Testimonials

“Nicole helped totally rebrand our business. She is creative and truly out of the box. Bottom line is Nicole "gets it." I stingily recommend Nicole to anyone looking to improve corporate image or increase sales."

“What can I say about Nicole that would do her justice? Well, to start with she's engendered my complete trust. When Nicole comes to me with an idea I know she's not only thought it through but has delineated how it benefits both her client and Smart Business readers.

More personally, her ability to connect with whomever she's focused on makes her an effective communications and marketing professional in a field littered with wanna-bes. Nicole is the real deal!”

"Nicole is the consummate PR professional who is highly focused on understanding the needs of her client and developing a well designed strategy appropriate to those needs. During our business dealings, we had many conversations and she was always a clear and concise communicator who kept us on task and thinking ahead. Dealing with unique and ever changing circumstances, Nicole was available on short notice and always presented a common sense professional approach while taking a personal interest in the outcome. She quickly cultivated a relationship of trust and is a person of integrity who I am proud to be associated with."

“I was introduced to Market Speak by one of their clients. That client had such a finely honed message that I had to know who helped them. We engaged Market Speak and have experienced a dramatic increase in exposure in addition to a renewed confidence in our brand and company image. Nicole Andrews is one of a short list of trusted advisors.”

"Nicole stands out far and above the rest and is a one-of-a-kind talent. She has a distinct and clear style, almost always piercing the essence of any matter instantaneously. Her leadership and presence on any team continuously astonishes me and it is certain to anyone who works with Nicole that she is loyal to her client and craft. Along with that, she truly loves what she does, making it a delight to work with her. It goes without saying that there would be a serious oversight if you were looking for the talents her firm possesses and did not engage her."

"Nicole was a very quick study while learning our complex business. She is extremely insightful, operates with a sense of urgency, and delivers deep strategic marketing and communications strategy. Market Speak has successfully implemented key initiatives for Guardian Title including website design and development, media relations, collateral material development as well as helping our company establish a social media presence. Nicole is a joy to work with and I recommend her with no reservations."

“I've been working with Nicole Andrews for the last three years. She and her company, Market Speak, have delivered bottom line results for my firm in the following capacities:

1. Through smart networking advice, she directly helped secure new clients.
2. She advised me on the creation of 2 new websites, both of which have received rave reviews while adding new clients to my database.
3. She has postured my firm as an industry expert, increasing both my visibility and brand identity.

We make business investments to see a strong return. My investment in Nicole has garnered a significant ROI which has convinced me that keeping her on a monthly retainer for the long-term as a market positioning partner is a no-brainer.”

"I’ve had the pleasure of working with and being guided by Nicole Nashar Andrews for the past 15 years. What keeps bringing me back is her ability to develop and execute deep strategic and tactical public relations strategies that successfully helps navigate clients through complex communications and public relations challenges. Nicole is an outstanding business partner and professional and is able to engage all members of the client and delivery team with her compelling approach. Her proven methodology is made all the more powerful by her intuitive questions, ability to raise unforeseen issues and suggest considerations that may not have hit the client’s radar. When a company is fortunate enough to work with Nicole, they quickly learn that she is a self-starting fact-finder – with an insatiable curiosity committed to research in every form – and will fully immerse herself in her client’s business in order to get the results."

“To say that Nicole made a positive difference in our firm’s (Kahn Kleinman) approach to sales and marketing would be a gross understatement -- it would be more accurate to say that she brought us out of the sales and marketing Stone Age and into the 21st Century.

Her hard work and creative approach resulted in our firm significantly increasing its business development opportunities. Our number of “at bats,” as well as our number of “wins,” rose dramatically during Nicole’s tenure at the firm. Her work is professional and first-class!

I highly recommend Nicole Andrews and Market Speak.”

“We had executed a good business plan for over ten years, but we were always lacking that certain marketing touch to give our business the right look and public awareness about what we did. We were also weary of spending money in this area. Once we made the decision to spend dollars in branding our business and putting the finishing touches on our marketing plan, we were fortunately enough to find Nicole Andrews.

Nicole has made the public aware of our business and given us the necessary face-lift in regards to the look and feel of our brand. She continues to enlighten us on all the possible networking opportunities that exist that we were blind to. We are a different company today because of our involvement with her business.”

"I retained the services of Market Speak to strategically guide us through an extremely challenging public relations crisis. Market Speak immediately immersed themselves within our business, alerting us to unforeseen issues and suggesting considerations that weren’t even on our radar screen. They helped us to navigate through very complex communications and public relations challenges with internal and external stakeholders. Our relationship was truly a partnership and the value they delivered was immeasurable. We considered a number of other very reputable firms to guide us through the crisis and subsequent repositioning efforts, but none exhibited the determination or hands-on approach of Market Speak. They delivered on every promise; even exceeding our expectations."

“Nicole is the proverbial five gauge player. She does everything well, from marketing strategy, to SWOT analysis (strength, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) and market focusing; to public relations, media buying, marketing brochures, logos, and highly targeted RFQ’s, RFP’s and rehearsals for presentations. She is a quintessential self-starter. She challenges management’s assumptions in a professional manner, but once direction is set, she runs with the ball without ever exceeding financial limitations.”

“When I work with Nicole she does her job and 50 % of mine, that's how good she is. She looks at every aspect of a project making sure that everyone, not just her clients, are a success. I work with hundreds of marketing and communications professionals as a publisher and Nicole is hands-down the best at what she does. She is an expert in her field along with being a very savvy business owner. The number of new prospects, clients and colleagues Nicole has brought to my business is over the top, not only in Ohio but nationwide. As an avid fisherman, for every species that I fish, I have a "go-to lure." Nicole is my "go-to lure" in business.”

"It has been my pleasure to work with Nicole and the Market Speak team on multiple projects over the years. I appreciate that Nicole spends the time to understand a project before suggesting solutions, and I have consistently found her solutions to be right on track. I look forward to working with her again in the future."

"I have worked side-by-side with Nicole Andrews in professional services marketing for over 10 years and regularly seek her out for advice and to share ideas. I prize her professional opinion and her knack for accurately assessing the situation. Her track record for successfully positioning her clients and marketing professional services speaks for itself. Work with her and you will see results!"

"I have had the pleasure to work with Nicole for over the past 6 years. She is professional, responsive, well respected and dedicated. Whether it is analyzing business objectives and creating/implementing an effective and strategic game plan or creative marketing and unique brand development she always hits her mark."