What Clients Say

Jim and I first met shortly after we started Raydon 1988. Our office was a spare bedroom and our initial communication thrust was developed over coffee and a game of pool in my living room. These rather humble beginnings did not deter Jim in one of his greatest gifts which is articulating the art of the possible. Jim taught us how to communicate our message to the world as if we already were the technology firm we dreamed of becoming. Today that dream is a reality in no small part to his gift of taking complex, evolving ideas and crafting them into easy to understand, high impact messages that speak to our audience and calls them to action. Today we employ nearly 300 of the best people in our industry and we are taking it to the giant players where we are now regularly found on their short list of competitors.

I have never met anyone in my 22 year career that could so quickly assimilate deeply techical concepts and translate them into ideas that speak equally well to any of our customers, from the layman to the most sophisticated. Jim is the only partner that we have had for the entire duration of our enterprize. When we really needed to get our message out in the market in 1999, Jim organized and managed our presence for our debutant at our industry's largest annual trade show. Let's just say my website crashed from all the hits that show generated. Too bad I didn't retain him to do our web work. He never ceases to amaze and he has done it again. He recently crafted and placed a high impact message that is wowing decision makers at the very highest levels of Government and industry. Our greatest concern is that this campaign will crash our phone system!

I reluctantly offer my endorsement of Jim as it's very rare that a rapidly growing enterprize shares its secret sauce. I can't guarantee you the results we have enjoyed. What I can guarantee is it's far less likely to happen without Jim Benedict on your team. Be warned: excessive growth in revenue and profit may result in using this man.

Don Ariel
CEO Raydon Corporation

For years Sales Building Systems attempted to find the right marketing strategy that would grow the business. Our efforts produced minimum outcome and maximum frustration.
Then, in 2000 we met Jim Benedict and asked him to consult on a project. It was successful and Jim consulted on more projects. It wasn't long before we hired Jim on a retainer basis as sole provider of strategy, creative and campaign implementation coordination. Jim has managed our account in a first class way. He is proactive in every step of the process and is always looking for ways to make us better. Jim takes the words responsibility and accountability to a new level.

Patricia P. White
CEO, Sales Building Systems

"I've been privileged to work with Jim on a number of clients through the
years. Jim has a knack for cutting through all the peripheral noise to
identify what the real issue is. He is then able to develop programs that
create sales and profit leverage. He's been a great asset every time I've
worked with him."

Rob Crews
President, C Results Marketing

"Jim Benedict has been a great influence on the success of Subway. He's
widely respected and his savvy marketing advice has been invaluable both
with our local markets and at a national level. He can always be relied
on to provide wise strategic counsel, whether the issue is primarily
marketing-focused, or more broadly 'how to really get things done'."

Tom Seddon
CEO, Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust (SFAFT)

"As you enter a new and challenging phase of your professional career, I couldn't let this opportunity pass without commenting on our many fruitful years of working together. I'm sure you remember our first dealings when Thompson pump was changing direction from a local, dewatering company to a national, full service pump manufacturer and supplier.

Your creativity in designing our logo, our advertising and promotional materials and your assistance with the development of our corporate strategy proved to be invaluable, especially in that formative stage of our evolution. We have valued the decision to work with you highly ever since.

I also must recognize your recommendations that we promote an image of exceptional quality and superior performance rather than low price. Your creation of our black "BMW" brochure and it's associated concepts were more successful in aiding us to achieve our excellent reputation in the industry than we ever could have imagined.
You also impressed me and our entire staff with your knowledge of our industry, our markets and our competitors. Your research in these areas enabled you to provide us with guidance and direction as we implemented much of the strategy and tactics that you recommended. The saying " It's Performance That Counts" couldn't be more appropriate than to describe your contributions to our success over the past years.

Jim, I wish you well in your continued consulting and I am looking forward to continuing to work with you in this capacity"

BILL THOMPSON
President, Thompson Pump & Manufacturing