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"Hardworking, knowledgeable and reliable."
Rachel Chesters worked for me from 2013 to 2016, during which time she was appointed as my Head of Marketing. Rachel was responsible for all aspects of the marketing planning process, including heading up a team and managing our media and marketing budgets. Reporting into myself as CEO and working closely with senior stakeholders from across the business, Rachel was ultimately accountable for raising brand awareness, delivering a programme of internal and external comms and managing media presence. Rachel is a hardworking, knowledgeable and reliable individual – I am delighted that she has set up on her own and I wish her new business Start Communication the best of luck. I would not hesitate to recommend Rachel and her marketing services.
Piers Linney, Entrepreneur, Investor and former ‘Dragon’ on BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den
"Excellent tone of voice and depth of research."
"We commissioned Start Communication to create some placemaking content for a property brochure promoting a vibrant new development in central Manchester. Rachel’s excellent tone of voice and depth of research provided us with lively and engaging editorial copy that brought the development to life. Rachel met all deadlines and was a delight to deal with."
Lucy Teasdale, Show Media
"Ability to manage multiple projects, businesses, stakeholders, and employees."
I worked with Rachel at the Growth Company when she was Head of Business Marketing and then Director of Marketing. Throughout my time there, I saw Rachel's ability to manage multiple projects, businesses, stakeholders, and employees first-hand. She made a huge difference to our team not only in our productivity and output but also in our morale. Rachel is consistently a motivational force in my life, helping to guide my marketing career, management style, and workload management.
Emily Swinbank, Gunnercooke LLP
"Attention to detail, professionalism and a passion for all things marketing."
I worked with Rachel Chesters for a number of years. During that time, I was continually impressed by her attention to detail, professionalism and her passion for all things marketing. Where Rachel excels is in marketing communications and technical copywriting – whether that’s pulling together a press release, writing a customer brochure, or condensing product messaging into 140 characters for Twitter. Her industry knowledge, particularly within the B2B professional services, technology and financial sectors, is also exceptionally well-grounded. Rachel’s ability to ‘wordsmith’ is second to none and it really comes into its own when coupled with her marketing knowledge and strong work ethic. I’m not surprised she is now building her own business in this area – and anyone that chooses to work with her will be lucky to have her on board.
Rosie Jackson, The Citation Group
"Rachel demonstrated her creativity, resilience and leadership abilities."
Rachel led the Growth Company's Marcomms team of 40 during an incredibly busy and challenging period. During that time she successfully led on PROGRESS21 – a major conference showcasing Greater Manchester post-lockdown, launching the Growth Company's new website and managing a team restructure. Throughout, Rachel demonstrated her creativity, resilience and leadership abilities, ensuring that targets were met, but not at the expense of the team's wellbeing. She is an inspiring leader, able to balance the difficult conversations with an empathic and motivating style.
Jacqui Musson, Green Economy
"Fights for the customer to be at the heart of her deliverables."
Rachel and I worked together on the delivery of a unique financial services proposition. I looked after the website and Rachel looked after various elements of content creation. There wasn't much digital experience on the project, so I was relieved and delighted to work with Rachel who thoroughly gets the nuances and importance of writing for the web, and all the good underlying principles that must be considered for this. Rachel gets content strategy, content governance, and fights for the customer to be at the heart of her deliverables through good usability, accessibility and conversion. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Rachel for content and marketing delivery and look forward to working with her again.
Craig McPheat, Shawbrook Bank
"The best possible engagement with potential customers."
I have been working closely with Start Communication over the past six months during my social media and digital marketing apprenticeship with The Juice Academy. I have received a great deal of support and guidance from Rachel, which has been extremely helpful, in particular she has worked with me to gain the best possible engagement with potential customers through social media. I would highly recommend Start Communication for the best marketing support for your company.
Charlotte Daniels, The Juice Academy
"Everything we have worked on together has had a positive outcome."
As a personal trainer, I turned to Start Communication for help with my marketing strategy and campaigns. Her services were invaluable... she was the obvious choice to use as a marketing consultant for my growing business. Rachel’s ideas are always strong and she always listens to exactly what I need, before advising on the best strategies to move the business forward. Everything we have worked on together has had a positive outcome. As a result, I have been able to engage the sorts of clients I want. I cannot recommend the services of Rachel and Start Communication highly enough!
Chris Bamber, CB Conditioning
"Guaranteed to deliver."
Rachel is a brilliant marketer and a wonderful person. I learnt a great deal from working as part of her team and would recommend her very highly to anyone wishing to improve their organisation's marketing and comms. She is guaranteed to deliver.
Michael Fryer, Pizeezee
"Effective and organised."
I worked with Rachel for quite a few years, in the last few years we worked very closely on a range of sales and marketing initiatives. Rachel was responsible for marketing communications, developing the company brand, advertising and lead generation activities. Rachel is very organised and was able to bring all of these responsibilities into a cohesive strategy and manage to a strict budget. Rachel is a very effective and organised manager, she is always very professional and a pleasure to work with.
Damon Crawford, SCC Hyperscale
"An asset to any campaign, event or business."
Start Communication provided essential support for the launch of our large-scale annual event and awards ceremony, The Northern Blog Awards. Rachel and her team not only managed our social media accounts on the night, but also offered integral event support too, making some key decisions for us under pressured conditions. Rachel would be an asset to any campaign, event or business and we look forward to working with her going forward.
Holly Wood, Northern Blog Awards and WeBlogNorth