First Rate Marketing

I am the Managing Director of Laurels.co.uk

We help clients buy and sell properties across the UK, providing expert guidance and a personalised approach throughout the process.

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2-5 Employees

We wanted to completely refresh our brand and online presence to better reflect our growth and modern approach to estate agency. Our primary goals were to develop a user-friendly website, strengthen our branding, and improve our SEO to attract more valuations and enquiries.

The CRM integration, in particular, has saved us a great deal of time, and the interactive features have significantly improved user engagement.

Their project management was excellent. They delivered everything on time, communicated clearly throughout, and were always responsive to our feedback. Any adjustments we needed were handled quickly and professionally.

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What stood out most was their ability to combine creative design with practical functionality. They didn’t just make the website look good - it genuinely works better for our team and our clients.

Honestly, we were extremely pleased with the entire process. They were proactive, attentive, and delivered beyond our expectations. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

I am the Director of ACRE Consultancy Ltd

ACRE Consutlancy is a chemical regulatory consultancy providing B2B advice to companies involved in the manufacture, formulation or import of chemicals into UK or the EU.

2-5 Employees

Update of branding, logos and marketing assets

Brand new website and tracking ability

Excellent timings and delivery. Even when last minute requirements due to ongoing marketing efforts, required a quick response, they were able to repond within the same day.

While they not worked with a regulatory consultancy previously, Sam quickly understood how our business finctioned and how best to develop our brand and website.

The project timings were extended, but this was because Sam and the team were wating for delivery of our copy for webpages. Showed great patience and picked up at pace when we had completed our work. Some of our changes in the text were missed, but we will update as we proceed.

I am the Managing Director of fs talent

FS Talent is a specialist recruitment firm placing professionals across the financial services sector in the UK.

We hired First Rate Marketing to design and launch a new website and develop a brand identity that properly reflected the quality of clients and candidates we work with. We also wanted the website to integrate with our recruitment CRM so job listings could automatically appear on the site.

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2-5 Employees

First Rate Marketing designed and developed our new company website and created our brand identity.The website includes sector pages, team profiles, testimonials, insights articles and a fully integrated job board connected to our CRM system (Vincere). This allows jobs posted internally to automatically appear on the website without any manual work.They also developed our branding, including the logo, colour palette, typography and supporting brand assets for digital use.

The biggest outcome has been the credibility the website gives us when speaking with both clients and candidates. It presents the business in a far more professional way and clearly communicates the sectors we specialise in.

Project management was excellent. Everything was delivered on schedule and communication was clear throughout the process. Sam and the team were very responsive and often suggested improvements we hadn’t initially considered.

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What stood out most was how well they understood the recruitment industry and translated that into a website that actually works for the business. The balance between design, usability and functionality was excellent.

No. First Rate Marketing delivered exactly what they promised and more. The result is a website and brand that genuinely represents our business and sets us apart in our industry.

I am the Director of Fitzbrien Limited

We’re Fitzbrien, a London-based creative film studio dedicated to art and artists. I’m a Director responsible for creative and client relationships.

Through a trusted recommendation from an industry contact.

2-5 Employees

First Rate Marketing delivered a calm, image-led website and foundational SEO. Key deliverables included:

First Rate Marketing delivered a calm, image-led website and foundational SEO. Key deliverables included:

Smooth and considered. Timelines were met, feedback loops were short, and they were respectful of our working pace around shoots and edits.

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Their sensitivity to the work. They resisted clutter, let the images do the talking, and still gave us a site that loads fast and is simple to maintain. The archive reads like a concise programme note rather than marketing copy, and collaborators can immediately see the breadth of what we do.

We didn’t think so, hence why we’ve retained them to manage our website.

I am the Director of Aquinas Tuition

We provide online and in-person tuition to primary and secondary-level students in England and Scotland.

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2-5 Employees

First Rate Marketing were engaged to design and deliver a website that included the following pages:

The branding pack was delivered on time, however more importantly it was delivered totally in line with our hopes and aspirations, which we had shared with First Rate Marketing in some of the initial calls.

The team at First Rate delivered to every deadline that was promised to us. Furthermore, they went above on beyond, frequently providing additional support to our set-up queries related to our online presence more broadly. We could not speak any more highly of Sam, James and the team at First Rate. Supportive, responsive, efficient and with an eye and ear for the small details that make the big difference.

Sam and James are incredibly affable, supportive, and highly responsive. They both took the time to understand our needs and this was demonstrated in their ability to articulate this to the team of designers, who not only met, but exceeded our expectations. We have been blown away by the quick, detailed and accurate responses, as well as the 'bed side manner' exhibited in response to our rather mundane queries but ones in which we had no idea where to go with them. Sam and James spent the time coaching us and developed our thinking through their own curiosity, business development expertise and branding skills. We couldn't have gotten better anywhere else.

No. We are indebted to First Rate Marketing for top class service, their kindness and their generosity of spirit.