I am really very pleased with the responses I've received from those ads. It's not just the quantity but the quality as well. Thank you so much."
"We have recently made with you an agreement of announcement web + magazine for Oct/Nov/Dec. The announcement was really well done and we are having feedback.
We have received so far 5 contacts, 2 of which are very interesting, and expect to get more before end of this year.
I would like to stress how professional and very cooperating your job has been, it has been a pleasure until now."
"AgentBase took time to fully understand my Sales Agents recruitment requirements before embarking on the MRS (agent recruitment) process. I found them to be both friendly and professional."
"AgentBase assisted us when we took the decision to out source the Agent recruitment process, we worked very closely with the recruitment team to ensure a successful outcome. We found AgentBase to be professional and committed to the success of our project"
"We found Agent Base to be very effective in Agent Recruitment. The advice and the assistance provided from initial enquiry through to constructing the Advert were professional and supportive. As a result of this, we received more than 30 enquiries in the first month alone. I would highly recommend this service to anyone looking at recruiting Sales Agents"
"Just writing to let you know how well agentbase has worked for our company The Robert Fuller Gallery. Advertising with agentbase has helped us to build up to a network of 8 agents who cover England and Scotland with our range of wildlife greetings cards. We got a good response of applicants after each advert was placed. From this we were able to select the best applicants for the job. I found the cost of advertising to be reasonable in comparison with the orders the agents are now bringing in and this has allowed our company to go from strengh to strength. We also tried the new service of advertising at shows. This worked great and we took on one new agent from this. This had the added benefit that we were able to meet the agent at the show face to face as well as showing them the full range of products and taking them on straightaway.Should any vacancies arise in the future, we will be certainly going to agentbase first to fill them! Thank you for an excellent service!"
"To update you on our progress to build a national agent base for Select Products, we have now concluded our three month quarter page advertising campaign in your Agent Base magazine and website. This campaign resulted in excess of 20 enquiries, of which we have now established 9 agents throughout the UK to develop merchant based sales for our products.
I was most satisfied with your support and follow through during our listing, and would have no hesitation using your service in the future should we require additional agents."
"Just a note to thank you for the report you sent to me following my completion of your initial questionnaire. The report was detailed and informative to such an extent that it caused me to rethink my whole strategy for the sales force and save myself an awful lot of time and money! As such it represented excellent value for money and I would not hesitate to recommend anyone considering appointing Agents - or just seeking advice - to use your services. Thank you for your assistance and I will be in touch again once I have a clearer view of my future direction."
"We advertised in the AgentBase Magazine & Website and have only had to use 2 of our 3 months of advertising. The responses we received were quick and the quality high."
"AgentBase is the only place to recruit professional Sales Agents in the United Kingdom."
"We used AgentBase for the first time from December 2008 to February 2009 to advertise for sales agents. We put adverts in another agent publication and a large on-line recruiter at the same time. AgentBase provided us with double the number of contacts than either of the other two routes. Plus the agents that contacted us were of an excellent standard and many of them have subsequently started working for us.
AgentBase also did an excellent job in designing our advert to incorporate our message, branding and images (as a photography related company this was particularly important) I have no doubt that it is this kind of attention to detail that works so well in providing high quality agents.
I have no hesitation in recommending them to any other business and will definitely be using them again in the future."
"Under the advice of AgentBase we ran a 3 month campaign and received 40-50 responses. AgentBase helped us achieve our objectives. I would recommend this service."
"A quick response, good quality agents. I was able to cherry pick. What I needed I got - well motivated, professional agents. Having never used agents before, I would never have been able to cover the country without the skills and expertise at AgentBase. If I need to replace my agents at anytime I know where to come."
"We have had a fantastic response to our advert in AgentBase. The most impressive aspect has been the quality of the applicants. We have been introduced to several very senior, well connected and experienced people. In addition, the model agency contract has given us a great starting point for commercial discussions and has been well received by our agents."
"It was a lot better than I expected! We are very happy with the service from first point of contact to publication, good customer service. We had (several) responses in the first few days, direct from the advert, and some forwarded through the free reader response service. If we need Sales Agents again we will definitely use AgentBase."
"We have been delighted with the efficiency, economy and quality of response obtained by using AgentBase. We are already considering using them again."
"Thanks for a nice work your company has done for us! We have ongoing discussions with potential sales agents now, and as our advert is still valid 2 months more we hope to find some agents more. I like your customer focused attitude!"
"AgentBase provided me with a steady stream of candidates for the positions I required."
"An easy and fast way for overseas companies to locate Sales Agents in the UK. Very professional, highly recommendable."
"AgentBase magazine provides a targeted way for companies to make contact with Sales Agents."
"We have been advertising with AgentBase for 2 months in the Website & Magazine and have had over 20 responses so far. AgentBase were initially brought to my attention by an existing agent. Because of their Website & Magazine they are seen as the source for attracting Sales Agents. The service provided has been professional and I would not hesitate in using them again."
"Having our company based in the Isle of Man meant our direct contact with retailers was not as we would wish. But with the help of a 3 month campaign with AgentBase we were able to secure agents across the UK and Scotland who will be able to introduce our Daftducks TM Brand directly to retailers within their areas. The staff at AgentBase are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable and proved a great help when setting up our advert. We would have no hesitation in using AgentBase in the future to further increase our now existing range of Agents."
