CProject achieves local and national PR and marketing accolade

Thursday, 25 February 2010 14:41 |

Written by Vanessa Lanham |

CProject has been voted one of the best loved businesses in Guildford, and second nationally as a PR and Marketing Consultants, according to a massive nationwide search run by TheBestOf to find the best local shops and companies in towns and cities across the UK.

The results of the two-week campaign reveal that Vanessa Lanham and CProject came a close second (by just one vote!) to Boo Design, a boutique design business based in Peaslake.

Vanessa Lanham from CProject said,, “When you are a small business so much of your own personality and energy goes into each project and it is fabulous to hear that clients really appreciate the efforts you make. In difficult days for many businesses, testimonials can make all the difference between clients choosing one supplier and another.”

As an example, one testimonial described Vanessa as “...a powerhouse of energy and enthusiasm”. As well as winning in Guildford, CProject also came second the National category for PR & Marketing.

Paul Bridgland, the business owner at The Best of Guildford, a comprehensive directory of Guildford’s best local businesses said, “Both Jackie and Vanessa are running superb businesses and should be rightly proud – but to be honest what’s been underscored again and again in this campaign is just how many fantastic local businesses there are in the Guildford area today.

Small businesses - the life blood of our economy

“These business owners and their staff are the life-blood of our economy and it’s tremendous that they’ve been shown so much appreciation. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the response from the people of Guildford who wrote 1000s of glowing testimonials in support of local businesses.”

The ‘14 Days of Love’ campaign from TheBestOf generated over 138,000 testimonials from the length and breadth of the country. More than 30,000 businesses drawn from almost 400 towns and spanning every business type - from hairdressers, tattoo artists, fitness instructors and bridal stores through to bouncy castles accountants, architects, solicitors - even dentists and funeral directors – all received nominations from appreciative customers.

Nigel Botterill, CEO of TheBestOf, commented, “Small business owners have kept our economy going over the last 18 months. They employ millions of people, provide services that we all use and can have a massive impact on our quality of life – whether it’s delivering to customers out of hours, calling on older customers to check they’re ok or simply looking after their customers brilliantly. In fact in our research one in five people said there was a small local firm they just couldn’t live without. We wanted to give people the chance to throw the spotlight on these superb small businesses – and they have!”