Copywriting recommendations.
Most copywriters will tell you that they're quick, accurate, consistent and... yeah, whatever. I prefer to let my clients tell you themselves.
“Strong on-line presence.”
“One of the most impressive aspects of the Whitley Bay Film Festival was the overall branding, and in particular the excellent website created by Barry Bell. This was very high quality, not only for its visual appearance but the user-friendly interactive structure, allowing visitors to the site to select events by day and venue (very useful for a multi-location festival) and to purchase tickets on-line.”"I’d expect a site of this standard for a long-established event (although it often isn’t the case), but it’s very unusual for a new festival like this to hit the ground running so well in its first year with such a strong on-line presence.”
- Mike Campbell, North Tyneside Council
“Always exceptional.”
“I’ve worked with Barry for a number of years when I was Creative Director at Pearsons. His copywriting skills and interpretation of the brief were always exceptional, delivering a high quality of work and innovation concepts for us to work with. He is adaptable and always willing to meet deadlines.”"I have no hesitation in recommending Barry for any sort of copywriting solution.”
- Neil Donald, Pearsons
“Genuine competitive edge.”
“As well as being a talented writer, Barry is fantastic about looking ahead and anticipating the next ‘big thing’ long before anyone else. This gives him and his work a genuine competitive edge and his drive and commitment are truly inspiring. Working with Barry is a real joy and I cannot recommend him highly enough.”
- Eilis Bottomley, Barkers
“Awesome!”
“Barry put together an awesome blog network!”
- Dmitriy Kruglyak, Trusted.MD
“Great fun to work with.”
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Barry for around the last 12 years, firstly working together at Barkers when he was employed as our copywriter. Barry and I have worked on some great campaigns together for some big brands, some of which have gone on to win industry awards.”"Barry is great fun to work with and has some fantastic ideas to challenge clients with and bring a fresh approach to some old briefs. As well as delivering when a more traditional approach is called for – Barry makes sure he understands the company, their tone, brand and what is appropriate for them in order to meet their brief and ultimately deliver results.”"The work Barry has delivered on for me is across all types of media – digital, print, advertising, audio and for single campaigns to full re-brands.”"I would recommend Barry and look forward to working with him again very soon.”
- Adelle Bradford, NetConstruct Ltd
“Great value for money.”
“Barry is a talented and creative writer, who has supported my agency for many years. He is reliable and offers great value for money.”
- Ursula Dunn, Ryan Emo
“Always on brief.”
“I worked with Barry on numerous occasions during my time at Pearsons. Due to the nature of our clients’ requirements, a lot of the jobs I asked him to do required a super-quick turnaround – Barry was always very accommodating of these requests, never failing to deliver and always on brief. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Barry’s work and hope to work with him again in the future.”
- Louise Wilkinson, Pearsons
“First class writer.”
“First class writer – really understands briefs. Punctual and precise.”
- Alan Fraser
“Fast and efficient.”
“The new blog is very good indeed. Barry has helped us to understand what we want and then go on to achieve it. He was fast and efficient and showed great value for money.”
- Lucy Harland, Dodgy Clutch
“Bags of experience.”
“Barry is an exceptional creative writer with bags of experience, who has the ability to sell ideas/concepts passionately whilst maintaining objectivity but with the ability to think outside the box too, and if all that’s not enough, then he’s also a great guy to have on the team and fun to be around even when the pressure is on!!”
- Phil Simpson, Euro RSCG Riley
“Personable and opinionated.”
“Barry is on the cutting edge of the Web 2.0 revolution. He is one of the first to conceive of a vertical blog network that focuses on delivering a high quantity and quality of content. Personable and opinionated, he is as genuine in person as he is in his writing. Barry is a trendsetter who I and many others follow.”
- Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD, wurk.net
“Creative ideas in abundance.”
“I worked with Barry regularly during my time at Pearsons. He always delivered creative ideas in abundance, taking a brief for a run of the mill advert and managing to find the spark of excitement in each. Barry always delivered on time and would often help us out when deadlines were squeezed. He is reliable and creative (two qualities which don’t often sit together!) and I wouldn’t hesitate to involve him in future projects.”
- Claire Locker, NetConstruct
“Always over-delivered.”
“Rare all-round copy/design talent, unprecious, excellent creative with a mind brimming with ideas. Always over-delivered. Hire him.”
- Claire Frost, Ryan Emo
“A real asset to any team.”
“Barry combines creativity with a focus on business results. This translates into ideas and copy that hit the mark, delivered quickly and with flair. Barry is easy to work with, great at managing a brief and the personalities sometimes involved which makes him a real asset to any team. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Barry, or to work with him in the future.”
- Sara Scott, Barkers
“Like a dream”
“Cheers mate – reads like a dream!”
- Dale Parr, SoleHeaven
“Easy to work with.”
“Barry has a great ability to interpret a brief and deliver the right copy for the job. He reponds quickly and approaches every job with a fresh outlook and is very easy to work with.”
- Stephanie Jones, MKP