"We have managed to find agents for both of the areas that we advertise. Generally the response was from well established people so that I am pleased with the advertisement and would certainly use AgentBase again."
"The agents that we received from you were second to none. Thanks. Regards."
"The team at AgentBase were helpful and keen to discuss various solutions to ensure our goals were met. We attracted suitable applicants and will likely advertise with AgentBase again when the need arises."
"We were looking for agents and AgentBase helped us find them. I would recommend this service."
"We found AgentBase a most useful and effective tool to recruit sales agents. As a result of using both their website and magazine for one month we recruited 16 sales agents. I highly recommend this service."
"When I first heard of sales agents i thought it was a scam! I spoke to other people who used AgentBase and decided to go ahead. Following advice from AgentBase I placed an ad on their website and in their magazine, and in 3 weeks I have had 5 responses. I have no doubt that if you want sales agents, then AgentBase is the place to go."
"It is rare to work with a company that has the resource and initiative to provide us with solutions so quickly. We received 32 responses from our promotion with AgentBase. The professionalism and highly qualified support from this company has been invaluable to us. AgentBase are exemplary in their field and will be used by our organisation in the future for the qualities already outlined…I reiterate, the service we have received has been superb."
"We ran a 3 month promotion in the AgentBase Magazine and the search went well, we had a number of enquiries. What we found is that the good agents we found through AgentBase led to us being introduced to other good agents. I would recommend AgentBase and will have no hesitation in using them again."
"We have been using AgentBase for several years now. We have always had a good response. The Agents we recruited in our promotion in 2002 are still with us today. I would have no hesitation recommending AgentBase for anybody who was looking for an independent sales agent."
"We found working with AgentBase highly effective. It worked for us. The quality of the agent responses was excellent. AgentBase were helpful and very professional. I would not hesitate to use them again."
"We had an extremely good response from the AgentBase Magazine and Website. AgentBase provided us with friendly and very professional service. The promotion we ran served our purpose just right. Many thanks."
"Excellent!"
"Thanks for a really great session last week (Agent Strategy Consultation). It was very valuable and worth every penny. You were very professional and really have given us a full overview of this selling route."
"We are pleased to say that the agents that we secured for the UK market through your agency have worked out extremely well ... and your recommendations in respect of working with them, and the commission rate that should be given, is working. At the initial meeting that we had, you were able to explain the logic of agents, their thinking from both their own view, and that of companies that they worked for, proved to give us a good guidance when negotiating with people. As we moved onto the advertisements on your website and magazine, the response ... produced the quality of people that we wanted... Following your initial interviews with the people, we moved on to face-to-face meetings, which proved a good result for our company. We would have no hesitation in recommending to other organisations the use of your agency."
"AgentBase were hard working and professional. They did exactly what they said they would do, when they said they would do it. Recruiting agents is a very difficult and specialised process, I would not have liked to try it without them. The process was arduous, time consuming and expensive, but it did help me to see aspects of my business in a new light. Sales agents are not the answer to everyones' problems but if you're going down that road, AgentBase should be your guide."
"AgentBase were professional, highly motivated and completely customer focused. Recruitment of Sales Agents is a difficult and challenging process, AgentBase are the right people to guide you down that road."
"We consulted AgentBase to obtain independent marketing advice prior to the launch of a new venture. We were very impressed by the depth of analysis carried out and successfully acted upon the advice given. Interestingly, the advice was not to use the services offered by AgentBase but to employ our own marketing team ! I recommend any business wanting independent marketing advice to contact AgentBase."
"I have engaged AgentBase to assist me in both recruiting agents and in advising me on existing agents contracts. The advice received from Paul in both cases was precise, insightful and led to strategic decisions being taken based on facts rather than guesswork. I would recommend AgentBase to anyone who is considering employing agents or who has existing agent contracts that need to be reviewed. A consultation with Paul Brown contributed to the development of a new strategy that resulted in significant improvements to our sales structure."
"The team were impressed by the consultation and consider it good value for money. It is taking us longer to get to market than we thought, but this is positive because if we had tried to go to market without the consultation I am sure we would have failed and not realised why we were failing. Now we have a much better appreciation on both a theoretical and practical basis. Thanks for your continuing help, with the international and legal information."
"Dear Paul, Thank you for your telephone call this morning, and I have pleasure in forwarding my subscription renewal cheque as promised. I have derived much pleasure from AgentBase, and consider you are doing a wonderful job. Agents need people of your calibre very badly. There is no substitute for opportunity, and you do your level best to provide it. Wishing you all thats good for you! Yours sincerely. Ken, Sales Agent"
"This is the second time we have used AgentBase and it has been very successful, Dealing with AgentBase was a pleasure. I feel that they offer a superior service and calibre of sales agent and would recommend them to others. In addition, their speed of response and understanding of our requirements was very good."
"AgentBase assisted us when we took the decision to outsource the Agent
recruitment process. We worked very closely with the MRS recruitment team to
ensure a successful outcome. We found AgentBase to be professional and
committed to the success of our project."
"AgentBase took time to fully understand my Sales Agents recruitment requirements before embarking on the Managed Recruitment Service (MRS) process. I found them to be both friendly and professional."
All references are available for inspection by appointment at our Kenilworth Office.
12 Station Road, Kenilworth, Warwickshire CV8 1JJ
Tel: 01926 864200 Fax: 01926 864222
