In order to help you move your business forward, Leaping Ahead needs to have a clear picture of the current state of your business. This we do through both the collection of relevant information and obtaining the correct facts before starting any process with a prospective client.  Below are some of our testimonials, referrals and recommendations from clients.

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What people have said about us

(Jan 2010) my husband Paul and I had an idea to creat an online magazine for Centl Portugal.  Within a week we had decided to bite-the-bullet and go for a full on-line magazine and a printed magazine ... we are here now and we would like to thank a few people who have helped us on the way.  Firstly, John & Dot from Leaping Ahead, who have turned our ideas into reality (and more), ...  Personable, High Integrity, Creative - May 14, 2010
- HeyPortugal, Paul and Wendy Manning - www.heyportugal.com.

John Norton has taught me so much about business that I will be forever grateful he has altered my business direction and given me a thirst for other directions.  I cannot recommend John highly enough what he doesn’t know about business and marketing you can write on a postage stamp and on the rare occasion he didn’t know he found out fast. There is no rubbish with John just good honest advice.” July 20, 2010  - Paul Stubbs
I like the fact that I understand more about my website now than ever before. - Kay Donovan, Casa das Flores - www.casadasflores.eu

I have now sent out the link to our new website to many of our friends and old clients and have started receiving response already,  ... just congratulating on the look of the site and the info contained therein = so well done, chaps!! - Linda Barton, Camping Redondo - www.campingrendo.com.

John used his 'outside the box' thinking for our business and in a short time helped us bring in nearly £30 million in business.  Willmott Dixon - Director, Chrissie Chadney.

John helped us bring in £ millions in new business with his excellent skills on our technology seminar programme for our clients Adobe, IBM, HP and SAP. ITTS - Project Director, Martyn McShane.

Dot provided our business with much needed systems and processes and helped us turn around a loss to a profit within 6 months, we couldn't have done it without her. Cahoots Advertising - Partner, Mike Watson.

Other Customers We Have Helped

Windmill Property - Redesign and upgrade of Property Finding Website, web marketing strategy

Hotel dos Cavalieros - Hotel redesign and upgrade of website, marketing consulting, business strategy, efficiency strategy

Gold Restaurante - Website design and build

Casa das Flores Holiday Apartments - Review and update of website, securing site and web hosting

Camping Redondo Lda - Update and revamp of website to include online booking and payments

HeyPortgual.com - Review start-up and design multi-faceted website

Portugal Friends - Design website and customer solution

P. Clark Horticulture - Client satisfaction & operational issues

Rockworld - Full start-up package -incl. branding, sales, marketing, finance and operations

SmartStone - Full package incl. sales, marketing, field sales, finance & operations

Fired Earth - Customer service issues. EPOS, sales challenges

Satellite Communication Services - Selling challenges, key accounts, corporate business

Excelerate - E-mail marketing campaign

Exact Abacus - New product launch

ITTS - Selling into new clients in public sector and private sector - £5m in new business

Pride Pools - Selling new leisure products alongside pools

Blue Lagoon Landscaping - Designing new campaign to attract new corporate sales

SANA - Designing and assisting new environmental marketing trade expo

SALI - Attracting new business to sign up as principal members

Topman International - In-store promotions and trade exhibitions

Coaching Bureau - Press Campaign and Launch

Breakaway Business - Newsletter publication

Forever Living Free - Networking

BUPA - Marketing plan design and delivery

HP. SAP, Adobe & IBM - Pre -sales consultancy